Mantra 3
Sukta 21
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
रेवतीरनाधृषः सिषासवः सिषासथ । उत स्थ केशदृंहणीरथो ह केशवर्धनीः
IAST Transliteration
revatī́r anā́dhṛṣaḥ siṣā́savaḥ siṣāsatha | utá stha keśadṛ́ṃhaṇīr átho ha keśavárdhanīḥ
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
Ye are bounteous, unassailable, striving for success and making success; ye are hair-strengtheners, yea, indeed, hair-increasers.
Word by Word
रेवतीःprosperous (female ones); rich, bountiful
रेवतीः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootरेवत् (प्रातिपदिक) ← रेवत् ‘धन/समृद्धि-युक्त’
अनाधृषःunassailable; not to be overpowered
अनाधृषः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootअनाधृष (प्रातिपदिक) ← a- + √धृष् ‘धर्षणे/साहसे’
सिषासवःdesiring to instruct/guide; eager to set in order
सिषासवः:
कर्तृ
TypeVerb (desiderative participle used as adjective)
Root√सा/शा (शासने ‘to instruct/command’) → desiderative stem सिषास-
सिषासथyou (pl.) desire to instruct / you seek to guide
सिषासथ:
कर्तृ
TypeVerb
Root√सा/शा (शासने) desiderative base सिषास-
उतand; also; moreover
उत:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत
स्थyou are / you stand
स्थ:
कर्तृ
TypeVerb (enclitic)
Rootअस् (भू/अस्तित्वे) — enclitic 2nd pl. of ‘to be’
केशदृंहणीःhair-strengtheners; those that make the hair firm
केशदृंहणीः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun/Adjective (f.)
Rootकेश-दृंहणी (समास-प्रातिपदिक) ← केश ‘hair’ + √दृंह्/दृह् ‘to make firm/strengthen’ (णिनि-प्रत्यय) दृंहणी
अथोand then; moreover; indeed
अथो:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथो
हindeed; surely (emphatic particle)
ह:
—
TypeIndeclinable (particle)
Rootह
केशवर्धनीःhair-growers; those that promote hair growth
केशवर्धनीः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun/Adjective (f.)
Rootकेश-वर्धनी (समास-प्रातिपदिक) ← केश ‘hair’ + √वृध् ‘to increase’ (णिनि-प्रत्यय) वर्धनी
Attribution
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (oṣadhi hymn complex).
Devata: Oṣadhīs (herbs) as personified powers; specifically keśadṛṃhaṇī/keśavardhanī functions.
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like (compact two-pāda verse).
Mantra Rasa
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