Mantra 3
Sukta 68
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
अथा ते अन्तमानां विद्याम सुमतीनाम्। मा नो अति ख्य आ गहि
IAST Transliteration
áthā te ántamānāṃ vidyā́ma sumatīnā́m | mā́ no áti khyā́ ā́ gahi
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
And then may we know the nearest of thy kindly favours; pass us not by—come hither unto us.
Word by Word
अथthen; now
अथ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ (निपात)
तेto/for you
ते:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
अन्तमानाम्of the nearest/most intimate (ones)
अन्तमानाम्:
सम्बन्ध (genitival) / Adhikaraṇa (in sense ‘among’)
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootअन्तम (प्रातिपदिक; superlative of अन्त ‘near/end’)
विद्यामknowledge; (saving) lore
विद्याम:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootविद्या (प्रातिपदिक)
सुमतीनाम्of good thoughts / good intentions
सुमतीनाम्:
सम्बन्ध (genitival)
TypeNoun
Rootसुमति (सु- + मति)
माdo not
मा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा (निषेध)
नःus
नः:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
अतिbeyond; excessively
अति:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअति (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
ख्यःproclaim/announce (do not over-proclaim us)
ख्यः:
Kartā (implicit ‘त्वम्’)
TypeVerb
Rootख्या (धातु)
आhither; towards
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग)
गहिcome
गहि:
Kartā (implicit ‘त्वम्’)
TypeVerb
Rootगम् (धातु)
Attribution
Rishi: Rigvedic provenance; not determinable from excerpt alone
Devata: Soma-drinking deity (prob. Indra in context)
Chandas: Likely Anuṣṭubh (requires verification)
Mantra Rasa
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