Mantra 24

Sukta 4

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

अपूपवानपवांश्चरुरेह सीदतु । लोककृतः पथिकृतो यजामहे ये देवानां हुतभागा इह स्थ

IAST Transliteration

apūpavā́n apavā́ṃś carúr eha sī́datu | lokakṛ́taḥ pathikṛ́to yajāmahe yé devā́nāṃ hutabhā́gā ihá sthá

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Let the cooked offering, rich in cake and rich in waters, be set down here. We do sacrifice unto the World-builders, the Path-makers, who have their portion in the gods’ oblation: be ye here present.

Word by Word

• अपूपवान्: having cakes (apūpa)
• अपूपवान्: कर्तृ (आह्वान/विधेय-विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अपूपवत् (प्रातिपदिक; अपूप + -वत्)

• अपवान्: having water (or: having ‘ap’/waters)
• अपवान्: कर्तृ (आह्वान/विधेय-विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अपवत् (प्रातिपदिक; अप + -वत्)

• चरुः: the sacrificial porridge (caru)
• चरुः: कर्तृ (सीदतु इत्यस्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चरु (प्रातिपदिक)

• इह: here
• इह: अधिकरण (देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह

• सीदतु: let (him/it) sit; let it take its seat
• सीदतु: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √सद् (सीदति)

• लोककृतः: world-makers; those who establish the worlds
• लोककृतः: कर्तृ (यजामहे इत्यस्य)
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: लोककृत् (प्रातिपदिक; लोक + √कृ + कृत्)

• पथिकृतः: path-makers; those who make the path
• पथिकृतः: कर्तृ (यजामहे इत्यस्य)
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: पथिकृत् (प्रातिपदिक; पथि + √कृ + कृत्)

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

• ये: who (those who)
• ये: कर्तृ (स्थ इत्यस्य; सम्बन्धः लोककृतः/पथिकृतः)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• देवानाम्: of the gods
• देवानाम्: सम्बन्ध (हुुतभागाः इत्यस्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)

• हुतभागाः: having a share in the oblation; entitled to offerings
• हुतभागाः: कर्तृ (स्थ इत्यस्य)
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: हुतभाग (प्रातिपदिक; हुत + भाग)

• इह: here
• इह: अधिकरण (देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह

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

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic funerary tradition (AV 18 corpus).

Devata: Lokakṛt and Pathikṛt.

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like formula (variable).

Mantra Rasa

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