Mantra 12
Sukta 4
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
शारदावेनं मासावुदीच्या दिशो गोपायतः श्यैतं च नौधसं चानु तिष्ठतो य एवं वेद
IAST Transliteration
śāradā́v enaṃ mā́sāv udī́cyā diśó gopāyato śyaitáṃ ca naudhasáṃ cā́nu tiṣṭhato yá eváṃ véda
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
The two autumn months, from the northern quarter, guard this man—Śyaita and Naudhasa stand attendant upon him—whoso thus knoweth.
Word by Word
शारदावेनम्that autumnal (one), him/it
शारदावेनम्:
कर्म (गो॑पायतः का)
TypeAdjective + Pronoun
Rootशारद (प्रातिपदिक) + एनम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक ‘एतद्/इदम्’ का एनम्-रूप)
मासौthe two months
मासौ:
कर्तृ (गो॑पायतः का)
TypeNoun
Rootमास (प्रातिपदिक)
उदीच्याnorthern
उदीच्या:
कर्तृ (गो॑पायतः का; ‘दिशः’ के साथ)
TypeAdjective (directional)
Rootउदीच्/उदीची (प्रातिपदिक)
दिशःthe directions/quarters
दिशः:
कर्तृ (गो॑पायतः का)
TypeNoun
Rootदिश् (प्रातिपदिक)
गोपायतःprotect/guard
गोपायतः:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootगुप् (धातु; ‘to protect’) → गोपाय (णिजन्त-धातु/प्रयोग)
श्यैतम्the white (one)
श्यैतम्:
कर्म (अनु तिष्ठतः का)
TypeAdjective
Rootश्यैत (प्रातिपदिक; ‘white, bright’)
चand
च:
समुच्चय
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (निपात)
नौधसम्Nodhasa (name/epithet)
नौधसम्:
कर्म (अनु तिष्ठतः का)
TypeNoun (proper/epithet)
Rootनौधस (प्रातिपदिक; ‘Nodhasa’/‘Nodhas-like’, a proper name/epithet)
चand
च:
समुच्चय
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (निपात)
अनुafter, along, following
अनु:
क्रियाविशेषण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअनु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
तिष्ठतः(the two) stand/follow
तिष्ठतः:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootस्था (धातु) → तिष्ठ (वर्तमान-धातु)
यःwho
यः:
कर्तृ (वेद का)
TypePronoun (relative)
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
एवम्thus, in this manner
एवम्:
प्रकार (वेद का)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएवम् (अव्यय)
वेदknows
वेद:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootविद् (धातु; ‘to know’)
Attribution
Rishi: AV 15 correspondence tradition (anukramaṇī-dependent).
Devata: North-quarter guardianship via Śyaita and Naudhasa; Kāla as underlying principle.
Chandas: Irregular/prose-cadence with refrain.
Mantra Rasa
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