Mantra 6

Sukta 20

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

पूर्वो दुन्दुभे प्र वदासि वाचं भूम्याः पृष्ठे वद रोचमानः । अमित्रसेनामभिजञ्जभानो द्युमद् वद दुन्दुभे सूनृतावत्

IAST Transliteration

pū́rvo dundubhé prá vadāsi vā́caṃ bhū́myāḥ pṛṣṭhé vada rócamānaḥ | amitra-sénām abhí jañjabhāno dyumád vada dundubhe sūnṛ́tā-vat ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Foremost, O Drum, thou sendest forth thy voice; upon the earth’s back sound thou, shining. Crushing the enemy host, speak gloriously, O Drum—speak with auspicious, truth-possessing utterance.

Word by Word

• पूर्वः: foremost, first
• पूर्वः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्व (प्रातिपदिक)

• दुन्दुभे: O drum
• दुन्दुभे: Sampradāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुन्दुभि (प्रातिपदिक)

• प्र: forth, forward
• प्र: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्र (उपसर्ग)

• वदासि: you speak, you utter
• वदासि: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वद् (वदति)

• वाचम्: speech, utterance
• वाचम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाच् (प्रातिपदिक)

• भूम्याः: of the earth
• भूम्याः: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमि (प्रातिपदिक)

• पृष्ठे: on the back/surface
• पृष्ठे: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)

• वद: speak! utter!
• वद: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वद् (वदति)

• रोचमानः: shining, radiant
• रोचमानः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective (participle)
• Root: √रुच् (रोचते) → रोचमान (वर्तमानकृदन्त)

• अमित्रसेनाम्: the hostile army
• अमित्रसेनाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमित्रसेना (प्रातिपदिक; अमित्र + सेना)

• अभि: towards, against
• अभि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अभि (उपसर्ग)

• जञ्जभानः: crushing, striking down
• जञ्जभानः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective (participle)
• Root: √जभ्/√जम्भ् (जभते/जम्भते) → जञ्जभान (वर्तमानकृदन्त)

• द्यु॒मत्: brightly, with splendor
• द्यु॒मत्: —
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्यु॒मत् (प्रातिपदिक; द्युमत्)

• वद: speak!
• वद: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वद् (वदति)

• दुन्दुभे: O drum
• दुन्दुभे: Sampradāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुन्दुभि (प्रातिपदिक)

• सूनृतावत्: with kindly/true speech; auspiciously
• सूनृतावत्: —
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सूनृता + वत् (प्रातिपदिक; -वत् तद्धित)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic/Angiras attribution (varies)

Devata: Dundubhi; Bhūmi as supporting power

Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like

Mantra Rasa

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