Mantra 60

Sukta 2

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

धनुर्हस्तादाददानो मृतस्य सह क्षत्रेण वर्चसा बलेन । समागृभाय वसु भूरि पुष्टमर्वाङ्त्वमेह्युप जीवलोकम्

IAST Transliteration

dhánur hastā́d ādádāno mṛtásya sahá kṣatréṇa várcasā bálenā | samā́gṛbhāya vásu bhū́ri púṣṭam arvā́ṅ tvám ehí úpa jīvalokám

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Taking the bow from the hand of the dead, with kingly power, with splendour, with strength—grasp thou together abundant, thriving wealth; hitherward come thou, draw near unto the world of the living.

Word by Word

• धनुः: bow
• धनुः: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनुस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• हस्तात्: from the hand
• हस्तात्: Apādāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: हस्त (प्रातिपदिक)

• आददानः: taking, seizing
• आददानः: Kartā
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दा (आ + दा) / आददान (वर्तमान कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)

• मृतस्य: of the dead (man)
• मृतस्य: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृत (प्रातिपदिक; √मृ ‘to die’ से निष्पन्न) / मृत (विशेषण/संज्ञा)

• सह: together with
• सह: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)

• क्षत्रेण: with dominion/royal power
• क्षत्रेण: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षत्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• वर्चसा: with splendor, radiance
• वर्चसा: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्चस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• बलेन: with strength
• बलेन: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल (प्रातिपदिक)

• समागृभाय: may you grasp/receive (fully)
• समागृभाय: Kartā
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ग्रह (सम् + आ + ग्रह) / समागृभ (इच्छार्थ/आशीर्लिङ्-रूप)

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

• भूरि: much, abundant
• भूरि: Viśeṣaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भूरि (अव्यय/विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक)

• पुष्टम्: nourished, thriving
• पुष्टम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुष्ट (प्रातिपदिक; √पुष् ‘to thrive’ से निष्पन्न)

• अर्वाङ्: towards here, hither
• अर्वाङ्: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अर्वाञ्च् (प्रातिपदिक; दिशावाचक)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• एहि: come
• एहि: Kartā
• Type: Verb
• Root: √इ (आगमनार्थ)

• उप: near, towards
• उप: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उप (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• जीवलोकम्: the world of the living
• जीवलोकम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: जीवलोक (समास-प्रातिपदिक: जीव + लोक)

Attribution

Rishi: Pitṛmedha tradition (specific r̥ṣi per anukramaṇī varies)

Devata: Auspicious powers reclaimed from Death; implicitly opposed to Mṛtyu/Yama

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (with Atharvanic flexibility)

Mantra Rasa

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