Mantra 92
Rishi: Śukla-Yajurvedic Adhvaryu tradition (not explicit).
Devata: Auṣadhayaḥ under Soma’s lordship; Soma as implicit sovereign
Chandas: Yajus/mantra cadence.
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
या ओष॑धी॒: सोम॑राज्ञीर्ब॒ह्वीः श॒तवि॑चक्षणाः । तासा॑मसि॒ त्वमु॑त्त॒मारं॒ कामा॑य॒ शᳪ हृ॒दे ॥
Transliteration
yā́ oṣádhīḥ sóma-rājñīr bahvī́ḥ śatá-vicakṣaṇāḥ | tāsām asi tvám uttamáṃ kā́māya śáṃ hṛdé ||
Translation
Jene Pflanzen, deren König Soma ist, viele, von hundertfachem Schauen: unter ihnen bist du die höchste — zur Erfüllung des Begehrens, zum Heil des Herzens.
Padapatha (Word Analysis)
याः । ओष॑धीः । सोम॑-राज्ञीः । ब॒ह्वीः । श॒त-वि॑चक्षणाः । तासा॑म् । अ॒सि॒ । त्वम् । उ॒त्त॒मम् । कामा॑य । शम् । हृ॒दे ॥
Word by Word
याःwhich (fem. pl.)
याः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
ओषधीःplants, herbs
ओषधीः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootओषधि (प्रातिपदिक)
सोमराज्ञीःhaving Soma as (their) queen / Soma-queens
सोमराज्ञीः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootसोम-राज्ञी (समास; प्रातिपदिक)
बह्वीःmany
बह्वीः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootबहु (प्रातिपदिक)
शतविचक्षणाःof hundredfold discernment / very discerning
शतविचक्षणाः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootशत-विचक्षण (समास; प्रातिपदिक)
तासाम्of those (fem. pl.)
तासाम्:
Adhikaraṇa
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
असिyou are
असि:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
उत्तमारम्the best essence / the best share
उत्तमारम्:
Karma
TypeNoun (with adjective)
Rootउत्तम (प्रातिपदिक) + आर (प्रातिपदिक; ‘आरा/आर’ = best part/essence; here as a noun)
कामायfor desire / for wish-fulfilment
कामाय:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootकाम (प्रातिपदिक)
शम्well, auspiciously; peace
शम्:
(भावार्थ/विशेषणभाव)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootशम् (अव्यय/निपात; ‘well, auspiciously, peace’)
हृदेfor the heart
हृदे:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootहृद् (प्रातिपदिक)
Entities Mentioned
A
Auṣadhayaḥ (Plants/Herbs)S
SomaK
Kāma (Rightful desire/fulfilment)Ritual Context
Viniyoga (Ritual Application)
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