Mantra 21

Sukta 2

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

शर्म वर्मैतदा हरास्यै नार्या उपस्तिरे । सिनीवालि प्र जायतां भगस्य सुमतावसत्

IAST Transliteration

śárma vármaitád ā́ hara asyái nā́ryai upástire | sinī́vāli prá jāyatāṃ bhágasya sumatáu ávasat

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Bring hither this comfort, this armour, to be a spread beneath this woman. O Sinīvālī, let her bring forth abundantly, under Bhaga’s kindly favour and his aid.

Word by Word

• शर्म: comfort, shelter
• शर्म: कर्म (उपस्तिरे इत्यस्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)

• वर्म: armor, protective covering
• वर्म: कर्म (उपस्तिरे इत्यस्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: विशेषण/निर्देशक (शर्म/वर्मणोः)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• आ: towards, unto (prefix)
• आ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• हरास्यै: to the ‘green-/golden-faced’ one (the bride/woman addressed)
• हरास्यै: सम्प्रदान
• Type: Noun (epithet)
• Root: हरास्य (प्रातिपदिक; हर-आस्य ‘हरित/हरिण-वदन’ इति बहुव्रीहिः/कर्मधारयः)

• नार्यै: to the woman, to the bride
• नार्यै: सम्प्रदान (हरास्यै इत्यस्य समन्वयः) अथवा अप्पोज़िशन
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारी (प्रातिपदिक)

• उपस्तिरे: is spread/strewn (as a bedding/covering)
• उपस्तिरे: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-√स्तॄ (स्तॄञ्) ‘to spread, strew’

• सिनीवालि: O Sinīvālī (goddess of fertility)
• सिनीवालि: सम्बोधन
• Type: Noun (vocative)
• Root: सिनीवाली (देवी-नाम; प्रातिपदिक)

• प्र: forth, fully (prefix)
• प्र: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्र (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• जायतात्: let (offspring/prosperity) be born; may it arise
• जायतात्: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: √जन् (जनीँ) ‘to be born, arise’

• भगस्य: of Bhaga; of fortune, good luck
• भगस्य: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी) — ‘of Bhaga/fortune’
• Type: Noun
• Root: भग (प्रातिपदिक)

• सुमतौ: in good thought/favor; in benevolent grace
• सुमतौ: अधिकरण
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुमति (प्रातिपदिक)

• अवसत्: may it abide/dwell (there); it dwelt/abode
• अवसत्: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वस् (वसँ) ‘to dwell, abide’ (उपसर्गः अव-)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic domestic tradition (variable).

Devata: Sinīvālī; Bhaga (as fortune-distributor).

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like (probable).

Mantra Rasa

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