Mantra 10

Sukta 135

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

देवा ददत्वासुरं तद्वो अस्तु सुचेतनम्। युष्मां अस्तु दिवेदिवे प्रत्येव गृभायत्

IAST Transliteration

devā́ dadatv ā́suram tád vo astu sú-cetanam | yuṣmā́ṃ astu díve-dive práty èva gṛbhāyat ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Let the Gods bestow that lordly power: for you let it be of wholesome mind. Let it be yours day after day; let it, in very truth, lay hold on you again and again.

Word by Word

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)

• ददतु: let (them) give
• ददतु: (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (दाने)

• असुरम्: the Asura / a demon
• असुरम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: असुर (प्रातिपदिक)

• तत्: that
• तत्: (अन्वयतः—विषय/कर्म-निर्देशः)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• वः: for you / of you
• वः: सम्प्रदान (हितार्थे) / सम्बन्ध
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• अस्तु: let it be
• अस्तु: (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (भुवि/सत्तायाम्)

• सुचेतनम्: well-minded, of good understanding
• सुचेतनम्: (विशेषणम्—तत्/एतत्-विषयस्य)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु-चेतन (प्रातिपदिक; सु + चेतन)

• युष्मान्: you (all)
• युष्मान्: कर्म
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• अस्तु: let there be / may there be
• अस्तु: (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (भुवि/सत्तायाम्)

• दिवे-दिवे: day by day
• दिवे-दिवे: अधिकरण (काल)
• Type: Noun (reduplicated phrase)
• Root: दिव्/द्यौ (प्रातिपदिक: दिवस्/दिव)

• प्रति: towards, in return
• प्रति: (दिशा/सम्बन्ध-निर्देशकः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• एव: indeed, just
• एव: (निपातः—अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)

• गृभायत्: (he/it) seized, took hold
• गृभायत्: (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह्/गृभ् (ग्रहणे)

Attribution

Rishi: Angirasa/Atharvanic transmission (book 20 RV-style)

Devata: Viśve Devāḥ (All Gods)

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like (approx.; requires full syllable verification)

Mantra Rasa

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