Mantra 62
Sukta 4
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
आ यात पितरः सोम्यासो गम्भीरैः पथिभिः पितृयाणैः । आयुरस्मभ्यं दधतः प्रजां च रायश्च पोषैरभि नः सचध्वम्
IAST Transliteration
ā́ yāta pitaraḥ somyā́so gambhīráiḥ pathíbhiḥ pitṛyā́naiḥ | ā́yur asmábhyaṃ dádhataḥ prajā́ṃ ca rā́yaś ca póṣair abhí naḥ sacadhvam ||
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
Come hither, O Fathers, soma-loving, by the deep paths, the Fathers’ ways. Bestowing upon us life and progeny, with wealth and with prosperings—cleave ye unto us.
Word by Word
आhither, towards (prefix: ‘come’)
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग)
यातcome (you all)!
यात:
—
TypeVerb
Rootया (गत्यर्थक धातु)
पितरःO Fathers / Ancestors
पितरः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
सोम्यासःsoma-worthy, connected with Soma
सोम्यासः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootसोम्य (प्रातिपदिक; ‘सोम-सम्बद्ध/सोम-योग्य’)
गम्भीरैःby deep (profound)
गम्भीरैः:
Karaṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootगम्भीर (प्रातिपदिक)
पथिभिःby paths
पथिभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootपथिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
पितृयाणैःby the ancestral (father-leading) ways
पितृयाणैः:
Karaṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootपितृयाण (प्रातिपदिक; ‘पितॄणां यानम्/मार्गः’)
आयुःlife, lifespan
आयुः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootआयुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
अस्मभ्यम्to us
अस्मभ्यम्:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
दधतःplacing, bestowing
दधतः:
—
TypeVerb
Rootधा (दधाति; धारण/स्थापनार्थक)
प्रजाम्offspring, progeny
प्रजाम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootप्रजा (प्रातिपदिक)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (निपात)
रायःof wealth
रायः:
—
TypeNoun
Rootराय्/रायि (प्रातिपदिक; ‘धन’)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (निपात)
पोषैःwith nourishments, prosperities
पोषैः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootपोष (प्रातिपदिक)
अभिtowards, upon
अभि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
नःus
नः:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सचध्वम्join (yourselves) with, accompany
सचध्वम्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootसच् (सचते; ‘सह गच्छति/अनुगच्छति, संलग्नः भवति’)
Attribution
Rishi: Pitṛ-hymn seer tradition of AV 18 (Anukramaṇī-dependent)
Devata: Pitaraḥ
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh
Mantra Rasa
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