Mantra 14

Sukta 2

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

सोम एकेभ्यः पवते घृतमेक उपासते । येभ्यो मधु प्रधावति तांश्चिदेवापि गच्छतात्

IAST Transliteration

sóma ékebhyaḥ pavate ghṛtám éka upā́sate | yébhyo mádhu pradhā́vati tā́ṁś cid evā́pi gacchatāt ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

For some the Soma clarifies itself; some worship ghee. To whom the sweet mead runneth forth—unto those, even unto them also, may he go.

Word by Word

सोमःSoma (the soma-juice/deity)

एकेभ्यःfrom some (persons/groups)

पवतेpurifies/flows (as purified)

घृतम्ghee/clarified butter

एकःone (person)

उपासतेthey worship/attend upon

येभ्यःto whom

मधुhoney/sweet drink

प्रधावतिruns forth/flows toward

तान्those (persons)

चित्even

एवjust/indeed

अपिalso

गच्छतात्let him/it go (to them)

Attribution

Rishi: Traditionally connected with Pitṛs/Yama-hymn seers in AV 18 (Anuṣṭubh funerary corpus; exact r̥ṣi attribution varies by anukramaṇī tradition).

Devata: Yama and the Pitṛs (implicitly), with Soma/ghṛta/madhu as efficacious media.

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (predominant funerary meter in AV 18).

Mantra Rasa

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