Mantra 1

Sukta 15

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

रोगोपशमनम्। एका च मे दश च मे ऽपवक्तार ओषधे । ऋतजात ऋतावरि मधु मे मधुला करः

IAST Transliteration

rogópaśamanam | ékā ca me dáśa ca me ’pavaktā́ra oṣadhe | ṛtá-jāta ṛtā́vari mádhu me madhulā́ karah ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

For the stilling of disease. One and ten—be they mine, O Herb, as repellers. Born of ṛta, guardian by ṛta: make for me honey, make sweetness.

Word by Word

• एका: one (female/one unit)
• एका: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (संख्याप्रातिपदिक) → एक-

• च: and
• च: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (निपात) → च

• मे: to/for me; of me
• मे: Sampradāna
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम) → मद्/मे

• दश: ten
• दश: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दश (संख्याप्रातिपदिक) → दश-

• च: and
• च: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (निपात) → च

• मे: to/for me; of me
• मे: Sampradāna
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम) → मद्/मे

• अपवक्तारः: repellers/warders-off (those who drive away)
• अपवक्तारः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप-वक्तृ (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √वच् ‘वदने’ + तृ) → अपवक्तृ-

• ओषधे: O herb/plant (medicinal herb)
• ओषधे: Sampradāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: ओषधि (प्रातिपदिक) → ओषधि-

• ऋतजात: born of ṛta (cosmic order/truth-born)
• ऋतजात: —
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ऋत-जात (समास; जात = √जन् ‘जन्मनि’ क्त) → ऋतजात-

• ऋतावरि: O ṛta-protecting/ṛta-covering (guardian of order)
• ऋतावरि: —
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ऋत-आवरि (समास; आवरि/आवरी = ‘protecting/covering’, प्रातिपदिक) → ऋतावरि-

• मधु: honey; sweetness
• मधु: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधु (प्रातिपदिक) → मधु-

• मे: for me; of me
• मे: Sampradāna
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम) → मद्/मे

• मधुला: sweet, honeyed
• मधुला: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मधुल (प्रातिपदिक; मधु + लच्) → मधुल-

• करः: hand; (also) ray/beam
• करः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर (प्रातिपदिक) → कर-

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (healing hymn; specific r̥ṣi per Anukramaṇī).

Devata: Oṣadhi (Herb) as healing deity; ṛta as legitimizing principle.

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable).

Mantra Rasa

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