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Mantra 7

Sukta 67

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

यमु पूर्वमहुवे तमिदं हुवे सेदु हव्यो ददिर्यो नाम पत्यते । अध्वर्युभिः प्रस्थितं सोम्यं मधु पोत्रात् सोमं द्रविणोदः पिब ऋतुभिः

IAST Transliteration

yám u pū́rvam áhūve tám idáṃ húve sá íd u havýo dadiryó nā́ma pátyate | adhvaryúbhiḥ prástitam somyáṃ mádhu potrā́t sómam draviṇodaḥ píba ṛtúbhiḥ

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Whom erst I called, him now, even him, I call: he, worthy of oblation, the giver, by name is lord. The Soma-sweet draught, set forth by the Adhvaryus—Soma from the Potṛ’s place—drink thou, O bestower of treasure, in due seasons.

Word by Word

यम्whom

उindeed/and

पूर्वम्formerly/earlier

अहुवेI have invoked / I invoked

तम्him

इदम्this

हुवेI invoke

सःhe

इदुindeed

हव्यःworthy of oblation / to be offered

ददिर्यःgiver/bestower (Vedic epithet)

नामby name / namely

पत्यतेrules over / is lord of

अध्वर्युभिःby the adhvaryu-priests

प्रस्थितम्set forth / prepared

सोम्यम्soma-like / pertaining to Soma

मधुhoney/sweet drink

पोत्रात्from the potra(-vessel/office of the Potṛ priest)

सोमम्Soma (juice)

द्रविणोदःO wealth-bestower

पिबdrink!

ऋतुभिःwith the seasons / at the proper times

Attribution

Rishi: Rigvedic provenance (AV 20 borrowing); specific r̥ṣi not determinable from the provided excerpt alone

Devata: Soma (and/or Soma-drinking deity addressed as draviṇodas, often Indra in Soma contexts)

Chandas: Mixed; likely Triṣṭubh/Jagatī-type Soma verse (exact meter requires full pada syllable count and context)

Mantra Rasa

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