Mantra 26
Sukta 4
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
अग्नीषोमाभ्यां कामाय मित्राय वरुणाय च । तेभ्यो याचन्ति ब्राह्मणास्तेष्वा वृश्चतेऽददत्
IAST Transliteration
agnīṣómābhyā́ṁ kā́māya mitrā́ya váruṇāya ca | tébhyo yā́canti brāhmaṇā́s téṣv ā́ vṛ́ścate ’dádat ||
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
For Agni-Soma, for Desire, for Mitra and for Varuṇa—unto these the Brahmans make request: against them he cutteth (his bond), who giveth not.
Word by Word
अग्नीषोमाभ्याम्by/with Agni and Soma
अग्नीषोमाभ्याम्:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि- + सोम- (प्रातिपदिक) → द्वन्द्व-समास ‘अग्नीषोम’
कामायfor (the sake of) desire
कामाय:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootकाम- (प्रातिपदिक)
मित्रायto/for Mitra
मित्राय:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootमित्र- (प्रातिपदिक)
वरुणायto/for Varuṇa
वरुणाय:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootवरुण- (प्रातिपदिक)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (निपात)
तेभ्यःfrom them (i.e., from those deities)
तेभ्यः:
Apādāna
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
याचन्तिthey beg/ask
याचन्ति:
—
TypeVerb
Rootयाच् (धातु)
ब्राह्मणाःthe Brahmins
ब्राह्मणाः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootब्राह्मण- (प्रातिपदिक)
तेषुamong/in them
तेषु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
आtowards, unto (prefixal ‘ā-’)
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
वृश्चतेhe/it cuts off, lops
वृश्चते:
—
TypeVerb
Rootवृश्च् (धातु)
अददत्he gave
अददत्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootदा (धातु) ‘to give’
Attribution
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (Book 12 normative materials).
Devata: Agni-Soma; Mitra; Varuṇa; Kāma (as aim/impelling force).
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (likely).
Mantra Rasa
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