Mantra 6

Sukta 4

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

सोमेन पूर्णं कलशं बिभर्षि त्वष्टा रुपाणां जनिता पशूनाम्। शिवास्ते सन्तु प्रजन्वऽ इह या इमा न्यस्मभ्यं स्वधिते यच्छ या अमूः

IAST Transliteration

sómena pūrṇáṃ kaláśaṃ bibharṣi tváṣṭā rūpā́ṇāṃ janitā́ paśūnā́m | śivā́s te santu prajanvá ihá yā́ imā́ ní asmábhyaṃ svadhite yaccha yā́ amū́ḥ

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

With Soma filled thou holdest the jar: Tvaṣṭṛ, begetter of forms, begetter of cattle. Auspicious be thy generative powers here—both these that are present; and, O well-edged (Svadhiti), grant us those that are yonder.

Word by Word

सोमेनwith Soma

पूर्णम्filled, full

कलशम्jar, pitcher

बिभर्षिyou bear/hold

त्वष्टाTvaṣṭṛ (the divine artisan)

रूपाणाम्of forms

जनिताbegetter, producer

पशूनाम्of cattle/animals

शिवाःauspicious, kindly

तेyour

सन्तुmay they be

प्रजन्वःhaving offspring, fruitful

इहhere

याःwhich (fem. pl.)

इमाःthese

निdown, into; (as preverb)

अस्मभ्यम्to us

स्वधितेO axe/adze (tool)

यच्छgrant, bestow

याःwhich (fem. pl.)

अमूःthose (yonder)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (anukramaṇī attribution for 9.4 to be verified).

Devata: Tvaṣṭṛ (primary), with Soma/kalasha as ritual locus

Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like (requires metrical verification).

Mantra Rasa

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