Mantra 6

Sukta 4

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

अभिवृष्टा ओषधयः प्राणेन समवादिरन्। आयुर्वै नः प्रातीतरः सर्वा नः सुरभीरकः

IAST Transliteration

abhivŕ̥ṣṭā óṣadhayaḥ prāṇéna sámāvādiran | āyúr vái naḥ prá-ātītaraḥ sárvā naḥ surabhī́rakaḥ ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

The Herbs, well rained upon, have spoken forth in concord with Prāṇa: may Life, indeed, bear us across; and may all of them be for us of kindly fragrance and of gracious power.

Word by Word

• अभिवृष्टाः: well-rained-upon / abundantly watered
• अभिवृष्टाः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभि-वृष् (धातु) → वृ्ष्ट (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)

• ओषधयः: herbs, healing plants
• ओषधयः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: ओषधि (प्रातिपदिक)

• प्राणेन: with vital breath / life-force
• प्राणेन: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राण (प्रातिपदिक)

• समवादिरन्: they spoke together / responded in unison
• समवादिरन्: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + वद् (धातु)

• आयुः: life, lifespan
• आयुः: Karma (प्रातीतरः इत्यस्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आयुस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• वै: indeed
• वै: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (निपात)

• नः: of us / for us
• नः: Sampradāna (हितार्थ-सम्बन्धः) / Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम)

• प्रातीतरः: the one who brings across / delivers / conveys
• प्रातीतरः: Kartā
• Type: Noun (agent) / Adjective
• Root: प्र + अति + इ (धातु) → प्रातीतर (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; तृच्/तृन्-प्रत्ययान्तः कर्तरि)

• सर्वाः: all
• सर्वाः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)

• नः: of us / for us
• नः: Sampradāna (हितार्थ-सम्बन्धः) / Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम)

• सुरभीरकः: the fragrant-protector / one who makes (us) fragrant and safe
• सुरभीरकः: Kartā
• Type: Noun (agent) / Adjective
• Root: सुरभि (प्रातिपदिक) + रक (प्रत्यय; ‘रक्षति/रक्षाकर्ता’ इत्यर्थे नामधात्वर्थ-निर्माणः)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic seer-tradition (Prāṇa-stuti complex)

Devata: Prāṇa and the Oṣadhis (as a collective healing agency)

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (likely)

Mantra Rasa

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