Mantra 25

Sukta 9

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

क्रोडौ ते स्तां पुरोडाशावाज्येनाभिघारितौ । तौ पक्षौ देवि कृत्वा सा पक्तारं दिवं वह

IAST Transliteration

króḍau te stāṃ puroḍāśā́v ā́jyenā́bhíghāritau | táu pakṣáu devi kṛtvā́ sā́ paktā́raṃ dívaṃ vaha

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Let thy two flanks be two puroḍāśa-cakes, anointed with ghee. Making those two as wings, O Goddess, do thou bear the baker up to heaven.

Translation

Biarlah kedua lambungmu menjadi dua kue puroḍāśa, diurapi dengan ghee (ghṛta). Menjadikan keduanya sebagai sayap, wahai Dewi, angkatlah sang pemanggang (pākṭar) ke surga.

Word by Word

• क्रोडौ: (two) laps/bosoms
• क्रोडौ: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रोड (प्रातिपदिक)

• ते: of you/your
• ते: Sambandha (genitive)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• स्ताम्: let (them) stand/be
• स्ताम्: (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)

• पुरोडाशौ: (two) puroḍāśa cakes (sacrificial rice-cakes)
• पुरोडाशौ: Kartā (apposition to क्रोडौ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरोडाश (प्रातिपदिक)

• आज्येन: with ghee
• आज्येन: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: आज्य (प्रातिपदिक)

• अभिघारितौ: smeared/anointed (over)
• अभिघारितौ: (विशेषण of पुरोडाशौ/क्रोडौ)
• Type: Participle
• Root: अभि-घृ (धातु) → अभिघारित (कृदन्त)

• तौ: those two
• तौ: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• पक्षौ: (two) wings/sides
• पक्षौ: Karma (in apposition to तौ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)

• देवि: O Goddess
• देवि: (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun (vocative)
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)

• कृत्वा: having made
• कृत्वा: (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable (gerund)
• Root: कृ (धातु) → कृत्वा

• सा: she
• सा: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• पक्तारम्: the cooker/baker (preparer)
• पक्तारम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पक्तृ (प्रातिपदिक)

• दिवम्: to heaven/sky
• दिवम्: Karma (goal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिव्/द्यौ (प्रातिपदिक)

• वह: carry/bear (you)
• वह: (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वह् (धातु)

Attribution

Rishi: As per hymn tradition for the Vāśā-cow complex (anukramaṇī-dependent).

Devata: Deified Cow (Vāśā/Aghnyā) as prosperity and sacrificial vehicle

Chandas: Likely Anuṣṭubh (verification needed).

Mantra Rasa

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