Mantra 16

Sukta 4

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

चरेदेवा त्रैहायणा दविज्ञातगदा सती। वशां च विद्यान्नारद ब्राह्मणास्तर्ह्येष्याः

IAST Transliteration

carét devā́ traihāyaṇā́ davijñā́tagadā satī́ | vaśā́ṃ ca vidyā́n nā́rada brāhmaṇā́s tárhy eṣyā́ḥ

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Go forth, O Gods of the three-days’ course, (she) being with malady hard to discern; and do thou, O Nārada, know the Vaśā: then shall the Brahmans come unto thee.

Word by Word

• चरेत्: may (she/it) move/wander
• चरेत्: (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चर् (धातु)

• देवा: the gods
• देवा: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)

• त्रैहायणा: the three-year-old (female)
• त्रैहायणा: Kartā (with चरेत्)
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: त्रैहायण (प्रातिपदिक)

• दविज्ञातगदा: whose illness is not recognized/diagnosed
• दविज्ञातगदा: Kartā (qualifier of त्रैहायणा)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दविज्ञातगद (समास-प्रातिपदिक)

• सती: being; existing (as such)
• सती: Kartā (qualifier of त्रैहायणा)
• Type: Adjective/Participle
• Root: सत् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; शतृ/सत्)

• वशाम्: the barren cow (vashā)
• वशाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वशा (प्रातिपदिक)

• च: and
• च: (सम्बन्धक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• विद्यात्: may (he) know/recognize
• विद्यात्: (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (धातु)

• नारद: O Nārada
• नारद: (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun (proper name; vocative use)
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)

• ब्राह्मणाः: the Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणाः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)

• तर्हि: then; at that time
• तर्हि: (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तर्हि

• एष्याः: you will come/go
• एष्याः: (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb (future form; Vedic usage)
• Root: इ (धातु) → एष्य- (भविष्यत्कृदन्त/भविष्यत्-आधार)

Attribution

Rishi: Nārada is invoked; seer attribution remains Atharvanic/Angirasa per hymn tradition

Devata: Devas (collective), Nārada (as knowing authority), Vaśā (object-power)

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (with textual irregularities possible)

Mantra Rasa

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