Mantra 7
Sukta 15
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
सप्त च मे सप्ततिश्च मे ऽपवक्तार ओषधे । ऋतजात ऋतावरि मधु मे मधुला करः
IAST Transliteration
saptá ca me saptatíś ca me ’pavaktā́ra oṣadhe | ṛtájāta ṛtā́vari mádhu me madhulā́ karáḥ
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
Seven for me, and seventy for me—O Herb—(be) repellers. Born of Ṛta, O guardian of Ṛta: make for me honey, make (me) honey-sweet.
Word by Word
सप्तseven
सप्त:
विशेषण (संख्याविशेषण)
TypeAdjective (Numeral)
Rootसप्तन् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (निपात)
मेof me / my
मे:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
सप्ततिःseventy
सप्ततिः:
कर्तृ/विधेय (enumerative predicate)
TypeNoun (Numeral)
Rootसप्तति (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (निपात)
मेof me / my
मे:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
अपवक्तारःrepellers / those who ward off (evil, disease)
अपवक्तारः:
कर्तृ (they as agents)
TypeNoun
Rootअपवक्तृ (प्रातिपदिक; अप-√वच् + तृ)
ओषधेO herb / O medicinal plant
ओषधे:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootओषधि (प्रातिपदिक)
ऋतजातborn of ṛta (cosmic order / truth)
ऋतजात:
विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootऋतजात (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; ऋत + √जन् (जात))
ऋतावरिO ṛta-protecting / ṛta-choosing (true, righteous) one
ऋतावरि:
विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootऋतावरी (प्रातिपदिक; ऋता + वरी)
मधुhoney / sweetness
मधु:
विधेय (predicate nominative)
TypeNoun
Rootमधु (प्रातिपदिक)
मेof me / my
मे:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
मधुलाःsweet, honeyed
मधुलाः:
विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootमधुल (प्रातिपदिक)
करःhands
करः:
कर्तृ/विधेय (hands as agents/possessors)
TypeNoun
Rootकर (प्रातिपदिक)
Attribution
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (variable)
Devata: Oṣadhi
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like refrain
Mantra Rasa
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