Mantra 1

Sukta 34

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

मधुविद्या। इयं वीरुन्मधुजाता मधुना त्वा खनामसि । मधोरधि प्रजातासि सा नो मधुमतस्कृधि

IAST Transliteration

iyáṃ vīrúmádhujātā́ mádhunā tvā khanāmasi | mádhor ádhi prajā́tāsi sā́ no mádhumataskṛdhi

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

This creeper, honey-born— with honey we dig thee up. From honey, from sweetness sprung art thou: make thou for us a state of honeyed weal.

Word by Word

• इयम्: this (she/this plant)
• इयम्: कर्तृ
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• वीरुत्: the creeper/plant (vīrut)
• वीरुत्: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीरुत् (प्रातिपदिक; वनस्पति/लता-विशेष)

• मधु-जाता: born of honey; honey-born
• मधु-जाता: कर्तृ
• Type: Adjective (participial)
• Root: मधु + √जन् (कृदन्त: जात)

• मधुना: with honey
• मधुना: करण
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधु (प्रातिपदिक)

• त्वा: you
• त्वा: कर्म
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• खनामसि: we dig (up)
• खनामसि: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √खन् (खनति)

• मधोः: from/of honey
• मधोः: अपादान (स्रोत/उद्गम) / सम्बन्ध
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधु (प्रातिपदिक)

• अधि: upon; from; on the basis of
• अधि: अधिकरण (संबन्ध-निर्देशक) / उपपद
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अधि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• प्र-जाता: sprung forth; produced
• प्र-जाता: कर्तृ
• Type: Adjective (participial)
• Root: प्र + √जन् (कृदन्त: जात)

• असि: you are
• असि: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (अस्ति)

• सा: she/that (plant)
• सा: कर्तृ
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• नः: for us; our
• नः: सम्प्रदान (हित-सम्बन्ध) / सम्बन्ध
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• मधु-मतस्: of sweetness; of honeyed (quality)
• मधु-मतस्: सम्बन्ध
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मधुमत् (प्रातिपदिक; -मत् प्रत्यय)

• कृधि: make (it)!; make (her)
• कृधि: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (करोति)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (often transmitted under Atharvan/Angiras lineages; specific r̥ṣi attribution for this single mantra is edition-dependent).

Devata: Oṣadhi/Vīrut personified; Madhu (sweetness/honey) as an empowering principle.

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (4 pādas of ~8 syllables; Atharvanic anuṣṭubh with minor irregularities possible).

Mantra Rasa

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