Mantra 3
Sukta 57
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
अथा ते अन्तमानां विद्याम सुमतीनाम्। मा नो अति ख्य आ गहि
IAST Transliteration
áthā te ántamānāṃ vidyā́ma sumatī́nām | mā́ no áti khyá ā́ gahi
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
Then may we know of thy most intimate benevolences, of thy gracious favours. Do not pass us by, as one unseen: come hither unto us.
Word by Word
अथthen; now
अथ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ (अव्यय)
तेto you; your
ते:
Sampradāna (to you) / सम्बन्ध (of you)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
अन्तमानाम्of the nearest/most intimate (fem. pl.)
अन्तमानाम्:
सम्बन्ध (genitive: ‘of the …’)
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootअन्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
विद्यामknowledge; lore
विद्याम:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootविद्या (प्रातिपदिक)
सुमतीनाम्of the good-minded; of good thoughts
सुमतीनाम्:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootसुमति (सु- + मति) (प्रातिपदिक)
माdo not
मा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा (निषेध)
नःus; our
नः:
Karma (us) / सम्बन्ध (our)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
अतिbeyond; excessively; over
अति:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअति (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
ख्याः(do not) proclaim/announce; (do not) become famed
ख्याः:
Kartā (implicit ‘त्वम्’)
TypeVerb
Root√ख्या (प्रख्याने/ख्याने)
आhither; towards
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग)
गहिcome!
गहि:
Kartā (implicit ‘त्वम्’)
TypeVerb
Root√गम्
Attribution
Rishi: Ṛgvedic provenance; r̥ṣi not determinable from the isolated verse here.
Devata: Indra (contextually)
Chandas: Likely Anuṣṭubh; exact meter requires full hymn context.
Mantra Rasa
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