Mantra 4

Sukta 9

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

वस्योभूयाय वसुमान् यज्ञो वसु वंसिषीय वसुमान् भूयासं वसु मयि धेहि

IAST Transliteration

vasyòbhū́yāya vásumān yajñó vásu vaṃsiṣī́ya vásumān bhūyāsaṃ vásu máyí dhehi

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

For greater excellence: the Sacrifice, rich in treasure—may I win treasure; may I become treasure-rich. O Wealth, in me do thou deposit thyself.

Word by Word

• वस्योभूयाय: may (it) become better / for the better
• वस्योभूयाय: (वस्यस्) कर्म/विशेष्य-भाव; (भूयाय) क्रिया
• Type: Adjective (comparative) + Verb (finite)
• Root: वस्यस् (प्रातिपदिक) + भू (धातु)

• वसुमान्: wealthy, possessing riches
• वसुमान्: कर्तृ (यज्ञस्य विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वसु + मतुप् (प्रातिपदिक: वसुमत्)

• यज्ञः: the sacrifice/rite
• यज्ञः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)

• वसु: wealth, good (thing)
• वसु: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसु (प्रातिपदिक)

• वंसिषीय: may I obtain/attain
• वंसिषीय: क्रिया (अहं कर्ता)
• Type: Verb (finite)
• Root: वस्/वस (धातु; desiderative/benedictive formation in Vedic: वंसि-)

• वसुमान्: wealthy
• वसुमान्: कर्तृ (अहं—अध्याहृतस्य विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वसु + मतुप् (प्रातिपदिक: वसुमत्)

• भूयासम्: may I be / may I become
• भूयासम्: क्रिया
• Type: Verb (finite)
• Root: भू (धातु)

• वसु: wealth
• वसु: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसु (प्रातिपदिक)

• मयि: in me
• मयि: अधिकरण
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• धेहि: place, put, bestow
• धेहि: क्रिया (आज्ञा)
• Type: Verb (finite)
• Root: धा (धातु)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (specific r̥ṣi attribution varies by anukramaṇī; requires recension-specific confirmation).

Devata: Vasu/Śrī as prosperity-power; secondarily Yajña as efficacious agent.

Chandas: Likely Anuṣṭubh or mixed prose-like cadence (meter requires pada-count verification from full hymn context).

Mantra Rasa

{"primary_rasa":"shanta","secondary_rasa":"adbhuta","emotional_arc":"From aspiration (betterment) to acquisition to indwelling assurance.","listener_experience":"Calm confidence; sense of being supported and ‘filled’ with stability.","intensity":4}