Mantra 5

Sukta 29

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

ऊर्जमस्मा ऊर्जस्वती धत्तं पयो अस्मै पयस्वती धत्तम्। ऊर्जमस्मै द्यावापृथिवी अधातां विश्वे देवा मरुत ऊर्जमापः

IAST Transliteration

ū́rjam asmai ūrjasvatī dhattaṃ páyo asmai payasvatī dhattam | ū́rjam asmai dyā́vā-pṛthivī adhātāṃ víśve devā́ marúta ū́rjam ā́paḥ

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Bestow on him strength, O Strength-endowed; bestow on him milk, O Milk-abounding. Let Heaven and Earth establish strength for him; all the Gods, the Maruts, and the Waters—(bestow) strength.

Word by Word

• ऊर्जम्: strength, vigor
• ऊर्जम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऊर्जस् (प्रातिपदिक)

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

• ऊर्जस्वती: possessing vigor
• ऊर्जस्वती: कर्तृ
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ऊर्जस्वत् (प्रातिपदिक)

• धत्तम्: place/give (you two)!
• धत्तम्: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: धा (धातु)

• पयः: milk; nourishing sap
• पयः: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: पयस् (प्रातिपदिक)

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

• पयस्वती: abounding in milk/nourishment
• पयस्वती: कर्तृ
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पयस्वत् (प्रातिपदिक)

• धत्तम्: place/give (you two)!
• धत्तम्: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: धा (धातु)

• ऊर्जम्: strength, vigor
• ऊर्जम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऊर्जस् (प्रातिपदिक)

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

• द्यावापृथिवी: Heaven and Earth
• द्यावापृथिवी: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्यावापृथिवी (द्वन्द्व-प्रातिपदिक: द्यौ + पृथिवी)

• अधाताम्: they two placed/established
• अधाताम्: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: धा (धातु) + अधि- (उपसर्ग)

• विश्वे: all
• विश्वे: कर्तृ
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: विश्व (प्रातिपदिक)

• देवाः: gods
• देवाः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)

• मरुतः: Maruts (storm-gods)
• मरुतः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: मरुत् (प्रातिपदिक)

• ऊर्जम्: strength, vigor
• ऊर्जम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऊर्जस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• आपः: waters
• आपः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप्/आप् (प्रातिपदिक)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (exact r̥ṣi attribution for this single mantra is not uniform across ancillary lists)

Devata: Ū́rj (Nourishing Strength) and Páyas (Milk/Essence), with Dyāvāpṛthivī, Viśve Devāḥ, Maruts, and Āpaḥ as supporting agencies

Chandas: Predominantly Anuṣṭubh-like cadence (Atharvanic mixed prose-verse tendencies; exact metrical scansion may be treated as irregular Anuṣṭubh)

Mantra Rasa

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