Mantra 18

Sukta 5

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

ब्रह्मचर्येण कन्या३ युवानं विन्दते पतिम्। अनड्वान् ब्रह्मचर्येणाश्वो घासं जिगीर्षति

IAST Transliteration

brahmacaryéṇa kanyā́ yúvānaṃ vindate pátim | anaḍvā́n brahmacaryéṇā́śvo ghā́saṃ jigīrṣati ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

By holy studentship the maiden winneth her youthful lord as spouse. By studentship the strong bull, and the horse, would fain win fodder for their need.

Translation

Por el brahmacarya (voto sagrado de estudiante), la doncella halla al joven como esposo. Por el brahmacarya, el toro fuerte y el caballo desean alcanzar el forraje que necesitan.

Word by Word

• ब्रह्मचर्येण: by/through brahmacarya (celibate studentship)
• ब्रह्मचर्येण: करण
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मचर्य (प्रातिपदिक)

• कन्या: a maiden
• कन्या: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्या (प्रातिपदिक)

• युवानम्: a young man
• युवानम्: कर्म
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: युवन् (प्रातिपदिक)

• विन्दते: finds/obtains
• विन्दते: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √विद् (विन्दति) ‘to find/obtain’

• पतिम्: a husband
• पतिम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक)

• अनड्वान्: a bull (draught-ox)
• अनड्वान्: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनड्वाह्/अनड्वान् (प्रातिपदिक)

• ब्रह्मचर्येण: by/through brahmacarya
• ब्रह्मचर्येण: करण
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मचर्य (प्रातिपदिक)

• अश्वः: a horse
• अश्वः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्व (प्रातिपदिक)

• घासम्: fodder/grass
• घासम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: घास (प्रातिपदिक)

• जिगीर्षति: desires to win/obtain
• जिगीर्षति: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √जि ‘to conquer’ → desiderative stem जिगीर्ष-

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (AV 11.5 brahmacarya cycle)

Devata: Brahmacarya (vow-power) as the effective agency

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh

Mantra Rasa

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