Mantra 4

Sukta 22

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

अस्मै द्यावापृथिवी भूरि वामं दुहाथां घर्मदुघे इव धेनू। अयं राजा प्रिय इन्द्रस्य भूयात् प्रियो गवामोषधीनां पशूनाम्

IAST Transliteration

asmái dyā́vā-pṛthivī bhū́ri vā́maṁ duhāthāṁ gharma-dúghe iva dhenū́ | ayáṁ rājā́ priyá índrasya bhūyāt priyó gavā́m óṣadhīnāṁ paśūnā́m ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

For him let Heaven and Earth, like two warm-milking kine, pour forth abundant good. Let this King be dear to Indra; dear to cattle, to the healing plants, and to the beasts of the field.

Word by Word

अस्मैto/for him (this one)

द्यावापृथिवीHeaven and Earth

भूरिabundantly, much

वामम्good thing, boon, wealth

दुहाथाम्you two milk/yield

घर्मदुघे(you two) who yield the hot drink/gharma

इवlike, as

धेनूtwo milch-cows

अयम्this (man)

राजाking

प्रियःdear, beloved

इन्द्रस्यof Indra

भूयात्may he be/become

प्रियःdear

गवाम्of cows

ओषधीनाम्of herbs/medicinal plants

पशूनाम्of livestock/animals

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic/Angirasa tradition (royal benediction hymn; specific ṛṣi attribution varies by anukramaṇī traditions)

Devata: Dyāvāpṛthivī; Indra (as victory and sovereignty); prosperity of cattle/herbs/beasts

Chandas: Triṣṭubh/Jagatī-like cadence (mixed; requires pada-count verification by edition)

Mantra Rasa

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