Mantra 31

Sukta 10

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

वशाया दुग्धं पीत्वा साध्या वसवश्च ये । ते वै ब्रध्नस्य विष्टपि पयो अस्या उपासते

IAST Transliteration

vaśā́yā dugdháṃ pītvā́ sā́dhyā vásavaś ca yé | té vái bradhnásya viṣṭápi páyo asyā́ upā́sate

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Having drunk the milk of Vaśā, the Sādhyas and the Vasus who are—these verily, in Bradhna’s station, attend upon her milk as nourishment.

Word by Word

• वशायाः: of the cow ‘Vaśā’ (name/epithet)
• वशायाः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वशा (प्रातिपदिक)

• दुग्धम्: milk (that which is milked)
• दुग्धम्: कर्म (object of पीत्वा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुग्ध (ppp of √दुह् ‘to milk’)

• पीत्वा: having drunk
• पीत्वा: क्रियाविशेषण (absolutive qualifying the main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पा (पिबति) ‘to drink’

• साध्याः: the Sādhyas (a class of deities)
• साध्याः: कर्तृ (with उपासते)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साध्य (प्रातिपदिक)

• वसवः: the Vasus (a class of deities)
• वसवः: कर्तृ (with उपासते)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसु (प्रातिपदिक)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• ये: who
• ये: कर्तृ (relative pronoun referring to साध्याः वसवः)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• ते: they
• ते: कर्तृ (with उपासते)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• वै: indeed
• वै: निपात (discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै

• ब्रध्नस्य: of Bradhna (the tawny one / Sun)
• ब्रध्नस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation with विष्टपि)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रध्न (प्रातिपदिक; epithet/name, often ‘the tawny/sun’)

• विष्टपि: in the heavenly seat/abode (viṣṭapa)
• विष्टपि: अधिकरण (locus with उपासते)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्टप (प्रातिपदिक)

• पयः: milk
• पयः: कर्म (object of उपासते)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पयस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• अस्याः: of her
• अस्याः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive: ‘of her’ referring to वशा)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक; स्त्री) / एषा-प्रत्ययिक ‘she’

• उपासते: they worship/attend
• उपासते: क्रिया (main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-√आस् ‘to sit near, attend, worship’

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (verify anukramaṇī).

Devata: Vaśā; Sādhyas and Vasus; Bradhna (radiant/solar power).

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh tendency; confirm by metrical analysis.

Mantra Rasa

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