Mantra 3
Sukta 5
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
यं निदधुर्वनस्पतौ गुह्यं देवाः प्रियं मणिम्। तमस्मभ्यं सहायुषा देवा ददतु भर्तवे
IAST Transliteration
yáṃ nidadhúr vanaspátau gúhyaṃ devā́ḥ priyáṃ maṇím | tám asmábhyaṃ sahā́yuṣā devā́ dádatu bhártave ||
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
The dear, secret amulet which the Gods deposited in the lord of the forest—let the Gods bestow that upon us, with life therewith, to be borne upon the person.
Word by Word
यम्whom/which (that)
यम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
निदधुःthey placed/laid (down)
निदधुः:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootधा (डुधाञ्) + नि-
वनस्पतौin/on the lord of the forest (tree/plant)
वनस्पतौ:
अधिकारण
TypeNoun
Rootवनस्पति (प्रातिपदिक)
गुह्यम्secret, hidden
गुह्यम्:
कर्म (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootगुह्य (प्रातिपदिक; √गुह् ‘to hide’ से)
देवाःthe gods
देवाः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
प्रियम्dear, beloved
प्रियम्:
कर्म (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
मणिम्amulet, jewel
मणिम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootमणि (प्रातिपदिक)
तम्that (one/it)
तम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अस्मभ्यम्to us
अस्मभ्यम्:
सम्प्रदान
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सहायुषाwith long life / as a life-aid
सहायुषा:
करण
TypeAdjective
Rootसहायु (प्रातिपदिक; सह + आयुस् ‘life’)
देवाःthe gods
देवाः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
ददतुlet them give
ददतु:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootदा (डुदाञ्)
भर्तवेfor bearing/supporting (as a support)
भर्तवे:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootभर्तृ (प्रातिपदिक)
Attribution
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (varies by anukramaṇī)
Devata: Maṇi/Parṇamaṇi; the Gods as donors
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh
Mantra Rasa
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