Mantra 9

Sukta 18

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

प्रजापतिं ते प्रजननवन्तमृच्छन्तु । ये माघायवो ध्रुवाया दिशोऽभिदासात्

IAST Transliteration

prajā́patiṃ te prajánanavantam r̥cchantu | yé māghāyávo dhrúvāyā diśó’bhidā́sāt |

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

To thee may they resort—Prajāpati rich in generative might—against those Māghāyus who assail from the steadfast quarter.

Word by Word

• प्रजापतिम्: Prajāpati (as object)
• प्रजापतिम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजापति (प्रातिपदिक)

• ते: of you / your
• ते: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• प्रजननवन्तम्: possessing procreation / fruitful
• प्रजननवन्तम्: कर्म
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रजननवत् (प्रातिपदिक; -वत्-प्रत्यय)

• ऋच्छन्तु: may (they) reach / attain
• ऋच्छन्तु: (क्रिया) —
• Type: Verb
• Root: ऋच्छ् (धातु)

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

• माघायवः: the Māghā-people / those connected with (the) Māghā (star/season)
• माघायवः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun/Adjective (agentive)
• Root: माघायू (प्रातिपदिक; ‘माघा’ नक्षत्रसम्बन्धी/माघ-समये यजनशीलः इत्यर्थे)

• ध्रुवायाः: of the fixed/steadfast
• ध्रुवायाः: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: ध्रुवा (प्रातिपदिक)

• दिशः: of the direction/quarter
• दिशः: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिश् (प्रातिपदिक)

• अभिदासात्: from the hostile oppressor / from an enemy’s assault
• अभिदासात्: अपादान
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभिदास (प्रातिपदिक; ‘अभि-’ उपसर्गपूर्वक ‘दास’ = शत्रु/उपद्रवकर्ता)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic/anonymous (book 19 series)

Devata: Prajāpati

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like (late/irregular)

Mantra Rasa

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