Mantra 55
Sukta 1
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
बृहस्पतिः प्रथमः सूर्यायाः शीर्षे केशां अकल्पयत्। तेनेमामश्विना नारीं पत्ये सं शोभयामसि
IAST Transliteration
bṛ́haspátiḥ prathamáḥ sū́ryāyāḥ śīrṣé keśā́n akalpayat | ténemā́m aśvinā nā́rīṁ pátye sáṁ śobhayāmasi
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
Bṛhaspati first arranged the tresses on Sūryā’s head. Therewith, O Aśvins, this woman we wholly adorn for her husband.
Word by Word
बृहस्पतिःBṛhaspati
बृहस्पतिः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun (Proper)
Rootबृहस्पति- (प्रातिपदिक)
प्रथमःfirst
प्रथमः:
कर्तृ (कर्तृविशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रथम- (प्रातिपदिक)
सूर्यायाःof Sūryā (the Sun-maiden)
सूर्यायाः:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootसूर्या- (प्रातिपदिक)
शीर्षेon (her) head
शीर्षे:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootशीर्षन्- (प्रातिपदिक)
केशान्hair (locks)
केशान्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootकेश- (प्रातिपदिक)
अकल्पयत्arranged / set in order
अकल्पयत्:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√कॢप् (कल्पयति)
तेनby that / with that
तेन:
करण
TypePronoun
Rootतद्- (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
इमाम्this
इमाम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun (Demonstrative)
Rootइदम्- (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अश्विनाthe Aśvins (twin gods)
अश्विना:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun (Dual Proper)
Rootअश्विन्- (प्रातिपदिक; द्विवचन-देवता)
नारीम्woman
नारीम्:
कर्म (इमाम् इति समानाधिकरणम्)
TypeNoun
Rootनारी- (प्रातिपदिक)
पत्येfor (her) husband
पत्ये:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootपति- (प्रातिपदिक)
सम्together; completely
सम्:
(क्रियाविशेषक)
TypeIndeclinable (Preverb)
Rootसम् (उपसर्ग)
शोभयामसिwe adorn / make beautiful
शोभयामसि:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√शुभ् (शोभयति) [णिच्]
Attribution
Rishi: Within the AVŚ 14.1 marriage corpus (traditional assignment varies).
Devata: Bṛhaspati; Aśvins; Sūryā as mythic model
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like (two pādas with compact cadence)
Mantra Rasa
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