Mantra 6
Sukta 16
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
यदि षड्-वृषोऽसि सृजारसोऽसि
IAST Transliteration
yádi ṣáḍ-vṛṣó ’ási sṛjá-rasó ’ási
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
If thou be of sixfold bull-strength, if thou be of streaming sap—(so be it).
Word by Word
यदिif
यदि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयदि (avyaya-prātipadika)
षड्वृषः(you) are the ‘six-bull’ (i.e., having six bulls / very potent)
षड्वृषः:
Kartā (of ‘असि’)
TypeNoun (compound)
Rootषड् (संख्या) + वृष (प्रātipadika: ‘bull/virile one’)
असिyou are
असि:
—
TypeVerb
Root√अस् (भू-सत्तायाम्)
सृजारसः(you) are sap-producing / having flowing juice
सृजारसः:
Kartā (of ‘असि’)
TypeNoun/Adjective (compound)
Rootसृज् (प्रātipadika/कृदन्त-आधार: ‘flowing/issuing’) + रस (प्रātipadika: ‘sap, juice, essence’)
असिyou are
असि:
—
TypeVerb
Root√अस् (भू-सत्तायाम्)
Attribution
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (not specified in excerpt)
Devata: Charm-substance as empowered protector/healer
Chandas: Not securely determinable from excerpt alone
Mantra Rasa
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