Mantra 6

Sukta 4

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

अभिवृष्टा ओषधयः प्राणेन समवादिरन्। आयुर्वै नः प्रातीतरः सर्वा नः सुरभीरकः

IAST Transliteration

abhivŕ̥ṣṭā óṣadhayaḥ prāṇéna sámāvādiran | āyúr vái naḥ prá-ātītaraḥ sárvā naḥ surabhī́rakaḥ ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

The Herbs, well rained upon, have spoken forth in concord with Prāṇa: may Life, indeed, bear us across; and may all of them be for us of kindly fragrance and of gracious power.

Translation

Les plantes, bien arrosées par la pluie, ont parlé d’une seule voix avec Prāṇa. Que la Vie, en vérité, nous fasse passer au-delà; et que toutes soient pour nous de douce fragrance et de puissance bienfaisante.

Word by Word

• अभिवृष्टाः: well-rained-upon / abundantly watered
• अभिवृष्टाः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभि-वृष् (धातु) → वृ्ष्ट (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)

• ओषधयः: herbs, healing plants
• ओषधयः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: ओषधि (प्रातिपदिक)

• प्राणेन: with vital breath / life-force
• प्राणेन: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राण (प्रातिपदिक)

• समवादिरन्: they spoke together / responded in unison
• समवादिरन्: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + वद् (धातु)

• आयुः: life, lifespan
• आयुः: Karma (प्रातीतरः इत्यस्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आयुस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• वै: indeed
• वै: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (निपात)

• नः: of us / for us
• नः: Sampradāna (हितार्थ-सम्बन्धः) / Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम)

• प्रातीतरः: the one who brings across / delivers / conveys
• प्रातीतरः: Kartā
• Type: Noun (agent) / Adjective
• Root: प्र + अति + इ (धातु) → प्रातीतर (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; तृच्/तृन्-प्रत्ययान्तः कर्तरि)

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

• नः: of us / for us
• नः: Sampradāna (हितार्थ-सम्बन्धः) / Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम)

• सुरभीरकः: the fragrant-protector / one who makes (us) fragrant and safe
• सुरभीरकः: Kartā
• Type: Noun (agent) / Adjective
• Root: सुरभि (प्रातिपदिक) + रक (प्रत्यय; ‘रक्षति/रक्षाकर्ता’ इत्यर्थे नामधात्वर्थ-निर्माणः)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic seer-tradition (Prāṇa-stuti complex)

Devata: Prāṇa and the Oṣadhis (as a collective healing agency)

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (likely)

Mantra Rasa

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