Mantra 3
Sukta 23
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
पुमांसं पुत्रं जनय तं पुमाननु जायताम्। भवासि पुत्राणां माता जातानां जनयाश्च यान्
IAST Transliteration
púmāṃsaṃ putráṃ janaya táṃ pumā́n ánu jāyatām | bhávāsi putrā́ṇāṃ mātā́ jātā́nāṃ janayā́si ca yā́n |
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
Bring forth a manly son; let that male be born in due succession. Thou art the mother of sons already born, and those whom thou shalt yet bring forth.
Word by Word
पुमांसम्a male (man)
पुमांसम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootपुमांस् (प्रातिपदिक)
पुत्रम्a son
पुत्रम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootपुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
जनयbeget / produce
जनय:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√जन् (जनने) → caus. √जनय्
तम्him / that (one)
तम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
पुमान्a male (as subject)
पुमान्:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootपुमांस् (प्रातिपदिक)
अनुafter; in succession
अनु:
(उपसर्ग/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअनु (अव्यय)
जायताम्let (him) be born / arise
जायताम्:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√जन् (जायते) / √जन् (जनने)
भवbecome; be
भव:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√भू (भवति)
असिyou are
असि:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√अस् (अस्ति)
पुत्राणाम्of sons / of children
पुत्राणाम्:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootपुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
माताmother
माता:
कर्तृ/विशेष्य (नाम)
TypeNoun
Rootमातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
जातानाम्of the born (already born)
जातानाम्:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeAdjective (past participle)
Root√जन् → जात (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
जनयाःyou beget / you generate
जनयाः:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√जन् (जनने) → caus. √जनय्
चand
च:
(समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
यान्whom / which (sons)
यान्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Attribution
Rishi: Atharvanic domestic seers (traditional attribution)
Devata: Prajā/Putra (progeny) as desired outcome; generative śakti
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (approx.)
Mantra Rasa
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