Mantra 3

Sukta 38

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

उभयोरग्रभं नामास्मा अरिष्टतातये

IAST Transliteration

ubháyor ágrabhāṃ nā́māsmái ariṣṭátātaye

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Of both I have grasped the name, for him, for unimpaired safety.

Word by Word

• उभयोः: of both (of the two)
• उभयोः: सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
• Type: Pronoun/Adjective
• Root: उभ (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• अग्रभम्: I seized/held
• अग्रभम्: कर्तृ (implicit ‘I’ as speaker) / क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह् (ग्रहँ उपादाने)

• नाम: the name
• नाम: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)

• अस्मै: for him/for this one
• अस्मै: सम्प्रदान
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• अरिष्टतातये: for uninjuredness/safety (for freedom from harm)
• अरिष्टतातये: प्रयोजन-सम्प्रदान (purpose dative)
• Type: Noun (abstract) / purpose-term
• Root: अरिष्टताति (स्त्रीलिङ्ग-प्रातिपदिक; अरिष्ट + ताति)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic healer tradition (specific r̥ṣi uncertain without Anukramaṇī).

Devata: Ariṣṭatāti (personified safety) / efficacy of nāman (name-power).

Chandas: Short anuṣṭubh fragment / ritual tag-verse.

Mantra Rasa

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