Mantra 2

Sukta 24

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

वेदाहं पयस्वन्तं चकार धान्यं ऽ बहु। संभृत्वा नाम यो देवस्तं वयं हवामहे योयो अयज्वनो गृहे

IAST Transliteration

védāháṃ páyasvantaṃ cakā́ra dhā́nyaṃ bahú | saṃbhṛtvā́ náma yó devás táṃ vayáṃ havāmahe yó-yo áyajvano gṛhé

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

I know the (Power) that hath made the grain milk-rich and abundant. Having gathered (it), that God—him we invoke—who (wins it) even in the house of him that sacrificeth not.

Word by Word

वेदI know

अहम्I

पयस्वन्तम्abounding in milk/juice

चकारhas made

धान्यम्grain, corn

बहुmuch, abundant

सम्together, completely

भृत्वाhaving brought together / having collected

नामindeed; by name

यःwho

देवःthe god

तम्him

वयम्we

हवामहेwe invoke/call

यःwho

अयज्वनःof the non-sacrificer (one who does not worship)

गृहेin the house

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (pauṣṭika corpus; varies by anukramaṇī)

Devata: A provisioning deity/power (often treated generically as ‘deva’ in AV pauṣṭika contexts)

Chandas: Mixed/irregular Anuṣṭubh (as transmitted; some pādas show prose-like expansion)

Mantra Rasa

{"primary_rasa":"shanta","secondary_rasa":"vira","emotional_arc":"From confident knowing → practical gathering → invocation that overcomes deficiency contexts.","listener_experience":"Steady resolve; a sense of capability to restore prosperity.","intensity":5}