Mantra 12
Sukta 25
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
सवितः श्रेष्ठेन रूपेणास्या नार्या गवीन्योः । पुमांसं पुत्रमा धेहि दशमे मासि सूतवे
IAST Transliteration
savítaḥ śréṣṭhena rūpéṇāsyā́ nā́ryā gavīnyóḥ | púmāṃsaṃ putrám ā́ dhehi daśamé mā́si sūtáve ||
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
O Savitṛ, with thy most excellent form, within this woman—these cow-like sources of increase—implant a manly son, that in the tenth month she may bring him forth.
Word by Word
सवितुःof Savitṛ (the impeller deity)
सवितुः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootसवितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
श्रेष्ठेनwith the best
श्रेष्ठेन:
करण (instrument/means)
TypeAdjective
Rootश्रेष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
रूपेणwith (his) form/beauty
रूपेण:
करण (instrument/means)
TypeNoun
Rootरूप (प्रातिपदिक)
अस्याःof this
अस्याः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
नार्याःof the woman
नार्याः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootनारी (प्रातिपदिक)
गवीन्योःof/in the two ‘cow-abounding’ (i.e., the two female generative organs/parts; dual)
गवीन्योः:
सम्बन्ध/अधिकरण (context: ‘in/for the two cow-abounding [ones]’)
TypeNoun/Adjective (substantivized)
Rootगवीन्य (प्रातिपदिक; ‘having cows/abounding in cows’, used as a feminine dual)
पुमांसम्a male
पुमांसम्:
कर्म (object)
TypeNoun
Rootपुमांस् (प्रातिपदिक)
पुत्रम्a son
पुत्रम्:
कर्म (object; apposition to पुमांसम्)
TypeNoun
Rootपुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
आtowards, into; completely
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable (preverb)
Rootआ (उपसर्ग)
धेहिplace, implant (you)
धेहि:
क्रिया (imperative action)
TypeVerb
Rootधा (धातु)
दशमेin the tenth
दशमे:
अधिकरण (time-locus)
TypeAdjective (ordinal)
Rootदशम (प्रातिपदिक)
मासिmonth
मासि:
अधिकरण (time-locus)
TypeNoun
Rootमास (प्रातिपदिक)
सूतवेfor giving birth, for delivery
सूतवे:
प्रयोजन/सम्प्रदान (purpose: ‘for’)
TypeVerbal noun (infinitive-like)
Rootसू (धातु) → सूतव्/सूतु (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; infinitival dative)
Attribution
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (anukramaṇī-dependent)
Devata: Savitṛ
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh
Mantra Rasa
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