Mantra 15
Sukta 2
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
नमस्ते ऽस्त्वायते नमो अस्तु परायते। नमस्ते रुद्र तिष्ठत आसीनायोत ते नमः
IAST Transliteration
námas te ’stv āyáté námo astu parāyáté | námas te rudra tíṣṭhate āsī́nāyot te námaḥ ||
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
Homage be to thee as thou comest; homage be as thou departest. Homage to thee, O Rudra, standing; and seated—homage to thee.
Word by Word
नमःsalutation, homage
नमः:
Karma (नमस्कारः/प्रणामः)
TypeNoun
Rootनमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
तेto you / your
ते:
सम्बन्ध (सम्बन्ध-कारकः)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अस्तुlet it be
अस्तु:
—
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
आयतेto the advancing/approaching one
आयते:
Sampradāna (यस्य प्रति नमः)
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootआयत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √यम् ‘to stretch/extend’ → आयत ‘extended, going on’)
नमःsalutation
नमः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootनमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
अस्तुlet it be
अस्तु:
—
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
परायतेto the departing one
परायते:
Sampradāna
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootपरायत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; परा + √यम्/√या ‘to go away’ → परायत ‘departing, going away’)
नमःsalutation
नमः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootनमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
तेto you / your
ते:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
रुद्रO Rudra
रुद्र:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (proper name)
Rootरुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
तिष्ठते(who) stands
तिष्ठते:
—
TypeVerb (present participial sense via finite form)
Rootस्था (धातु)
आसीनायto the seated one
आसीनाय:
Sampradāna
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootआसीन (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; आ + √आस् ‘to sit’ → आसीन ‘seated’)
उतand also
उत:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत (निपात/अव्यय)
तेto you / your
ते:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
नमःsalutation
नमः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootनमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
Attribution
Rishi: Atharvanic/Angiras attribution (anukramaṇī-dependent).
Devata: Rudra
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (litany-like, suitable for repeated domestic recitation).
Mantra Rasa
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