Mantra 6

Sukta 22

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

हस्ती मृगाणां सुषदामतिष्ठावान् बभूव हि। तस्य भगेन वर्चसाभि षिञ्चामि मामहम्

IAST Transliteration

hastī́ mṛgā́ṇāṃ suṣádām atiṣṭhā́vān babhū́va hí | tásya bhagéna várcasā́bhí ṣiñcāmi mām ahám |

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

The Elephant, verily, hath stood above the beasts, above them that are firmly set. With his good fortune, with his lustre, do I besprinkle—yea, I anoint—myself.

Word by Word

• हस्ती: the elephant
• हस्ती: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: हस्तिन् (प्रातिपदिक) < हस्त

• मृगाणाम्: of the beasts/animals
• मृगाणाम्: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृग (प्रातिपदिक)

• सुषदाम्: of the well-seated/firmly-settled (ones)
• सुषदाम्: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु-षद (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √सद् ‘to sit’ + उपसर्ग सु-)

• अतिष्ठावान्: standing over/standing above; pre-eminent
• अतिष्ठावान्: कर्तृ (विशेषणरूपेण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √स्था (तिष्ठति) + उपसर्ग अति-; ‘अतिष्ठा’ (भूतकालिक-आधार) + वान् (मतुप्)

• बभूव: became; was
• बभूव: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू

• हि: indeed; for
• हि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (निपात)

• तस्य: of him/of that
• तस्य: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• भगेन: with fortune/portion; with Bhaga (bestower of good fortune)
• भगेन: करण
• Type: Noun
• Root: भग (प्रातिपदिक)

• वर्चसा: with radiance/splendour
• वर्चसा: करण
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्चस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• अभि: towards; upon
• अभि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• सिञ्चामि: I sprinkle; I pour
• सिञ्चामि: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: √सिच्

• माम्: me
• माम्: कर्म
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: कर्तृ
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (attributed generically to Atharvan/Angiras line in many paustika contexts)

Devata: Bhaga and Varcas (personified fortune and lustre), with the elephant as exemplary locus of power

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (approx.)

Mantra Rasa

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