Mantra 4
Sukta 2
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
सोमो ददद् गन्धर्वाय गन्धर्वो दददग्नये । रयिं च पुत्रांस्चादादग्निर्मह्यमथो इमाम्
IAST Transliteration
sómo dadad gandharvā́ya gandharvó dadad agnáye | rayíṃ ca putrā́ṃś cā́dād agnír máhy átho imā́m
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
Soma gave her to the Gandharva; the Gandharva gave her to Agni. And Agni, receiving her for me, bestowed wealth and sons—yea, this very bride.
Word by Word
सोमःSoma (the Soma-plant/juice; Soma)
सोमः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootसोम (प्रातिपदिक)
ददत्giving
ददत्:
कर्तृ (सोमः-विशेषण)
TypeVerb (participle)
Rootदा (दाने)
गन्धर्वायto the Gandharva
गन्धर्वाय:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootगन्धर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
गन्धर्वःthe Gandharva
गन्धर्वः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootगन्धर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
ददत्giving
ददत्:
कर्तृ (गन्धर्वः-विशेषण)
TypeVerb (participle)
Rootदा (दाने)
अग्नयेto Agni
अग्नये:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
रयिम्wealth, riches
रयिम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootरयि (प्रातिपदिक)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
पुत्रान्sons
पुत्रान्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootपुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
आदात्gave, bestowed
आदात्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootदा (आदाने) / √दा with preverb आ-
अग्निःAgni
अग्निः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
मह्यम्to me
मह्यम्:
सम्प्रदान
TypePronoun
Rootअहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अथोand also; moreover
अथो:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथो (अथ + उ)
इमाम्this (female/this one)
इमाम्:
कर्म (अध्याहृतम्)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Attribution
Rishi: Anukramaṇī attribution varies; transmitted within the AV marriage corpus
Devata: Soma, Gandharva, Agni (as transfer agents); implicit bride/groom
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh
Mantra Rasa
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