Mantra 2
Sukta 64
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
इध्मेन त्वा जातवेदः समिधा वर्धयामसि । तथा त्वमस्मान् वर्धय प्रजया च धनेन च
IAST Transliteration
idhménā tvā jātavedaḥ samídhā vardhayāmasi | tathā́ tvám asmā́n vardhaya prajā́yā ca dhánena ca ||
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
With fuel we strengthen thee, O Jātavedas, with the kindling-stick we make thee wax; so do thou, in like wise, increase us with progeny and with wealth.
Word by Word
इध्मेनwith fuel (firewood)
इध्मेन:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootइध्म (प्रातिपदिक)
त्वाyou (as object)
त्वा:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
जातवेदःO Jātavedas (Agni)
जातवेदः:
सम्बोधन (आह्वान)
TypeNoun
Rootजातवेदस् (प्रातिपदिक; अग्नि-नाम)
समिधाwith kindling-stick / with fuel
समिधा:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootसमिध् (प्रातिपदिक)
वर्धयामसिwe cause (you) to grow; we kindle/increase
वर्धयामसि:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootवृध् (धातु)
तथाthus; in the same way
तथा:
क्रियाविशेषण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा (अव्यय)
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अस्मान्us
अस्मान्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वर्धयincrease (us); make (us) prosper
वर्धय:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootवृध् (धातु)
प्रजयाwith offspring; with progeny
प्रजया:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootप्रजा (प्रातिपदिक)
चand
च:
समुच्चय
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
धनेनwith wealth
धनेन:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootधन (प्रातिपदिक)
चand
च:
समुच्चय
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Attribution
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (Agni-hymn; specific r̥ṣi not explicit in the provided excerpt)
Devata: Agni Jātavedas
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (4 pādas of ~8 syllables)
Mantra Rasa
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