Mantra 36

Sukta 3

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

धर्तासि धरुणोऽसि वंसगोऽसि

IAST Transliteration

dhartā́ asi dharuṇó ’si vaṁsagó ’si

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Thou art the Holder; thou art the Firm Support; thou art the Resting-place.

Word by Word

• धर्ता: supporter, bearer
• धर्ता: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: धृ (dhṛ) → धर्तृ (agent-noun prātipadika)

• असि: you are
• असि: (linking verb; supports predicate relation)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (as) धातु

• धरुणः: support, prop; sustaining one
• धरुणः: Kartā (predicative nominative)
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: धरुण (prātipadika; from धृ ‘to hold/support’)

• असि: you are
• असि: (linking verb; supports predicate relation)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (as) धातु

• वंसगः: (one) going/connected with the bamboo/reed (वंश); a bamboo(-like) one
• वंसगः: Kartā (predicative nominative)
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: वंसग (prātipadika)

• असि: you are
• असि: (linking verb; supports predicate relation)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (as) धातु

Attribution

Rishi: Antyeṣṭi/Pitṛmedha Atharvanic tradition (anukramaṇī-dependent)

Devata: Support/Pratiṣṭhā principle (often treated as the addressed support itself)

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like short formula (mantric prose)

Mantra Rasa

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