Mantra 5
Sukta 15
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
पञ्च च मे पञ्चाशच्च मे ऽपवक्तार ओषधे । ऋतजात ऋतावरि मधु मे मधुला करः
IAST Transliteration
pañcá ca me pañcāśác ca me ’pavaktā́ra oṣadhe | ṛtájāta ṛtā́vari mádhu me madhulā́ karáḥ
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
Five for me, and fifty for me—O Herb—(be) repellers. Born of Ṛta, O guardian of Ṛta: make for me honey, make (me) honey-sweet.
Word by Word
पञ्चfive
पञ्च:
Karma (गणनाविशेष्य-रूपेण)
TypeNoun (numeral)
Rootपञ्चन् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (निपात)
मेof me / my
मे:
Sampradāna/सम्बन्ध (स्वामित्व/सम्बन्धार्थे)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
पञ्चाशत्fifty
पञ्चाशत्:
Karma (गणनाविशेष्य-रूपेण)
TypeNoun (numeral)
Rootपञ्चाशत् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (निपात)
मेof me / my
मे:
Sampradāna/सम्बन्ध (स्वामित्व/सम्बन्धार्थे)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
अपवक्तारःaverting-speakers; those who ward off (evil) by utterance
अपवक्तारः:
Kartā (स्तुत्य/आहूत-गणः)
TypeNoun
Rootअपवक्तृ (प्रातिपदिक; अप-√वच् ‘to speak’ + तृ)
ओषधेO herb / O medicinal plant
ओषधे:
सम्बोधन (आह्वान)
TypeNoun
Rootओषधि (प्रातिपदिक)
ऋतजातborn of ṛta (cosmic order)
ऋतजात:
सम्बोधन-विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootऋतजात (प्रातिपदिक; ऋत + जात ‘born’)
ऋतावरिprotecting/covering by ṛta; ṛta-guarding
ऋतावरि:
सम्बोधन-विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootऋतावरि (प्रातिपदिक; ऋत + आवरि/वरि)
मधुhoney; sweetness
मधु:
Karma (फल/द्रव्य-रूपेण)
TypeNoun
Rootमधु (प्रातिपदिक)
मेfor me / my
मे:
Sampradāna/सम्बन्ध (स्वामित्व/सम्बन्धार्थे)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
मधुलाःsweet; honeyed
मधुलाः:
Kartā-विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootमधुल (प्रातिपदिक; मधु + ल)
करःhands
करः:
Kartā (कर्तृ-समूहः)
TypeNoun
Rootकर (प्रातिपदिक)
Attribution
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (variable)
Devata: Oṣadhi
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like refrain
Mantra Rasa
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