Mantra 6
Sukta 4
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
ग्रैष्मावेनं मासौ दक्षिणाया दिशो गोपायतो यज्ञायज्ञियं च वामदेव्यं चानु तिष्ठतो य एवं वेद
IAST Transliteration
graiṣmáu enam mā́sau dákṣiṇāyā diśó gopāyato yajñāyajñíyaṃ ca vāmadevyàṃ cā́nu tiṣṭhato yá eváṃ véda
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
The two summer months guard him from the southern quarter; and Yajñāyajñiya and Vāmadevya stand attendant upon him—whoso thus knoweth.
Word by Word
ग्रैष्मौthe two (months) of summer
ग्रैष्मौ:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootग्रैष्म (प्रातिपदिक; ग्रीष्म-सम्बन्धी)
एनम्this (one), him
एनम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक; एनद्-श्रृंखला)
मासौtwo months
मासौ:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootमास (प्रातिपदिक)
दक्षिणायाःof the southern
दक्षिणायाः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeAdjective (directional)
Rootदक्षिणा (प्रातिपदिक)
दिशःdirection (quarter)
दिशः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootदिश् (प्रातिपदिक)
गोपायतःthey two protect/guard
गोपायतः:
क्रिया (कर्तृ-सम्बन्ध: ग्रैष्मौ…मासौ)
TypeVerb
Rootगोपाय (धातु; denom. from गोपाय/गुप् ‘to guard, protect’)
यज्ञायfor the sacrifice
यज्ञाय:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
यज्ञियम्worthy of sacrifice, sacrificial
यज्ञियम्:
कर्म (एनम्-विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootयज्ञिय (प्रातिपदिक)
चand
च:
सम्बन्ध (coordination)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
वामदेव्यम्(as) Vāmadeva(-like); the Vāmadeva quality/chant
वामदेव्यम्:
कर्म (एनम्-विशेषण)
TypeNoun/Adjective (epithet)
Rootवामदेव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
चand
च:
सम्बन्ध (coordination)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
अनुafter, along; in accordance
अनु:
क्रिया-विशेषण
TypeIndeclinable (preverb/adverb)
Rootअनु
तिष्ठतःthey two stand/follow
तिष्ठतः:
क्रिया (कर्तृ-सम्बन्ध: ग्रैष्मौ…मासौ)
TypeVerb
Rootस्था (धातु)
यःwho
यः:
कर्तृ (वेद-क्रिया)
TypePronoun (relative)
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
एवम्thus, in this manner
एवम्:
क्रिया-विशेषण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएवम्
वेदknows
वेद:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootविद् (धातु)
Attribution
Rishi: As per AV 15.4 complex
Devata: Dakṣiṇā diś with Grīṣma months; Sāman-powers
Chandas: Schematic Atharvanic style
Mantra Rasa
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