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Mantra 20

Sukta 3

ये अत्रयो अङ्गिरसो नवग्वा इष्टावन्तो रातिषाचो दधानाः । दक्षिणावन्तः सुकृतो य उ स्थासद्यास्मिन् बर्हिषि मादयध्वम्

yé atráyo aṅgíraso návagvā iṣṭā́vanto rātiṣā́co dádhānāḥ | dákṣiṇāvantaḥ sukṛ́to yá u sthā́sadyāsmín bárhiṣi mādayadhvam ||

Ye Atris, ye Angirases, ye Navagvas—rich in sacrifice, bearing the winning of gifts; ye endowed with fees, ye doers of good—since such indeed ye are, sit down upon this sacred grass and take your gladness.

येwho (those who)
ये:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अत्रयःthe Atri-s (Atris)
अत्रयः:
Kartā
TypeNoun (proper) / Adjective (patronymic)
Rootअत्रि (ऋषि-नाम, प्रातिपदिक)
अङ्गिरसःthe Aṅgiras-s
अङ्गिरसः:
Kartā
TypeNoun (proper) / Adjective (patronymic)
Rootअङ्गिरस् (ऋषि-नाम, प्रातिपदिक)
नवग्वाःthe Navagva-s
नवग्वाः:
Kartā
TypeNoun (proper) / Adjective
Rootनवग्व (गण/ऋषि-नाम, प्रातिपदिक)
इष्टावन्तःpossessing the desired (boons); successful in sacrifice
इष्टावन्तः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootइष्टावन्त (प्रातिपदिक; इष्ट + वन्त)
रातिषाचःattaining/bringing gifts; gift-winning
रातिषाचः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootरातिषाच (प्रातिपदिक; राति + साच)
दधानाःbearing; holding; placing
दधानाः:
Kartā
TypeVerb (participle)
Rootधा (धातु) → दधा- (वर्तमान-प्रत्यय) + शानच्
दक्षिणावन्तःhaving dakṣiṇā-fees; bountiful
दक्षिणावन्तः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootदक्षिणावन्त (प्रातिपदिक; दक्षिणा + वन्त)
सुकृतःwell-doing; virtuous; of good deeds
सुकृतः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective / Noun
Rootसुकृत (प्रातिपदिक; सु + कृत) अथवा सुकृत्
यःwho (he who)
यः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
indeed; and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउ (निपात)
स्थासत्may (he) stand / be present
स्थासत्:
TypeVerb
Rootस्था (धातु) → स्था + स (आशीर्लिङ्/विधिलिङ् 2/3?)
इहhere
इह:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइह (अव्यय)
अस्मिन्in this
अस्मिन्:
Adhikaraṇa
TypePronoun
Rootअयम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
बर्हिषिon the sacred grass (barhis)
बर्हिषि:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootबर्हिस् (प्रातिपदिक)
मादयध्वम्rejoice; be exhilarated; take delight
मादयध्वम्:
TypeVerb
Rootमद् (धातु) → मादय (णिजन्त) + ध्वम्

Rishi: Pitṛs as ṛṣi-lineages (Atri/Angiras/Navagva complex)

Devata: Pitaraḥ (ancestral seers)

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)

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