Mantra 23

Sukta 4

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

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

IAST Transliteration

apūpavā́n rasavā́ṃś carúr eha sī́datu | lokakṛ́taḥ pathikṛ́to yajāmahe yé devā́nāṃ hutabhā́gā ihá sthá

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Let the cooked offering, rich in cake and full of sap and savour, be set down here. We do sacrifice unto the World-builders, the Path-makers, who have their portion in the gods’ oblation: be ye here present.

Word by Word

• अपूपवान्: having cakes (offering-cakes)
• अपूपवान्: कर्तृ (सीदतु इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अपूपवत् (प्रातिपदिक; अपूप + वत्)

• रसवान्: juicy, full of sap/flavour
• रसवान्: कर्तृ (सीदतु इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रसवत् (प्रातिपदिक; रस + वत्)

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

• चरुः: the cooked oblation (caru)
• चरुः: कर्तृ (सीदतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चरु (प्रातिपदिक)

• इह: here
• इह: अधिकरण (सीदतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह

• सीदतु: let (it) sit/settle; let it be placed
• सीदतु: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √सद् (सीदति)

• लोककृतः: world-makers; those who fashioned the worlds
• लोककृतः: कर्तृ (यजामहे)
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: लोककृत् (प्रातिपदिक; लोक + कृत्)

• पथिकृतः: path-makers; those who made the paths
• पथिकृतः: कर्तृ (यजामहे) / लोककृतः इत्यस्य समुच्चितविशेषणम्
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: पथिकृत् (प्रातिपदिक; पथि/पथिन् + कृत्)

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

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

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

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

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

• स्थ: be; remain; stand (here)
• स्थ: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (भू) — वैदिक रूप: स्थ = स्थ (लोट्/आज्ञार्थ, 2 पु., बहु.)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic funerary tradition (AV 18 corpus).

Devata: Lokakṛt and Pathikṛt.

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like formula (variable).

Mantra Rasa

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