Mantra 63
Sukta 4
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
परा यात पितरः सोम्यासो गम्भीरैः पथिभिः पूर्याणैः । अधा मासि पुनरा यात नो गृहान् हविरत्तुं सुप्रजसः सुवीराः
IAST Transliteration
párā yāta pitaraḥ somyā́so gambhīráiḥ pathíbhiḥ pūryā́naiḥ | ádha mā́si púnar ā́ yāta no gṛhā́n havír áttum suprajā́saḥ suvī́rāḥ ||
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
Depart, O Fathers, soma-loving, by the deep paths, the ancient ways. Then, in the month, come ye again unto our homes to eat the oblation—ye of good progeny, ye of good heroes.
Word by Word
पराaway, forth
परा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपरा (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
यातgo (you all)!
यात:
—
TypeVerb
Rootया (गत्यर्थक धातु)
पितरःO Fathers / Ancestors
पितरः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
सोम्यासःsoma-worthy, blessed
सोम्यासः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootसोम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
गम्भीरैःby deep (paths)
गम्भीरैः:
Karaṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootगम्भीर (प्रातिपदिक)
पथिभिःby paths, along paths
पथिभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootपथि/पथिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
पूर्याणैःby the ancient/primeval (paths)
पूर्याणैः:
Karaṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootपूर्याण (प्रातिपदिक; ‘पूर्य’/‘पूर्याण’ = ancient/foremost/filled—Vedic epithet)
अधthen, thereafter
अध:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअध (अव्यय)
अ(particle) indeed/and (Vedic)
अ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअ (अव्यय; निषेध/समुच्चयार्थक निपात—Vedic particle)
असिyou are
असि:
—
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (सत्तायाम् धातु)
पुनःagain
पुनः:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुनः (अव्यय)
आback, towards (here)
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
यातcome/go (you all)!
यात:
—
TypeVerb
Rootया (गत्यर्थक धातु)
नःto us / our
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
गृहान्homes, houses
गृहान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootगृह (प्रातिपदिक)
हविःoblation
हविः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootहविस् (प्रातिपदिक)
अत्तुम्to eat
अत्तुम्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootअद् (भक्षणे धातु)
सुप्रजसःhaving good offspring
सुप्रजसः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-प्रजस् (प्रातिपदिक; बहुव्रीहिः/तत्पुरुषः)
सुवीराःhaving good heroes/sons, valiant
सुवीराः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-वीर (प्रातिपदिक)
Attribution
Rishi: Pitṛ-hymn seer tradition of AV 18
Devata: Pitaraḥ
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh
Mantra Rasa
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