Mantra 4

Sukta 133

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

श्रद्धाया दुहिता तपसोऽधि जाता स्वस ऋषीणां भूतकृतां बभूव । सा नो मेखले मतिमा धेहि मेधामथो नो धेहि तप इन्द्रियं च

IAST Transliteration

śraddhā́yā duhitā́ tapáso’dhí jātā́ svasā́ ṛ́ṣīṇāṃ bhūtakṛ́tāṃ babhū́va | sā́ no mekhale matím ā́ dhehi medhā́m átho no dhehi tápa índriyáṃ ca

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Faith’s daughter, born from holy Ardour, she became the Sister of the Seers, the Makers of beings. O Mekhalā, bestow on us thought; bestow on us wisdom; yea, bestow on us ardour and vital power besides.

Translation

Die Tochter der Śraddhā (des Glaubens), aus Tapas (heiliger Glut) geboren, wurde sie zur Schwester der Ṛṣis, der Schöpfer der Wesen. O Mekhalā, lege uns Denken ein, verleihe uns Weisheit; ja, verleihe uns auch Tapas und Lebenskraft (indriya).

Word by Word

• श्रद्धायाः: of faith
• श्रद्धायाः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रद्धा (प्रातिपदिक)

• दुहिता: daughter
• दुहिता: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुहितृ (प्रातिपदिक)

• तपसः: of austerity
• तपसः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• अधि: upon; from
• अधि: अधिकारण (locative sense: 'upon/from')
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अधि

• जाता: born
• जाता: कर्तृ-विशेषण
• Type: Participle
• Root: √जन् (जनि) + क्त (कृदन्त)

• स्वसा: sister
• स्वसा: कर्तृ (apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वसृ (प्रातिपदिक)

• ऋषीणाम्: of the seers
• ऋषीणाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)

• भूतकृताम्: of the creators of beings
• भूतकृताम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: भूतकृत् (प्रातिपदिक; बहुव्रीहि/कर्मधारय-समास: 'भूतं करोति')

• बभूव: became; has become
• बभूव: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (भव) (तिङन्त)

• सा: she
• सा: कर्तृ
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• नः: to us
• नः: सम्प्रदान (to us) / सम्बन्ध (of us) — here: recipient
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम)

• मेखले: O Mekhalā (girdle/amulet-girdle goddess)
• मेखले: सम्बोधन
• Type: Noun
• Root: मेखला (प्रातिपदिक)

• मतिम्: thought; understanding
• मतिम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: मति (प्रातिपदिक)

• आ: towards; into (intensifier)
• आ: (verb-modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ

• धेहि: place; bestow
• धेहि: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: √धा (दधाति) (तिङन्त)

• मे: to me
• मे: सम्प्रदान (to me)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम)

• मेधाम्: intelligence; wisdom
• मेधाम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: मेधा (प्रातिपदिक)

• अथो: and also
• अथो: (connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथो (अथ + उ)

• नः: to us
• नः: सम्प्रदान (to us)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम)

• धेहि: bestow
• धेहि: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: √धा (दधाति) (तिङन्त)

• तपः: austerity; spiritual heat
• तपः: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• इन्द्रियम्: vital power; sense-power
• इन्द्रियम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)

• च: and
• च: (connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (ṛṣi not specified in the provided excerpt; commonly attributed within AV ancillary tradition)

Devata: Mekhalā (personified girdle), with Śraddhā and Tapas as generative powers

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like cadence (mixed; AV domestic charms often approximate anuṣṭubh)

Mantra Rasa

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