Mantra 7

Sukta 20

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

अन्तरेमे नभसी घोषो अस्तु पृथक् ते ध्वनयो यन्तु शीभम्। अभि क्रन्द स्तनयोत्पिपानः श्लोककृन्मित्रतूर्याय स्वर्धी

IAST Transliteration

antaréme nábhasī ghóṣo astu pṛ́thak te dhvanáyo yantu śībhám | abhí kranda stanáyotpipā́naḥ ślóka-kṛn mitrá-tū́ryāya svardhī́ ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Between these two firmaments let there be thy din; let thy reverberations travel apart, swiftly. Cry out against them, swelling like thunder—making renown, for the ally’s war-signal, winning the light of triumph.

Word by Word

• अन्तरा: between, in the interval
• अन्तरा: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अन्तर (प्रातिपदिक) / अन्तरा (अव्यय)

• इमे: these two
• इमे: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• नभसी: the two skies/atmospheres
• नभसी: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: नभस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• घोषः: a sound, roar
• घोषः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: घोष (प्रातिपदिक)

• अस्तु: let it be
• अस्तु: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)

• पृथक्: separately
• पृथक्: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पृथक् (अव्यय)

• ते: of you, your
• ते: सम्बन्ध (Genitive) / Adhikaraṇa-सम्बन्ध
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• ध्वनयः: sounds, reverberations
• ध्वनयः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: ध्वनि (प्रातिपदिक)

• यन्तु: let (them) go, proceed
• यन्तु: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)

• शीभम्: swiftly
• शीभम्: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शीभ (प्रातिपदिक/अव्यय-प्रयोग)

• अभि: towards, against
• अभि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• क्रन्द: cry out, roar
• क्रन्द: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्रन्द् (धातु)

• स्तनयोत्पिपानः: thundering/roaring, as if drinking up (with thunder)
• स्तनयोत्पिपानः: Kartā
• Type: Participle
• Root: स्तनयु (प्रातिपदिक) + √पा (धातु) [उत्-उपसर्ग]

• श्लोककृत्: maker of a chant/sound
• श्लोककृत्: Kartā
• Type: Noun (agent) / Adjective
• Root: श्लोक (प्रातिपदिक) + √कृ (धातु)

• मित्रतूर्याय: for the friendly tūrīya (trumpet/war-instrument), i.e., for a friendly signal
• मित्रतूर्याय: Sampradāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: मित्रतूर्य (प्रातिपदिक; समास)

• स्वर्धी: heavenly, radiant (one)
• स्वर्धी: Kartā (विशेषणरूपेण पूर्वपदस्य) / Sambodhana-सदृश स्तुति
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वर्धि (प्रातिपदिक) / स्वर्धी (विशेषण)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic/Angiras attribution (varies)

Devata: Dundubhi as thunder; Stanayitnu (thunder) as model-power

Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like

Mantra Rasa

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