Mantra 4
Sukta 27
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
अछायमेति शवसा घृता चिदीडानो वह्निर्नमसा
IAST Transliteration
achā́yám eti śávasā ghṛtā́ cid ī́ḍāno vahnír námāsā
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
Hither this bearer advances with might—ghee-fed indeed—praised with reverence.
Word by Word
अच्छाtowards, hither
अच्छा:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअच्छा (अव्यय)
आunto, towards
आ:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग)
यम्whom/which (acc. sg.)
यम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
एतिgoes, comes
एति:
—
TypeVerb
Rootइ (धातु)
शवसाwith strength, by might
शवसा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootशवस् (प्रातिपदिक)
घृताwith ghee
घृता:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootघृत (प्रातिपदिक)
चित्even
चित्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचित् (अव्यय)
ईडानःpraising, lauding
ईडानः:
Kartā
TypeParticiple
Rootईड्/ईळ् (धातु) → ईडान (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
वह्निःthe bearer; (often) Agni/fire
वह्निः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootवह्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
नमसाwith reverence, with homage
नमसा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootनमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
Attribution
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition
Devata: Agni (Vahni aspect)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like (short, compact line)
Mantra Rasa
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