Mantra 8

Sukta 3

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

सामासाद उद्गीथोऽपश्रयः

IAST Transliteration

sā́māsā́d udgīthó’paśráyaḥ

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

The Sāman is the seat; the Ud्गītha is the stay and refuge.

Word by Word

• सामासात्: from the seat/assembly; from the sitting (place)
• सामासात्: Apādāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: सामास (प्रातिपदिक; सम्-आस् ‘उपवेशन/समीप-आसन’ से निष्पन्न भाव/स्थानवाचक)

• उद्गीथः: the Ud्गीथा-chant (the ‘udgītha’)
• उद्गीथः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: उद्गीथ (प्रातिपदिक; उद्-√गै/√गि ‘गान’ से ‘उद्गीथ’ = सामगान का ‘उद्गीथ’ भाग)

• अपश्रयः: (is) a support/refuge; a resting-place
• अपश्रयः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: अपश्रय (प्रातिपदिक; अप-√श्रि ‘आश्रय लेना/टिकना’ → ‘आश्रय/आधार’; ‘अपश्रय’ = आधार/आश्रय)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic speculative tradition.

Devata: Sāman/Ud्गītha (personified chant-power).

Chandas: Aphoristic nominal style.

Mantra Rasa

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