Mantra 61

Sukta 4

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

अक्षन्नमीमदन्त ह्यव प्रियां अधूषत । अस्तोषत स्वभानवो विप्रा यविष्ठा ईमहे

IAST Transliteration

ákṣann amī́madanta hí áva priyá̄m adhūṣata | ástoṣata svabhā́navo víprā yáviṣṭhā īmahe ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

They have eaten; they have been made glad indeed; they have, in aid, accepted the dear (portion). They have uttered praise: the self-radiant, inspired, most youthful (Fathers)—these we implore.

Word by Word

• अक्षन्: they ate
• अक्षन्: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: अश् (अश्नोति) / √अश्

• अमीमदन्त: they caused (her/them) to rejoice; they gladdened
• अमीमदन्त: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: मद् (मादयति) / √मद्

• हि: for, indeed
• हि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

• अव: down; forth (as preverb/intensifier)
• अव: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अव

• प्रियाम्: the beloved (woman); dear one
• प्रियाम्: कर्म (Karma)
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: प्रिया (प्रि- + य) / प्रिया-

• अधूषत: they shook; they roused/stirred
• अधूषत: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: धूष् (धूषयति/धूषति) / √धूष्

• अस्तोषत: they praised
• अस्तोषत: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तु (स्तोति) / √स्तु

• स्वभानवः: self-luminous ones; radiant (beings)
• स्वभानवः: कर्ता (Kartā)
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: स्वभानु-

• विप्राः: inspired seers; priests
• विप्राः: कर्ता (Kartā)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र-

• यविष्ठाः: youngest; most youthful
• यविष्ठाः: कर्ता (Kartā)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यविष्ठ (superlative of युवा/युवन्) / युवन्-

• ईमहे: we seek; we implore; we go toward
• ईमहे: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: यम् (यच्छति) with desiderative? here as √ई (ईङ्) in Vedic ‘to seek/go’ / √ई

Attribution

Rishi: Traditionally associated with Pitṛ-hymn seers in AV 18 (Aṅgiras/Atharvanic lineage; hymn-level attribution varies by Anukramaṇī)

Devata: Pitaraḥ (the Fathers), with Agni as mediator implied

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (predominant in AV 18.4)

Mantra Rasa

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