Mantra 13
Sukta 25
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
प्रजापते श्रेष्ठेन रूपेणास्या नार्या गवीन्योः । पुमांसं पुत्रमा धेहि दशमे मासि सूतवे
IAST Transliteration
prajā́pate śréṣṭhena rūpéṇāsyā́ nā́ryā gavīnyóḥ | púmāṃsaṃ putrám ā́ dhehi daśamé mā́si sūtáve ||
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
O Prajāpati, with thy most excellent form, within this woman—these cow-like sources of increase—implant a manly son, that in the tenth month she may bring him forth.
Word by Word
प्रजापतेO Prajāpati
प्रजापते:
सम्बोधन (address)
TypeNoun
Rootप्रजापति (प्रजा + पति)
श्रेष्ठेनwith the best
श्रेष्ठेन:
करण (instrument/means)
TypeAdjective
Rootश्रेष्ठ (विशेषण)
रूपेणby/with (your) form
रूपेण:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootरूप
अस्याःof this
अस्याः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक: अस्य-)
नार्याःwoman
नार्याः:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootनारी
गवीन्योःof the two gavinī-s (two cow(-forms)/cow(-wives))
गवीन्योः:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootगवीन्य (स्त्री; ‘cow-like/pertaining to cows’, esp. ‘(two) cow(-wives)/cow(-forms)’ in dual usage)
पुमांसम्a male
पुमांसम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootपुमांस्
पुत्रम्a son
पुत्रम्:
कर्म (apposition to पुमांसम्)
TypeNoun
Rootपुत्र
आtowards; in
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग)
धेहिplace; implant; bestow
धेहि:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√धा (दधाति)
दशमेin the tenth
दशमे:
अधिकरण (time)
TypeAdjective (ordinal)
Rootदशम
मासिmonth
मासि:
अधिकरण (time)
TypeNoun
Rootमास
सूतवेfor giving birth; to bear
सूतवे:
प्रयोजन (purpose)
TypeVerb (infinitive)
Root√सू (सुवति/सूते) → सूतव्/सूतु (infinitive in -तवे)
Attribution
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (anukramaṇī-dependent)
Devata: Prajāpati
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh
Mantra Rasa
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