Mantra 19

Sukta 4

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

अपूपवान् घृतवांश्चरुरेह सीदतु । लोककृतः पथिकृतो यजामहे ये देवानां हुतभागा इह स्थ

IAST Transliteration

apūpavā́n ghr̥tavā́ṁś carúr eha sī́datu | lokakŕ̥taḥ pathikŕ̥to yajāmahe yé devā́nāṁ hutabhā́gā ihá stha ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Let the cooked oblation, furnished with cake and rich in ghee, sit down here. We sacrifice unto the World-makers, the Path-makers—those who, of the Gods, possess a share in the offered gift—be ye here present.

Translation

Qu’ici s’asseye le caru, l’offrande cuite, pourvue d’apūpa (gâteau sacrificiel), riche de ghee. Nous sacrifions aux Faiseurs du monde, aux Faiseurs des voies (Lokakṛt, Pathikṛt)—à ceux qui, parmi les dieux, ont part à l’offrande; soyez ici présents.

Word by Word

• अपूपवान्: having cakes (apūpa)
• अपूपवान्: कर्तृ (सीदतु इत्यस्य)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अपूप- (प्रातिपदिक)

• घृतवान्: possessing ghee
• घृतवान्: कर्तृ (सीदतु इत्यस्य)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: घृत- (प्रातिपदिक)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• चरुः: the oblation-porridge (caru)
• चरुः: कर्तृ (सीदतु इत्यस्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चरु- (प्रातिपदिक)

• इह: here
• इह: अधिकरण (देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह

• सीदतु: let (it) sit down / be placed
• सीदतु: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: √सद् (सीद्)

• लोककृतः: world-makers / creators of the world
• लोककृतः: कर्तृ (यजामहे इत्यस्य)
• Type: Adjective (substantival)
• Root: लोककृत्- (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; लोकं करोति इति)

• पथिकृतः: path-makers / makers of the path
• पथिकृतः: कर्तृ (यजामहे इत्यस्य)
• Type: Adjective (substantival)
• Root: पथिकृत्- (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; पथिं करोति इति)

• यजामहे: we worship / we sacrifice
• यजामहे: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: √यज्

• ये: who (those who)
• ये: सम्बन्ध/अन्वय (लोककृतः…पथिकृतः इत्यस्य विशेषण-सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• देवानाम्: of the gods
• देवानाम्: सम्बन्ध (हुुतभागाः इत्यस्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव- (प्रातिपदिक)

• हुतभागाः: having a share in the oblation / entitled to offerings
• हुतभागाः: कर्तृ/विशेष्य (ये… इत्यस्य)
• Type: Noun/Adjective (substantival)
• Root: हुतभाग- (समास-प्रातिपदिक; हुतस्य भागः)

• इह: here
• इह: अधिकरण (देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह

• स्थ: be (present) / abide
• स्थ: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (भू) → स्थ (वेदिक 2nd pl. imperative/ injunctive form used as ‘be!’)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (funerary book; variable anukramaṇī attributions)

Devata: Lokakṛt/Pathikṛt powers

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (with Atharvanic variation)

Mantra Rasa

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