Mantra 29

Sukta 3

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

उद्योधन्त्यभि वल्गन्ति तप्ताः फेनमस्यन्ति बहुलांश्च बिन्दून्। योषेव दृष्ट्वा पतिमृत्वियायैतैस्तण्डुलैर्भवता समापः

IAST Transliteration

úd yódhanty abhí valganti taptā́ḥ phénam asyanti bahulā́ṃś ca bindū́n | yóṣeva dṛṣṭvā́ pátim ṛ́tviyāya etáis taṇḍuláir bhavatā sám ā́paḥ ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Upward they strive and leap when heated; they cast forth foam and many a drop besides. As a wife, on seeing her lord, for the fit season—so, Waters, with these rice-grains be ye in full accord.

Word by Word

उद्यो॑धन्तिthey fight up/advance fighting

अभिtowards, against

वल्गन्तिthey leap/spring

तप्ताःheated, inflamed

फेनम्foam

अस्यन्तिthey throw, cast

बहुलान्many, abundant

चand

बिन्दून्drops

योषाa young woman

इवlike, as

दृष्ट्वाhaving seen

पतिम्husband

ऋत्वियायैto the (rightful) wife / to the woman of due season

एतैःwith these

तण्डुलैःwith rice-grains

भवताbecome!, be! (you all)

सम्together, completely

आपःwaters

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (AV 12); specific r̥ṣi varies by anukramaṇī.

Devata: Āpas (Waters), with food-consecration focus.

Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like (mixed Vedic meter; scansion varies by recension/edition).

Mantra Rasa

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