Atharva Veda 7.19.1: Kanda 7, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 19, Mantra 1

Sukta 19

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

प्रजाः। प्र॒जाप॑तिर्जनयति प्र॒जा इ॒मा धा॒ता द॑धातु सुमन॒स्यमा॑नः । सं॒जा॒ना॒नाः संम॑नसः॒ सयो॑नयो॒ मयि॑ पु॒ष्टं पु॑ष्ट॒पति॑र्दधातु

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 7.19.1

IAST Transliteration

prajā́ḥ | prajā́patir janayati prajā́ imā́ dhā́tā dadhātu sumanasyámānaḥ | saṁjānānā́ḥ saṁmánasaḥ sáyonayo máyi púṣṭaṁ puṣṭípatir dadhātu

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Prajāpati begetteth these offspring; may Dhātṛ, being graciously disposed, establish them. In concord, of one mind, of one common origin—upon me may the Lord of Nourishment bestow thriving increase.

Translation

Prajāpati zeugt diese Nachkommenschaft; Dhātṛ möge sie, gütig gesinnt, fest einsetzen. Einträchtig, eines Sinnes, aus einem Schoß — auf mich lege Pūṣan, der Herr der Nahrung, gedeihliche Mehrung.

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Word by Word

• प्रजाः: creatures; offspring; subjects
• प्रजाः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजा (प्र-√जन्) प्रातिपदिक

• प्रजापतिः: Prajāpati (lord of creatures)
• प्रजापतिः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजापति प्रातिपदिक

• जनयति: begets; generates
• जनयति: (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √जन् (जनने)

• प्रजाः: creatures; offspring
• प्रजाः: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजा (प्र-√जन्) प्रातिपदिक

• इमाः: these
• इमाः: कर्म (विशेषण-रूपेण)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक

• धाता: the Creator; the Sustainer (Dhātṛ)
• धाता: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: धातृ (√धा ‘धारण/स्थापन’ कर्तरि तृच्) प्रातिपदिक

• दधातु: may he place; may he bestow
• दधातु: (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √धा (धारण/स्थापन)

• सुमनस्यमानः: being well-disposed; favorably minded
• सुमनस्यमानः: कर्तृ (विशेषण-रूपेण)
• Type: Adjective/Participle
• Root: सुमनस्य (सु-मनस्) + √मान/मन् (मन्यते) (शानच्) प्रातिपदिक

• संजानानाः: being in concord; mutually knowing/agreeing
• संजानानाः: कर्तृ (विशेषण-रूपेण)
• Type: Adjective/Participle
• Root: सम्-√ज्ञा (अवबोधने) (शानच्) प्रातिपदिक

• संमनसः: of one mind; harmonious
• संमनसः: कर्तृ (विशेषण-रूपेण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सं-मनस् प्रातिपदिक

• सयोनयः: sharing one womb/origin; of common source
• सयोनयः: कर्तृ (विशेषण-रूपेण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स-योनि प्रातिपदिक

• मयि: in me
• मयि: अधिकरण
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक

• पुष्टम्: nourishment; prosperity
• पुष्टम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: पुष्टि/पुष्ट (√पुष् ‘पोषणे’ क्त) प्रातिपदिक

• पुष्टपतिः: lord of nourishment/prosperity
• पुष्टपतिः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्टपति प्रातिपदिक

• दधातु: may he place; may he establish
• दधातु: (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √धा (धारण/स्थापन)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition

Devata: Prajāpati, Dhātṛ, Puṣṭipati (personified nourishment)

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (approximate)

Mantra Rasa

Primary: shanta

Secondary: shringara