Mantra 55
Sukta 4
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
यथा यमाय हर्म्यमवपन् पञ्च मानवाः । एवा वपामि हर्म्यं यथा मे भूरयोऽसत
IAST Transliteration
yáthā yamā́ya harmyám avápan páñca mānavā́ḥ | evā́ vapāmi harmyáṃ yáthā me bhūráyo ’sát ||
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
As for Yama a mansion the five sons of Manu built down, even so build I a mansion—so that for me there may be abundance.
Word by Word
यथाjust as
यथा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा (avyaya)
यमायto Yama
यमाय:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootयम (प्रातिपदिक)
हर्म्यम्a house; dwelling
हर्म्यम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootहर्म्य (प्रातिपदिक)
अवपन्they built/constructed (lit. they strewed/laid down)
अवपन्:
—
TypeVerb
Root√वप् (वपन/वप्)
पञ्चfive
पञ्च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपञ्चन् (संख्या)
मानवाःmen; mortals
मानवाः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootमानव (प्रातिपदिक)
एवso; just so
एव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव (avyaya)
वपामिI build/construct (lit. I strew/lay down)
वपामि:
—
TypeVerb
Root√वप्
हर्म्यम्a house; dwelling
हर्म्यम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootहर्म्य (प्रातिपदिक)
यथाso that; as
यथा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा (avyaya)
मेmy; for me
मे:
—
TypePronoun
Rootअहम् (सर्वनाम)
भूरयःmany; abundant
भूरयः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootभूरि (प्रातिपदिक)
असतmay they be
असत:
—
TypeVerb
Root√अस् (भू/अस्)
Attribution
Rishi: Atharvanic funerary seer-tradition (variable).
Devata: Yama (as recipient/overseer); secondarily prosperity/abundance as desired outcome.
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (two pādas; compact domestic-ritual style).
Mantra Rasa
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