Mantra 34

Sukta 2

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

अप्सरसः सधमादं मदन्ति हविर्धानमन्तरा सूर्यं च । तास्ते जनित्रमभि ताः परेहि नमस्ते गन्धर्वर्तुना कृणोमि

IAST Transliteration

apsarásaḥ sadhámādaṃ mádanti havirdhā́nām antárā sū́ryaṃ ca | tā́s te jánitram abhí tā́ḥ paréhi námas te gandharvártunā kṛṇomi

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

The Apsarases make merry in the common revel, betwixt the offerings-place and the Sun. Unto thy birthplace—unto those—depart thou: obeisance to thee, O Gandharva; with ordered season do I effect it.

Word by Word

अप्सरसःApsarases (celestial nymphs)

सधमादम्the common feast/banquet

मदन्तिrejoice/are intoxicated

हविर्धानम्the oblation-receptacle/oblation-place

अन्तराbetween, in the midst of

सूर्यम्the Sun

चand

ताःthose (f.)

तेof you/your

जनित्रम्birthplace, place of origin

अभिtowards, unto

ताःthose (f.)

परेहिgo forth/go away

नमःobeisance, salutation

तेto you

गन्धर्वO Gandharva

ऋतुनाwith/according to the proper season/order

कृणोमिI do/make

Attribution

Rishi: As in AVŚ 14.2 wedding corpus (anukramaṇī-dependent).

Devata: Apsarases and Gandharva (as addressed/controlled).

Chandas: Edition-dependent; generally anuṣṭubh-like.

Mantra Rasa

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