Mantra 31
Sukta 4
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
मनसा सं कल्पयति तद् देवां अपि गच्छति । ततो ह ब्रह्माणो वशामुपप्रयन्ति याचितुम्
IAST Transliteration
mánasā sáṃ kalpayati tád devā́n ápi gacchati | táto ha bráhmāṇo vaśā́m upapráyanti yā́citum ||
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
With mind he setteth it in order: that verily goeth unto the Gods. Thereupon the Brahmans draw nigh unto the Vashā, to make request.
Word by Word
मनसाby/with the mind
मनसा:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootमनस् (प्रातिपदिक) ← √मन् (चिन्तने)
सम्together, completely (prefix)
सम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसम् (उपसर्ग)
कल्पयतिhe/she arranges, forms, resolves
कल्पयति:
—
TypeVerb
Root√कॢप्/√कल्प् (कल्पने, व्यवस्थायाम्) [णिच्]
तत्that (act/resolve)
तत्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
देवान्the gods
देवान्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
अपिalso; even
अपि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि (निपात)
गच्छतिgoes, reaches
गच्छति:
—
TypeVerb
Root√गम् (गतौ)
ततःfrom there; then
ततः:
अपादान
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात्) अव्ययीभाव
हindeed, verily
ह:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootह (निपात)
ब्रह्माणःthe ब्राह्मणs / priests
ब्रह्माणः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
वशाम्a barren cow (vashā)
वशाम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootवशा (प्रातिपदिक)
उपnear, towards (prefix)
उप:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउप (उपसर्ग)
प्रयन्तिthey go forth/approach
प्रयन्ति:
—
TypeVerb
Root√या (गतौ) + प्र (उपसर्ग)
याचितुम्to ask, to request
याचितुम्:
प्रयोजन/उद्देश्य
TypeVerb
Root√याच् (याचने) [तुमुन्]
Attribution
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (not specified here)
Devata: Devāḥ (as recipients of saṃkalpa); Vashā (as boon-granter)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable)
Mantra Rasa
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