Mantra 4

Sukta 11

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

आदित्या रुद्रा वसवो जुषन्तामिदं ब्रह्म क्रियमाणं नवीयः । शृण्वन्तु नो दिव्याः पार्थिवासो गोजाता उत ये यज्ञियासः

IAST Transliteration

ādityā́ rudrā́ vásavo juṣantām idáṃ bráhma kriyámāṇaṃ návīyaḥ | śṛṇvántu no divyā́ḥ pārthivā́so gójātā utá yé yajñíyāsaḥ ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

May Ādityas, Rudras, Vasus take pleasure in this prayer, now wrought anew. Let the heavenly and the earthly hear us—ye of cattle’s race as well, and all that are meet for sacrifice.

Word by Word

• आदित्याः: the Ādityas
• आदित्याः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदित्य (प्रातिपदिक) < अदिति

• रुद्राः: the Rudras
• रुद्राः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• वसवः: the Vasus
• वसवः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसु (प्रातिपदिक)

• जुषन्ताम्: may (they) favor / accept
• जुषन्ताम्: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: जुष् (धातु)

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: कर्म
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• ब्रह्म: sacred utterance / prayer
• ब्रह्म: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)

• क्रियमाणम्: being performed / being done
• क्रियमाणम्: कर्म (विशेषणरूपेण)
• Type: Participle (Adjective)
• Root: कृ (धातु) → क्रियमाण (वर्तमान-कर्मणि कृदन्त)

• नवीयः: newer / very fresh
• नवीयः: कर्म (विशेषणरूपेण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नव (प्रातिपदिक) → नवीयस् (तुलनात्मक)

• शृण्वन्तु: let (them) hear
• शृण्वन्तु: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)

• नः: of us / for us
• नः: सम्प्रदान (हितार्थे) / सम्बन्ध
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• दिव्याः: heavenly, divine
• दिव्याः: कर्तृ (विशेषणरूपेण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक) < दिव्

• पार्थिवासः: the earthly ones (beings of earth)
• पार्थिवासः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun (collective/epithet)
• Root: पार्थिव (प्रातिपदिक) < पृथिवी

• गोजाताः: born of cows / cow-born
• गोजाताः: कर्तृ (विशेषणरूपेण)
• Type: Adjective (Bahuvrīhi/Karmadhāraya-like epithet)
• Root: गो (प्रातिपदिक) + जात (कृदन्त, √जन्)

• उत: and also
• उत: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उत (निपात)

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

• यज्ञियासः: worthy of sacrifice / fit for worship
• यज्ञियासः: कर्तृ (विशेषणरूपेण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यज्ञिय (प्रातिपदिक) < यज्ञ

Attribution

Rishi: Traditionally Atharvanic/anonymous (late AV benedictory strata)

Devata: Ādityas–Rudras–Vasus (collective), with ‘divine and earthly’ witnesses

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (late, benedictory style)

Mantra Rasa

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