Mantra 29

Sukta 8

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

अस्थि कृत्वा समिधं तदष्टापो असादयन्। रेतः कृत्वाज्यं देवाः पुरुषमाविशन्

IAST Transliteration

ásthi kṛtvā́ samídhaṃ tád aṣṭā́po asādayan | rétaḥ kṛtvā́jyam devā́ḥ púruṣam ā́viśan ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Having made bone to be fuel, that the Eight Waters set firm in place. Having made seed to be ghee, the Gods entered into the Person.

Translation

Ayant fait de l’os une samidh (bois d’offrande), les Huit Eaux l’établirent fermement en sa place. Ayant fait de la semence un ājya (beurre clarifié), les dieux entrèrent dans le Puruṣa (l’Homme cosmique).

Word by Word

• अस्थि: bone
• अस्थि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्थि- (प्रातिपदिक) < अस्थन्

• कृत्वा: having made
• कृत्वा: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (करोति)

• समिधम्: kindling-stick, fuel (for fire)
• समिधम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: समिध्- (प्रातिपदिक)

• तत्: that (it)
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्- (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• अष्टापः: the eight waters (eight streams/fluids)
• अष्टापः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: अष्टाप्- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘अष्ट’+‘आप्’)

• असादयन्: they caused (it) to sit/settle; they placed
• असादयन्: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √सद् (सीदति) with आ- → √आसद्/आसादयति (caus.)

• रेतः: seed, semen
• रेतः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रेतस्- (प्रातिपदिक)

• कृत्वा: having made
• कृत्वा: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (करोति)

• आज्यम्: ghee, clarified butter
• आज्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आज्य- (प्रातिपदिक)

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव- (प्रातिपदिक)

• पुरुषम्: the Person (Puruṣa)
• पुरुषम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुष- (प्रातिपदिक)

• आविशन्: they entered
• आविशन्: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √विश् (विशति) with आ- → √आविश्

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic/Angiras tradition (variable lists)

Devata: Āpaḥ (Waters), Devāḥ (Gods), Puruṣa (as locus)

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh

Mantra Rasa

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