Mantra 42

Sukta 1

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

आशासाना सौमनसं प्रजां सौभाग्यं रयिम्। पत्युरनुव्रता भूत्वा सं नह्यस्वामृताय कम्

IAST Transliteration

āśāsā́nā saumanasáṃ prajā́ṃ saubhā́gyaṃ rayím | patyúr ánu-vratā bhūtvā́ sáṃ nahyasvāmṛ́tāya kám ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Hoping for kindly concord, for offspring, good fortune, and wealth—become obedient to thy husband’s ordinance; bind thyself fast, wholly, for deathlessness and for bliss.

Translation

In Hoffnung auf gütige Eintracht, auf Nachkommenschaft, Glück und Reichtum — werde der Gelübde deines Gatten treu, folge seiner Ordnung; binde dich fest, ganz und gar, zur Unsterblichkeit und zum Heil.

Word by Word

• आशासाना: hoping, wishing
• आशासाना: कर्तृ
• Type: Participle (verbal adjective)
• Root: आ-शास् (धातु) → आशासान (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)

• सौमनसम्: goodwill, gladness of mind
• सौमनसम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौमनस (प्रातिपदिक) < सु-मनस्

• प्रजाम्: offspring, progeny
• प्रजाम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजा (प्रातिपदिक)

• सौभाग्यम्: good fortune, auspiciousness
• सौभाग्यम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौभाग्य (प्रातिपदिक) < सु-भाग

• रयिम्: wealth, riches
• रयिम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: रयि (प्रातिपदिक)

• पत्युः: of the husband
• पत्युः: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक)

• अनुव्रता: faithful/obedient (following the husband’s vow)
• अनुव्रता: कर्तृ
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनुव्रत (प्रातिपदिक) < अनु + व्रत

• भूत्वा: having become
• भूत्वा: पूर्वक्रिया (कर्तृसम्बन्धी)
• Type: Gerund
• Root: भू (धातु)

• सम्: together, completely
• सम्: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम् (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• नह्यस्व: bind yourself / be bound (join fast)
• नह्यस्व: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: नह् (धातु) + लोट् मध्यमपुरुष एकवचनम्; आत्मनेपदम् (वेदे)

• अमृताय: for immortality, for deathlessness
• अमृताय: सम्प्रदान
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमृत (प्रातिपदिक)

• कम्: whom?/what? (some object of attainment; ‘that’ to be won)
• कम्: कर्म
• Type: Pronoun (interrog./indef.)
• Root: क (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

Attribution

Rishi: Traditionally associated with the Vivāha corpus (AVŚ 14.1); specific r̥ṣi attribution varies by ancillary tradition; commonly treated as Atharvanic domestic seers.

Devata: Vivāha/household prosperity; implicitly the marital bond and auspicious powers (Saubhāgya).

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (predominant in AVŚ 14.1)

Mantra Rasa

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