Mantra 22

Sukta 4

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

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

IAST Transliteration

apūpavā́n madhumā́ṃś carúr eha sī́datu | lokakṛ́taḥ pathikṛ́to yajāmahe yé devā́nāṃ hutabhā́gā ihá sthá

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Let the cooked offering, rich in cake and honey-sweet, be set down here. We do sacrifice unto the World-builders, the Path-makers, who have their portion in the gods’ oblation: be ye here present.

Translation

Qu’ici soit déposée l’offrande cuite (caru), riche en gâteau sacrificiel (apūpa) et douce comme le miel. Aux Bâtisseurs des mondes (Lokakṛt), aux Faiseurs de chemin (Pathikṛt), nous offrons le sacrifice, à ceux qui ont leur part dans l’oblation des dieux : soyez ici présents.

Word by Word

• अपूपवान्: having cakes (apūpa)
• अपूपवान्: कर्तृ (सीदतु इत्यस्य कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अपूपवत् (प्रातिपदिक; अपूप + वत्)

• मधुमान्: honey-sweet / possessing honey
• मधुमान्: कर्तृ (सीदतु इत्यस्य कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मधुमत् (प्रातिपदिक; मधु + मत्)

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

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

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

• सीदतु: let (it) sit/settle; let it be placed
• सीदतु: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √सद् (सीदति)

• लोककृतः: world-makers / makers of the worlds
• लोककृतः: कर्तृ (यजामहे इत्यस्य कर्ता—ये इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: लोककृत् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; लोक + √कृ + क्त्/कृत्)

• पथिकृतः: path-makers / makers of the path
• पथिकृतः: कर्तृ (यजामहे इत्यस्य कर्ता—ये इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: पथिकृत् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; पथि + √कृ + क्त्/कृत्)

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

• ये: who (those who)
• ये: कर्तृ (यजामहे इत्यस्य—सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

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

• हुतभागाः: having a share in the oblation / entitled to offerings
• हुतभागाः: कर्तृ (ये इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: हुतभाग (समास-प्रातिपदिक; हुत + भाग)

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

• स्थ: be (present)! / stand (here)!
• स्थ: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्था (स्थ) / अस् (स्थ = 2nd pl. imperative in Vedic usage)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic funerary tradition (AV 18 corpus).

Devata: Lokakṛt and Pathikṛt (collective ordainers).

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like liturgical formula (variable by recension/edition).

Mantra Rasa

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