Mantra 6

Sukta 50

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

यदद्या रात्रि सुभगे विभजन्त्ययो वसु । यदेतदस्मान् भोजय यथेदन्यानुपायसि

IAST Transliteration

yád adyá rātri subhage vibhájanty áyo vásu | yád etád asmā́n bhojaya yáthéd anyā́n upā́yasi ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

What wealth of metal they apportion to-day, O Night, thou gracious one—therewith do thou make us to have enjoyment, even as thou art wont to draw near unto others.

Word by Word

• यत्: which; what (that which)
• यत्: सम्बन्ध/विशेषणम् (यत्-तत् सम्बन्धः; ‘that which’)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) / यद्-शब्द

• अद्य: today; now
• अद्य: अधिकारण (काल-अधिकारणम्)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य (अव्यय)

• रात्रि: O Night
• रात्रि: सम्बोधन (आह्वानम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रात्रि (स्त्रीलिङ्ग-प्रातिपदिक)

• सुभगे: O fortunate/auspicious one
• सुभगे: सम्बोधन (विशेषणरूपेण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु-भग (विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक)

• विभजन्ति: they distribute; apportion
• विभजन्ति: क्रिया (कर्तृ-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भज् (भजँ सेवायाम्/विभागे) + वि-

• अयः: metal; iron
• अयः: कर्म (विभजन्ति—what is distributed)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अयस् (नपुंसकलिङ्ग-प्रातिपदिक)

• वसु: wealth; good (treasure)
• वसु: कर्म (विभजन्ति—wealth/good distributed)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसु (नपुंसकलिङ्ग-प्रातिपदिक)

• यत्: which; that which
• यत्: सम्बन्ध/विशेषणम् (यत्-तत्; ‘that which’)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: कर्म (भो॑जय—‘this’ as object/thing)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• अस्मान्: us
• अस्मान्: कर्म (भो॑जय—us)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• भोजय: cause (us) to enjoy; bestow; feed
• भोजय: क्रिया (प्रार्थना/आज्ञा)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भुज्/√भोज् (भुजँ पालन/भोगे) — causative stem भोजय-

• यथा: so that; as
• यथा: सम्बन्ध (उपवाक्य-सम्बन्धः: ‘so that/as’)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)

• इदानीम्: now; at this time
• इदानीम्: अधिकारण (काल-अधिकारणम्)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इदानीम् (अव्यय)

• अन्यान्: others
• अन्यान्: कर्म (उपायसि—others)
• Type: Pronoun/Adjective
• Root: अन्य (विशेषण/सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• उपायसि: you approach; you go to
• उपायसि: क्रिया (कर्तृ-क्रिया; addressed to रात्रि)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √या (या प्रापणे) + उप-

Attribution

Rishi: As above (confirm via anukramaṇī).

Devata: Rātri as dispenser of portions; wealth (vasu) as functional devatā

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable; verify)

Mantra Rasa

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