Mantra 17

Sukta 4

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

अपूपवान् दधिवांश्चरुरेह सीदतु । लोककृतः पथिकृतो यजामहे ये देवानां हुतभागा इह स्थ

IAST Transliteration

apūpavā́n dadhivā́ṁś carúr eha sī́datu | lokakŕ̥taḥ pathikŕ̥to yajāmahe yé devā́nāṁ hutabhā́gā ihá stha ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Let the cooked oblation, furnished with cake and rich in curds, sit down here. We sacrifice unto the World-makers, the Path-makers—those who, of the Gods, possess a share in the offered gift—be ye here present.

Word by Word

• अपूपवान्: having cakes; cake-possessing
• अपूपवान्: कर्तृ (आह्वेय/विषयः—सीदतु इत्यस्य)
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: अपूप- (प्रातिपदिक)

• दधिवान्: having curd
• दधिवान्: कर्तृ (आह्वेय/विषयः—सीदतु इत्यस्य)
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: दधि- (प्रातिपदिक)

• चरुः: (the) sacrificial porridge/oblation (caru)
• चरुः: कर्तृ (आह्वेय/विषयः—सीदतु इत्यस्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चरु- (प्रातिपदिक)

• इह: here
• इह: अधिकरण (देशः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)

• सीदतु: let (him/it) sit down; let it be seated
• सीदतु: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: √सद् (सीदति)

• लोककृतः: world-makers; creators of the world
• लोककृतः: कर्तृ (ये… स्थ—इत्यस्य)
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: लोक-कृत् (समासः; √कृ) अथवा लोककृत्- (प्रातिपदिक)

• पथिकृतः: path-makers; makers of the path
• पथिकृतः: कर्तृ (ये… स्थ—इत्यस्य)
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: पथि-कृत् (समासः; √कृ) अथवा पथिकृत्- (प्रातिपदिक)

• यजामहे: we worship; we sacrifice
• यजामहे: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: √यज्

• ये: who
• ये: कर्तृ (स्थ इत्यस्य)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• देवानाम्: of the gods
• देवानाम्: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव- (प्रातिपदिक)

• हुतभागाः: having shares in the oblation; entitled to offerings
• हुतभागाः: कर्तृ (ये… स्थ—इत्यस्य; देवानाम् इति षष्ठी-सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: हुत-भाग (समासः; √हु + भाग) / भाग- (प्रातिपदिक)

• इह: here
• इह: अधिकरण (देशः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)

• स्थ: you are; you stand/abide
• स्थ: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्था

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (funerary book; variable anukramaṇī attributions)

Devata: Lokakṛt/Pathikṛt powers (entitled recipients)

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (with Atharvanic variation)

Mantra Rasa

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