Mantra 21

Sukta 2

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

शर्म वर्मैतदा हरास्यै नार्या उपस्तिरे । सिनीवालि प्र जायतां भगस्य सुमतावसत्

IAST Transliteration

śárma vármaitád ā́ hara asyái nā́ryai upástire | sinī́vāli prá jāyatāṃ bhágasya sumatáu ávasat

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Bring hither this comfort, this armour, to be a spread beneath this woman. O Sinīvālī, let her bring forth abundantly, under Bhaga’s kindly favour and his aid.

Translation

Bawalah ke mari ketenteraman ini, perisai ini, agar menjadi hamparan di bawah perempuan ini. Wahai Sinīvālī, semoga ia melahirkan dengan berlimpah, dalam perkenan yang baik dan pertolongan Bhaga.

Word by Word

• शर्म: comfort, shelter
• शर्म: कर्म (उपस्तिरे इत्यस्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)

• वर्म: armor, protective covering
• वर्म: कर्म (उपस्तिरे इत्यस्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: विशेषण/निर्देशक (शर्म/वर्मणोः)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• आ: towards, unto (prefix)
• आ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• हरास्यै: to the ‘green-/golden-faced’ one (the bride/woman addressed)
• हरास्यै: सम्प्रदान
• Type: Noun (epithet)
• Root: हरास्य (प्रातिपदिक; हर-आस्य ‘हरित/हरिण-वदन’ इति बहुव्रीहिः/कर्मधारयः)

• नार्यै: to the woman, to the bride
• नार्यै: सम्प्रदान (हरास्यै इत्यस्य समन्वयः) अथवा अप्पोज़िशन
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारी (प्रातिपदिक)

• उपस्तिरे: is spread/strewn (as a bedding/covering)
• उपस्तिरे: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-√स्तॄ (स्तॄञ्) ‘to spread, strew’

• सिनीवालि: O Sinīvālī (goddess of fertility)
• सिनीवालि: सम्बोधन
• Type: Noun (vocative)
• Root: सिनीवाली (देवी-नाम; प्रातिपदिक)

• प्र: forth, fully (prefix)
• प्र: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्र (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• जायतात्: let (offspring/prosperity) be born; may it arise
• जायतात्: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: √जन् (जनीँ) ‘to be born, arise’

• भगस्य: of Bhaga; of fortune, good luck
• भगस्य: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी) — ‘of Bhaga/fortune’
• Type: Noun
• Root: भग (प्रातिपदिक)

• सुमतौ: in good thought/favor; in benevolent grace
• सुमतौ: अधिकरण
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुमति (प्रातिपदिक)

• अवसत्: may it abide/dwell (there); it dwelt/abode
• अवसत्: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वस् (वसँ) ‘to dwell, abide’ (उपसर्गः अव-)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic domestic tradition (variable).

Devata: Sinīvālī; Bhaga (as fortune-distributor).

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like (probable).

Mantra Rasa

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