Mantra 18

Sukta 4

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

अपूपवान् द्रप्सवांश्चरुरेह सीदतु । लोककृतः पथिकृतो यजामहे ये देवानां हुतभागा इह स्थ

IAST Transliteration

apūpavā́n drapsavā́ṁś carúr eha sī́datu | lokakŕ̥taḥ pathikŕ̥to yajāmahe yé devā́nāṁ hutabhā́gā ihá stha ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Let the cooked oblation, furnished with cake and rich in drops of essence, sit down here. We sacrifice unto the World-makers, the Path-makers—those who, of the Gods, possess a share in the offered gift—be ye here present.

Word by Word

• अपूपवान्: having cakes (apūpa)
• अपूपवान्: कर्तृ (सीदतु इत्यस्य कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अपूपवत् (प्रातिपदिक; अपूप + वत्)

• द्रप्सवान्: having drops (of ghee/juice)
• द्रप्सवान्: कर्तृ (सीदतु इत्यस्य कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्रप्सवत् (प्रातिपदिक; द्रप्स + वत्)

• च: and
• च: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• चरुः: the oblation of porridge (caru)
• चरुः: कर्तृ (सीदतु इत्यस्य कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चरु (प्रातिपदिक)

• इह: here
• इह: अधिकरण (सीदतु/स्थ इत्यत्र)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह

• सीदतु: let (it/he) sit/settle down
• सीदतु: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √सद् (सीदति)

• लोककृतः: world-makers / makers of the world-order
• लोककृतः: कर्तृ (यजामहे इत्यस्य)
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: लोककृत् (प्रातिपदिक; लोक + √कृ + क्तिन्/कृत्)

• पथिकृतः: path-makers / makers of the path
• पथिकृतः: कर्तृ (यजामहे इत्यस्य)
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: पथिकृत् (प्रातिपदिक; पथि + √कृ + क्तिन्/कृत्)

• यजामहे: we worship / we sacrifice
• यजामहे: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √यज्

• ये: who
• ये: कर्तृ (स्थ इत्यस्य)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• देवानाम्: of the gods
• देवानाम्: सम्बन्ध (हु॒तभागाः इत्यस्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)

• हुतभागाः: having a share in the oblation / entitled to offerings
• हुतभागाः: कर्तृ (स्थ इत्यस्य)
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: हुतभाग (प्रातिपदिक; हुत + भाग)

• इह: here
• इह: अधिकरण (स्थ इत्यत्र)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह

• स्थ: be present / stand (here)
• स्थ: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्था

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (funerary book; variable anukramaṇī attributions)

Devata: Lokakṛt/Pathikṛt powers

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (with Atharvanic variation)

Mantra Rasa

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