Shukla Yajur Veda — Adhyaya 11, Mantra 32
Rishi: Atharvan (as paradigmatic first-kindler; mantra speaks in his name/precedent)
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Yajus-prose with triadic cola; not strictly metrical in performance
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
पु॒री॒ष्यो॒ऽसि वि॒श्वभ॑रा॒ अथ॑र्वा त्वा प्रथ॒मो निर॑मन्थदग्ने । त्वाम॑ग्ने॒ पुष्क॑रा॒दध्यथ॑र्वा॒ निर॑मन्थत । मू॒र्ध्नो विश्व॑स्य वा॒घत॑:
Transliteration
pūrīṣyò ’si viśvá-bharā átharvā tvā prathamó nír amanthad agne | tvā́m agne púṣkarād ádhy átharvā nír amanthata | mū́rdhno víśvasya vā́ghataḥ
Translation
তুমি বেদির মৃৎ (পুরীষ্য), সর্বধারিণী। হে অগ্নে, অথর্বা সর্বপ্রথম তোমাকে মন্থন করে প্রকাশ করেছিলেন। হে অগ্নে, অথর্বা তোমাকে পুষ্কর থেকে, উপর থেকে—সমগ্র যজমানের মস্তক থেকে—মন্থন করে বের করেছিলেন।
Padapatha (Word Analysis)
पुरीष्यः । असि । विश्व-भरा । अथर्वा । त्वा । प्रथमः । निर्-अमन्थत् । अग्ने । त्वाम् । अग्ने । पुष्करात् । अधि । अथर्वा । निर्-अमन्थत । मूर्ध्नः । विश्वस्य । वाघतः ।
Word by Word
पुरीष्यः(O Agni,) rich in dung/fuel; having purīṣa (manure as fuel)
पुरीष्यः:
विशेषण (सम्बोधन-प्रायः) / कर्तृ-सम्बन्धी
TypeAdjective
Rootपुरीष्य (प्रातिपदिक; पुरीष ‘गोमय/मल’ + य-प्रत्यय) अथवा ‘पुरीष्य’ विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक
असिyou are
असि:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
विश्वभराall-bearing; supporter of all
विश्वभरा:
विशेषण (सम्बोधन-प्रायः)
TypeAdjective
Rootविश्वभरा (प्रातिपदिक; ‘विश्व’ + ‘भरा’ < √भृ ‘to bear’)
अथर्वाAtharvan
अथर्वा:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun (proper name/ṛṣi)
Rootअथर्वन् (प्रातिपदिक)
त्वाyou (as object)
त्वा:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
प्रथमःthe first
प्रथमः:
विशेषण (कर्तृ-सम्बन्धी)
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रथम (प्रातिपदिक)
निरमन्थत्churned out; produced by churning
निरमन्थत्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootनि-√मन्थ् (धातु; ‘to churn, produce by churning’)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
त्वाम्you (as object)
त्वाम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
पुष्करात्from the lotus / from (the place called) Puṣkara
पुष्करात्:
अपादान
TypeNoun
Rootपुष्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
अधिupon; over
अधि:
(क्रियाविशेषण/उपपद) अधिकरण-भावे ‘upon/over’
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअधि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
अथर्वाAtharvan
अथर्वा:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun (proper name/ṛṣi)
Rootअथर्वन् (प्रातिपदिक)
निरमन्थतchurned out; produced by churning
निरमन्थत:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootनि-√मन्थ् (धातु)
मूर्ध्नःof the head; from the head (as source, in sense)
मूर्ध्नः:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootमूर्धन् (प्रातिपदिक)
विश्वस्यof the whole; of the universe
विश्वस्य:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeAdjective/Noun
Rootविश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
वाघतःof the worshipper/offerer
वाघतः:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootवाघत् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘worshipper/offerer, priest’)
Entities Mentioned
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AgniA
AtharvanRitual Context
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