Mantra 5
Sukta 108
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
मेधां सायं मेधां प्रातर्मेधां मध्यन्दिनं परि । मेधां सूर्यस्य रश्मिभिर्वचसा वेशयामहे
IAST Transliteration
medhā́ṃ sāyáṃ medhā́ṃ prātár medhā́ṃ madhyándinaṃ pári | medhā́ṃ sū́ryasya raśmíbhir vácasā veśayāmahe ||
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
Medhā in the evening, Medhā in the morning, Medhā about us at the mid-day: Medhā, with Sūrya’s rays, with holy speech, do we cause to enter and to abide.
Word by Word
मेधाम्wisdom, intelligence (as an object sought)
मेधाम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootमेधा (प्रातिपदिक) भाववाचक-स्त्रीलिङ्ग
सायम्in the evening
सायम्:
अधिकारण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसायम् (अव्यय)
मेधाम्wisdom
मेधाम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootमेधा (प्रातिपदिक)
प्रातर्in the morning
प्रातर्:
अधिकारण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्रातर् (अव्यय)
मेधाम्wisdom
मेधाम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootमेधा (प्रातिपदिक)
मध्यन्दिनम्at midday
मध्यन्दिनम्:
अधिकारण
TypeNoun
Rootमध्यन्दिन (प्रातिपदिक)
परिaround; all around (as a preverb/intensifier)
परि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपरि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
मेधाम्wisdom
मेधाम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootमेधा (प्रातिपदिक)
सूर्यस्यof the Sun
सूर्यस्य:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootसूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
रश्मिभिःwith (the) rays
रश्मिभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootरश्मि (प्रातिपदिक)
वचसाwith speech; by utterance
वचसा:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootवचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
वेशयामहेwe cause to enter / we bring in (to ourselves)
वेशयामहे:
क्रिया (कर्तृ: वयम्)
TypeVerb
Root√विश् (प्रवेशने) → causative वेषयति/वेशयति
Attribution
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition
Devata: Medhā with Sūrya association; Vacas (Speech) as instrument
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh
Mantra Rasa
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