Mantra 6
Sukta 24
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
तिस्रो मात्रा गन्धर्वाणां चतस्रो गृहपत्न्याः । तासां या स्फातिमत्तमा तया त्वाभि मृशामसि
IAST Transliteration
tísro mā́trā gandharvā́ṇāṁ cátasro gr̥há-patnyāḥ | tāsā́ṁ yā́ sphā́ti-mat-tamā táyā tvā́bhi mŕ̥śāmasi ||
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
Three are the measures of the Gandharvas, four the measures of the House-Mistresses. With that which is richest in increase—therewith we touch thee over.
Word by Word
तिस्रःthree
तिस्रः:
विशेषण (कर्तृ/विषय-सम्बन्धः) — ‘मात्राः’ इत्यस्य
TypeAdjective (numeral)
Rootत्रि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) → तिसृ
मात्राःmeasures; portions
मात्राः:
कर्तृ/विषयः (गणना-वाक्ये) — ‘three measures/portions’
TypeNoun
Rootमात्रा (प्रातिपदिक)
गन्धर्वाणाम्of the Gandharvas
गन्धर्वाणाम्:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी) — ‘of the Gandharvas’
TypeNoun
Rootगन्धर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
चतस्रःfour
चतस्रः:
विशेषण — ‘गृहपत्नीः’ इत्यस्य
TypeAdjective (numeral)
Rootचतुर् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) → चतसृ
गृहपत्न्याःhouse-mistresses; ladies of the house
गृहपत्न्याः:
कर्तृ/विषयः (गणना-वाक्ये) — ‘four house-mistresses’
TypeNoun
Rootगृहपत्नी (प्रातिपदिक)
तासाम्of those
तासाम्:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी) — ‘of those (measures/portions)’
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
याwhich
या:
कर्तृ/विषयः (सापेक्ष-उपवाक्ये) — ‘which (one)’
TypePronoun (relative)
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
स्फातिमत्तमाmost prosperous; most increasing
स्फातिमत्तमा:
विशेषण/विधेय — ‘या’ इत्यस्य
TypeAdjective (superlative)
Rootस्फातिमत् (प्रातिपदिक) + तमप् (उत्तम-प्रत्ययः)
तयाwith that; by that
तया:
करण (instrument) — ‘by/with that’
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
त्वाyou
त्वा:
कर्म — ‘you (as object)’
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (अस्मद्-युष्मद् सर्वनाम)
अभिtowards; upon
अभि:
क्रियाविशेषण/उपसर्ग — ‘towards, upon’
TypeIndeclinable (preverb)
Rootअभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
मृशामसिwe touch; we rub (apply)
मृशामसि:
क्रिया — ‘we touch/rub’
TypeVerb
Rootमृश् (धातु, ‘स्पृश्/मृश्’ = स्पर्शने)
Attribution
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition
Devata: Sphāti (Increase); associated agencies: Gandharvas and Gr̥hapatnīs
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh
Mantra Rasa
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