Mantra 14

Sukta 3

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

ऋचा कुम्भ्यधिहितार्त्विज्येन प्रेषिता

IAST Transliteration

ṛcā́ kumbhy ádhihitā́rtvijyéna préṣitā

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

With a sacred verse, O Pot, thou art set in place—impelled by priestly ministration.

Word by Word

• ऋचा: with a ṛc (a sacred verse)
• ऋचा: करण
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋच् (स्त्री. प्रातिपदिक ‘ऋच्/ऋचा’ = ऋक्, ऋग्वेद-मन्त्र/ऋचा)

• कुम्भी: in/into a pot, jar
• कुम्भी: अधिकरण
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुम्भी (स्त्री. प्रातिपदिक)

• अधिहिता: placed/laid (in/into)
• अधिहिता: (कर्मणि प्रयोगे) कर्म-भावः / विशेषणम्
• Type: Participle (Past Passive) / Adjective
• Root: धा (धातु) + अधि- (उपसर्ग) ; क्त-प्रत्यय (अधि-हित)

• ऋत्विज्येन: by/with priestly service (ṛtvij-function)
• ऋत्विज्येन: करण
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋत्विज्य (नपुं. प्रातिपदिक; ‘ऋत्विज्-भाव/ऋत्विज्-कर्म’ = priestly office/service)

• प्रेषिता: sent/impelled
• प्रेषिता: (कर्मणि प्रयोगे) कर्म-भावः / विशेषणम्
• Type: Participle (Past Passive) / Adjective
• Root: इष् (धातु) + प्र- (उपसर्ग) ; क्त-प्रत्यय (प्रेषित)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition

Devata: Kumbhī (the pot) as ritualized implement; Mantra/Ṛc as activating power

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like; compact performative statement

Mantra Rasa

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