Mantra 10

Sukta 10

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

ऋतुभ्यष्ट्वार्तवेभ्यो माद्भ्यः संवत्सरेभ्यः । धात्रे विधात्रे समृधे भूतस्य पतये यजे

IAST Transliteration

ṛtúbhyaḥ tvā́ ārtavébhyo mā́dbhyaḥ saṃvatsarébhyaḥ | dhātré vidhātré samṛ́dhe bhūtásya pátaye yaje

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

From the Seasons, from the seasonal portions, from the months, from the years—to thee I offer. To Dhātṛ, to Vidhātṛ, to Prosperous Increase; to the Lord of Being I render worship.

Word by Word

• ऋतुभ्यः: to/for the seasons
• ऋतुभ्यः: सम्प्रदान
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋतु

• अष्ट्वा: eight
• अष्ट्वा: विशेषण (सम्प्रदानस्य)
• Type: Numeral/Adjective
• Root: अष्टन्

• ऋतवेभ्यः: to/for the seasons (seasonal periods)
• ऋतवेभ्यः: सम्प्रदान
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋतु

• मासेभ्यः: to/for the months
• मासेभ्यः: सम्प्रदान
• Type: Noun
• Root: मास

• संवत्सरेभ्यः: to/for the years
• संवत्सरेभ्यः: सम्प्रदान
• Type: Noun
• Root: संवत्सर

• धात्रे: to Dhātṛ (the Creator/Sustainer)
• धात्रे: सम्प्रदान
• Type: Noun (agent) / Deity-name
• Root: धातृ

• विधात्रे: to Vidhātṛ (the Disposer/Ordainer)
• विधात्रे: सम्प्रदान
• Type: Noun (agent) / Deity-name
• Root: विधातृ

• समृधे: to Prosperity/Increase
• समृधे: सम्प्रदान
• Type: Noun (abstract) / Deity-name
• Root: समृद्धि

• भूतस्य: of what has come to be / of being
• भूतस्य: षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Noun/Adjective (PPP) used substantively
• Root: भूत

• पतये: to the Lord/Master
• पतये: सम्प्रदान
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति

• यजे: I worship / I sacrifice
• यजे: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: यज्

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (not specified in provided excerpt)

Devata: Dhātṛ, Vidhātṛ, Samṛdh; Bhūtasya Pati (Prajāpati/Kāla complex)

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like (litany style; metrical regularity varies)

Mantra Rasa

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