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Mantra 4

Sukta 12

इमां शालां सविता वायुरिन्द्रो बृहस्पतिर्नि मिनोतु प्रजानन्। उक्षन्तूद्ना मरुतो घृतेन भगो नो राजा नि कृषिं तनोतु

imā́ṃ śā́lāṃ savitā́ vāyúr índro bṛ́haspátir ní minotu prajā́nann | ukṣántūdná marúto ghṛténa bhágo no rā́jā ní kṛ́ṣiṃ tanotu ||

This Hall may Savitar, Vāyu, Indra, and Bṛhaspati—knowing progeny—set firmly in its place. Let the Maruts sprinkle her with water, with ghee; and Bhaga, our king, let him spread forth for us the field’s tillage and increase.

इमाम्this (her/this one)
इमाम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
शालाम्hall, house, hut
शालाम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootशाला (प्रातिपदिक)
सविताSavitar (the impeller deity)
सविता:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootसवितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
वायुःVāyu (Wind)
वायुः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootवायु (प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रःIndra
इन्द्रः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
बृहस्पतिःBṛhaspati
बृहस्पतिः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootबृहस्पति (प्रातिपदिक)
निdown, firmly (prefix)
नि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनि (उपसर्ग)
मिनोतुmay (he) set up/build
मिनोतु:
TypeVerb
Root√मा (मि) ‘माने/मितौ’ (धातु); here in sense ‘to measure out, set up, build’
प्रजानन्knowing, being aware
प्रजानन्:
कर्तृ
TypeParticiple
Rootप्रजानन् (√ज्ञा + प्र; वर्तमान-कृदन्त, शतृ)
उक्षन्तुlet them sprinkle/drench
उक्षन्तु:
TypeVerb
Root√उक्ष् (धातु) ‘सिञ्चने/वर्षणे’
उद्नाwith water
उद्ना:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootउदन्/उदक (प्रातिपदिक); वैदिक-रूपम् ‘उद्ना’
मरुतःthe Maruts
मरुतः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootमरुत् (प्रातिपदिक)
घृतेनwith ghee
घृतेन:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootघृत (प्रातिपदिक)
भगःBhaga (dispenser of fortune)
भगः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootभग (प्रातिपदिक)
नःof us/our
नः:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
राजाking
राजा:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootराजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
निdown, firmly (prefix)
नि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनि (उपसर्ग)
कृषिम्ploughing, cultivation
कृषिम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootकृषि (प्रातिपदिक)
तनॊतुmay (he) extend/spread/establish
तनॊतु:
TypeVerb
Root√तन् (धातु) ‘विस्तारे/तानने’

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition

Devata: Savitar, Vāyu, Indra, Bṛhaspati, Maruts, Bhaga (collective consecrators of the hall)

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh

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