Mantra 64
Rishi: Śukla YV liturgical stratum (priestly prompt formulae)
Devata: Prajāpati (with Soma as empowering principle)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like (short prompt-formula)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
होता॑ यक्षत्प्र॒जाप॑ति॒ᳪ सोम॑स्य महि॒म्नः । जु॒षतां॒ पिब॑तु॒ सोम॒ᳪ होत॒र्यज॑
Transliteration
hótā yákṣat prajā́patiṃ sómasya mahimnáḥ | júṣatāṃ píbatu sómam hótar yája ||
Translation
Der Hotṛ verehre Prajāpati kraft der Größe des Soma. Möge er gnädig annehmen; möge er den Soma trinken: o Hotṛ, opfere!
Padapatha (Word Analysis)
होता । यक्षत् । प्रजापतिम् । सोमस्य । महिम्नः । जुषताम् । पिबतु । सोमम् । होतः । यज
Word by Word
होताthe Hotṛ priest
होता:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootहोतृ (√हु ‘यज्ञे’ से निष्पन्न) / होतृ-प्रातिपदिक
यक्षत्let him sacrifice / let him worship
यक्षत्:
Kriyā (मुख्य क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√यज् (देवपूजासंगतिकरणदान)
प्रजापतिम्Prajāpati
प्रजापतिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootप्रजापति (प्रातिपदिक)
सोमस्यof Soma
सोमस्य:
Sambandha (genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootसोम (प्रातिपदिक)
महिम्नःof (his) greatness
महिम्नः:
Sambandha (genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootमहिमन् (प्रातिपदिक)
जुषताम्let them enjoy / be pleased
जुषताम्:
Kriyā (आशीर्वचन/विधि)
TypeVerb
Root√जुष् (प्रीतिसेवन) / जुष्
पिबतुlet him drink
पिबतु:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√पा (पाने)
सोमम्Soma (the drink)
सोमम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसोम (प्रातिपदिक)
होतरीin/at the Hotṛ (i.e., with the Hotṛ officiating)
होतरी:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootहोतृ (प्रातिपदिक)
यजsacrifice! / worship!
यज:
Kriyā (आदेश)
TypeVerb
Root√यज् (देवपूजासंगतिकरणदान)
Entities Mentioned
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PrajāpatiS
SomaA
Agni (Hotṛ’s sacrificial fire)Ritual Context
Viniyoga (Ritual Application)
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