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Mantra 3

Sukta 12

धरुण्यऽसि शाले बृहच्छन्दाः पूतिधान्या । आ त्वा वत्सो गमेदा कुमार आ धेनवः सायमास्पन्दमानाः

dharúṇy asi śāle bṛhácchandāḥ pū́tidhānyā | ā́ tvā vatsó gamed ā́ kumārā́ ā́ dhénavaḥ sāyám aspándamānāḥ ||

A bearer art thou, O Hall, broad-measured, rich in cleansed grain. To thee may the calf come, to thee the young son; to thee may the milch-cows come at evening, coming home unshaken and unafraid.

ध॒रु॒ण्यः(you are) the supporting/firm one
ध॒रु॒ण्यः:
Kartā (असि इत्यस्य कर्तृ/विधेय-आधारः)
TypeNoun
Rootधरणि- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘धारयित्री/आधारभूता’)
असिyou are
असि:
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
शालेO hall/barn (granary)
शाले:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootशाला- (प्रातिपदिक)
बृहत्great, lofty
बृहत्:
TypeAdjective
Rootबृहत्- (प्रातिपदिक)
छन्दाःmeter; sacred chant
छन्दाः:
Kartā/विधेय-नाम (असि इत्यस्य)
TypeNoun
Rootछन्दस्- (प्रातिपदिक)
पूतिधान्याhaving purified grain; with clean grain
पूतिधान्या:
TypeAdjective
Rootपूति-धान्य- (समास; प्रातिपदिक)
towards, hither
:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
त्वाyou
त्वा:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्- (सर्वनाम)
वत्सःcalf
वत्सः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootवत्स- (प्रातिपदिक)
गमेत्may come
गमेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootगम् (धातु)
hither
:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
कुमारःboy, young man
कुमारः:
Kartā (गमेत् इत्यस्य; ‘वत्सः’ इत्यस्य सह-कर्तृभावे)
TypeNoun
Rootकुमार- (प्रातिपदिक)
hither
:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
धेनवःcows
धेनवः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootधेनु- (प्रातिपदिक)
सायम्in the evening
सायम्:
Adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरणम्)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसायम् (अव्यय)
आस्पन्दमानाःtrembling/moving (as they come)
आस्पन्दमानाः:
TypeParticiple (Adjective)
Rootस्पन्द् (धातु) + मान (शतृ/शानच्-प्रत्यय; वर्तमान कृदन्त) + आ- (उपसर्ग)

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition

Devata: Śālā (Hall) as support; allied with domestic prosperity

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh

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