Mantra 9

Sukta 20

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

दुह्रां मे पञ्च प्रदिशो दुह्रामुर्वीर्यथाबलम्। प्रापेयं सर्वा आकूतीर्मनसा हृदयेन च

IAST Transliteration

duhrā́ṃ me páñca pradíśo duhrā́m urúvīryathā́balam | prā́peyam sárvā ākū́tīr mánasā hṛ́dayena ca

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Milking for me be the five regions—milking, with wide might and strength. May I attain all purposes, with mind and with heart as well.

Word by Word

• दुह्राम्: the milch-cow / the one that yields (milk)
• दुह्राम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुह्रा- (स्त्री. प्रातिपदिक; ‘दुह्’ धातु से निष्पन्न ‘दुह्र/दुह्रा’ = दुहने/दुग्ध देने वाली)

• मे: my / for me
• मे: सम्बन्ध
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्

• पञ्च: five
• पञ्च: विशेषण
• Type: Numeral
• Root: पञ्चन्

• प्रदिशः: the (five) directions / quarters
• प्रदिशः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रदिश्- (प्रातिपदिक)

• दुह्राम्: the milch-cow / the yielding one
• दुह्राम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुह्रा- (स्त्री. प्रातिपदिक)

• उर्वी: broad, abundant
• उर्वी: विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उर्वी- (प्रातिपदिक)

• ईर्यथा: set in motion / impel / make (it) flow
• ईर्यथा: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: ईर् (ईरणे/प्रेरणे) धातु

• बलम्: strength
• बलम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल- (प्रातिपदिक)

• प्रापेयम्: may I obtain / may I reach
• प्रापेयम्: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + आप् (आप्नोति) धातु

• सर्वाः: all
• सर्वाः: विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व- (प्रातिपदिक)

• आकूतीः: intentions, resolves, thoughts
• आकूतीः: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: आकूति- (प्रातिपदिक)

• मनसा: with (my) mind
• मनसा: करण
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस्- (प्रातिपदिक)

• हृदयेन: with (my) heart
• हृदयेन: करण
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृदय- (प्रातिपदिक)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic/Āṅgirasa stream (anukramaṇī-dependent)

Devata: Quarters (Pradiś) / Prosperity as ‘milking’ abundance

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (with AV flexibility)

Mantra Rasa

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