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Mantra 1

Sukta 130

स्मरः। रथजितां राथजितेयीनामप्सरसामयं स्मरः । देवाः प्र हिणुत स्मरमसौ मामनु शोचतु

smaráḥ | rathajitā́m rāthajiteyī́nām apsarásām ayáṃ smaráḥ | devā́ḥ prá hiṇuta smarám asáu mām ánu śocatu

Smara. This is the Smara of the Apsarases, of the Rathajitās, of the Rathajiteyīs. O Gods, drive forth Smara: let yonder one pine after me and burn with longing.

स्मरःSmara (Love-god); love/erotic desire
स्मरः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootस्मर (प्रातिपदिक) / √स्मृ (धातु) आधार
रथजिताम्of the Rathajitās (a class/lineage)
रथजिताम्:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive) / अधिकरण-सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootरथजित् (प्रातिपदिक; रथ + √जि ‘to conquer’)
राथजितेयीनााम्of the Rāthajiteyīs (female descendants/affiliates of Rāthajit)
राथजितेयीनााम्:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootराथजितेयी (प्रातिपदिक; राथजित + -ेयी)
अप्सरसाम्of the Apsarases
अप्सरसाम्:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootअप्सरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
अयम्this
अयम्:
कर्तृ/उद्देश्य-निर्देश
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
स्मरःSmara; love
स्मरः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootस्मर (प्रातिपदिक)
देवाःO gods / the gods
देवाः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
क्रियाविशेषण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
हिindeed, surely
हि:
सम्बोधन/निपात (emphasis)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (निपात)
हिणुतimpel, send forth
हिणुत:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√हि (हिनोति/हिणोति ‘to impel, drive, send’)
स्मरम्Smara; love (as the object sent/impelled)
स्मरम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootस्मर (प्रातिपदिक)
असौthat (person) yonder; he
असौ:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootअसद्/अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक ‘that yonder’)
माम्me
माम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootअहम् (सर्वनाम)
अनुafter, following; towards
अनु:
क्रियाविशेषण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअनु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
शोचतुlet him/her pine (for), grieve, burn
शोचतु:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√शुच् (शोचति ‘to grieve, burn, pine’)

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (often treated as anonymous/atharvanic for such kāmya hymns)

Devata: Smara (Kāma) empowered through Apsarases; Gods as dispatchers

Chandas: Mixed/Anuṣṭubh-like cadence (edition-dependent; many AV love-spells are treated as anuṣṭubh)

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