Mantra 7
Sukta 11
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
त्वं ह्य१ङ्ग वरुण ब्रवीषि पुनर्मघेष्ववद्यानि भूरि । मो षु पणींरभ्ये३तावतो भून्मा त्वा वोचन्नराधसं जनासः
IAST Transliteration
tváṃ hí aṅgá varuṇa bravī́ṣi púnar maghéṣv avadyā́ni bhū́ri | mó ṣú paṇī́n abhy ètā́vato bhūn mā́ tvā vocann arā́dhasaṃ jánāsaḥ ||
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
For thou, I pray, O Varuṇa, dost declare again abundant faults amid the gifts. Press not the Paṇis further than this; lest the people call thee ‘unsuccessful in granting’.
Word by Word
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
हिindeed/for
हि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (निपात)
अङ्गO!/indeed (emphatic particle)
अङ्ग:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअङ्ग (निपात)
वरुणO Varuṇa
वरुण:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootवरुण (प्रातिपदिक)
ब्रवीषिyou speak/say
ब्रवीषि:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootब्रू (धातु)
पुनःagain
पुनः:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुनः (अव्यय)
मघेषुamong gifts/boons (in bounties)
मघेषु:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootमघ (प्रातिपदिक)
अवद्यानिfaults/blameworthy acts
अवद्यानि:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootअवद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
भूरिmuch/many
भूरि:
—
TypeIndeclinable (quantifier)
Rootभूरि (अव्यय/विशेषण-प्रयोग)
माdo not
मा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा (निषेध-अव्यय)
उindeed/just
उ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउ (निपात)
पणीन्the Paṇis (niggardly/hostile folk)
पणीन्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootपणि (प्रातिपदिक)
अभ्येतावतःof/against one so great/so much (to this extent)
अभ्येतावतः:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeAdjective/Pronoun (quantitative)
Rootअभि + एतावत् (प्रातिपदिक)
भूत्may it be/it became
भूत्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootभू (धातु)
माdo not
मा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा (निषेध-अव्यय)
त्वाyou (acc.)
त्वा:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वोचन्they said/spoke
वोचन्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootवच् (धातु)
अ-राधसम्unsuccessful/without bounty; not granting success
अ-राधसम्:
कर्म (विशेष्य-त्वा/सम्बोधन-वरुण-प्रति निन्दा)
TypeAdjective
Rootराधस् (प्रातिपदिक) with privative अ-
जनासःpeople
जनासः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootजन (प्रातिपदिक)
Attribution
Rishi: Atharvanic seer tradition (Varuṇa hymn complex).
Devata: Varuṇa
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like.
Mantra Rasa
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