Mantra 37

Sukta 5

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

अजं च पचत पञ्च चौदनान्। सर्वा दिशः संमनसः सध्रीचीः सान्तर्देशाः प्रति गृह्णन्तु त एतम्

IAST Transliteration

ajáṃ ca pácata páñca caudanā́n | sárvā díśaḥ sáṃmanasaḥ sadhṛ́cīḥ sā́ntardeśāḥ práti gṛhṇantu ta etám

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Cook ye the goat, and the five rice-porridges. Let all the quarters, of one accord and in straight array, with the intermediate regions, accept this for thee.

Word by Word

• अजम्: a goat
• अजम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: अज (प्रातिपदिक)

• च: and
• च: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• पचत: cook (you all)!
• पचत: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पच्

• पञ्च: five
• पञ्च: —
• Type: Adjective (Numeral)
• Root: पञ्चन् (संख्याप्रातिपदिक)

• चौदनान्: incitements/impulses (ritual promptings)
• चौदनान्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: चौदन (प्रातिपदिक; ‘चोदना/चौदना’—प्रेरणा/उत्साह/आह्वान/आदेश इत्यर्थे)

• सर्वाः: all
• सर्वाः: कर्तृ
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)

• दिशः: directions/quarters
• दिशः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिश् (प्रातिपदिक)

• संमनसः: of one accord, unanimous
• संमनसः: —
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संमनस् (प्रातिपदिक; सम्+मनस्)

• सध्रीचीः: converging together, moving in one direction
• सध्रीचीः: —
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सध्रीच् (प्रातिपदिक)

• सान्तर्देशाः: (those) with the intermediate regions; the interspaces/inner regions
• सान्तर्देशाः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun (with prefixal particle)
• Root: स-अन्तर्देश (प्रातिपदिक; स + अन्तर्देश)

• प्रति: towards, in response to
• प्रति: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति

• गृह्णन्तु: let them seize/accept
• गृह्णन्तु: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ग्रह्

• ते: of you, your
• ते: सम्बन्ध
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: त्वद् (युष्मद्-शब्द; सर्वनाम)

• एतम्: this (one/thing)
• एतम्: कर्म
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (not specified here)

Devata: Dik (the Quarters) and Antardeśa (intermediate quarters)

Chandas: Mixed; injunctional mantra with anuṣṭubh-like cadence but essentially ritual prose/command

Mantra Rasa

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