Mantra 24
Sukta 4
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
देवा वशामयाचन् यस्मिन्नग्रे अजायत । तामेतां विद्यान्नारदः सह देवैरुदाजत
IAST Transliteration
devā́ vaśā́m ayācan yásminn ágre ájāyata | tā́m etā́ṁ vidyā́n nā́radaḥ sahá deváiḥ udā́jat ||
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
The Gods demanded the vāśā, at the first, when she was brought to birth: this very (ordinance) let Nārada know; with the Gods he set her forth on high.
Word by Word
देवाःthe gods
देवाः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
वशाम्the cow (vashā; a cow used/fit for rite)
वशाम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootवशा (प्रातिपदिक)
अयाचन्asked/begged
अयाचन्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootयाच्
यस्मिन्in which
यस्मिन्:
अधिकरण
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अग्रेat first; in the beginning
अग्रे:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun (adverbial use)
Rootअग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
अजायतwas born; arose
अजायत:
—
TypeVerb
Rootजन्
ताम्her/that (cow)
ताम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
एताम्this
एताम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootएतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
विद्यात्should know
विद्यात्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootविद्
नारदःNārada
नारदः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun (proper name)
Rootनारद (प्रातिपदिक)
सहtogether with
सह:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसह (अव्यय)
देवैःwith the gods
देवैः:
सह-सम्बन्धे (सहयोगी)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
उदाजत्drove/led forth; brought out
उदाजत्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootअज् (उद्-आ-√अज्)
Attribution
Rishi: Nārada (named within; treated as seer/authority figure).
Devata: Devāḥ (the Gods collectively); vāśā as sacralized fee-object.
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (likely).
Mantra Rasa
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