Mantra 4

Sukta 5

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

ब्रह्म पदवायं ब्राह्मणोऽधिपतिः

IAST Transliteration

bráhma padavā́yam brā́hmaṇó ’dhipátiḥ

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Brahman is the ordered footing; the Brāhmaṇa is lord thereof.

Word by Word

• ब्रह्म: sacred power; the Brahman (holy utterance/absolute)
• ब्रह्म: कर्तृ (वाक्ये ‘अधिपतिः’ इत्यस्य विशेष्य/सम्बन्धि-निर्देशः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)

• पदवायम्: the arranger/weaver of words (one skilled in verbal composition)
• पदवायम्: कर्तृ (समास/विशेषणरूपेण ब्राह्मणस्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पदवाय (प्रातिपदिक; पद + वाय ‘weaving/arranging’ इत्यर्थे)

• ब्राह्मणः: the Brāhmaṇa; the priest
• ब्राह्मणः: कर्तृ (अधिपतिः इत्यस्य कर्ता/विशेष्यः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)

• अधिपतिः: overlord; lord; master
• अधिपतिः: कर्तृ (मुख्यविधेयपदम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अधिपति (प्रातिपदिक; अधि- + पति)

Attribution

Rishi: Unspecified in supplied excerpt (to be confirmed from AVŚ 12.5 anukramaṇī)

Devata: Brahman; Brāhmaṇa as institutional embodiment

Chandas: Short formula; likely a pāda/hemistich used as a ritual utterance (meter secondary)

Mantra Rasa

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