Mantra 2
Sukta 4
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
स्वासदसि सूषा अमृतो मर्त्येश्वा
IAST Transliteration
svā́sadasi sūṣā́ amṛ́to mártyeṣv ā́
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
Self-seated thou abidest—thriving, deathless—here among mortals.
Word by Word
स्वासदसिin/at one’s own seat/assembly; in a proper place
स्वासदसि:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootस्वासद् (प्रातिपदिक; स्व- + आसद्/सद् ‘बैठना/उपवेशन’ से निष्पन्न, ‘स्व-आसन/स्व-सभा’ अर्थ)
सूषाhealing, remedy; restoration
सूषा:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootसूषा (प्रातिपदिक; ‘सूष्/शुष्’ धातु-सम्बद्ध, ‘शोष/क्षय’ से ‘शोष-नाश/आरोग्य’ अर्थ में)
अमृतःimmortal; deathless
अमृतः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootअमृत (प्रातिपदिक; a- + मृत ‘मरण’)
मर्त्येषुamong mortals; in human beings
मर्त्येषु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootमर्त्य (प्रातिपदिक; ‘मृत’ से)
आtowards; hither; in
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
Attribution
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (anukramaṇī needed for precision)
Devata: Prāṇa/Āyuṣ (implicit); Amṛta as personified vitality
Chandas: Truncated/irregular pāda (likely part of a larger metrical unit; confirm via saṃhitā context)
Mantra Rasa
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