Mantra 2
Sukta 27
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
देवो देवेषु देवः पथो अनक्ति मध्वा घृतेन
IAST Transliteration
devó devéṣu deváḥ pathó anakti mádhvā ghṛténa
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
The god, a god among the gods, anoints the paths with sweetness, with ghee.
Word by Word
देवःthe god (divine one)
देवः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
देवेषुamong/in the gods
देवेषु:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
देवः(the) god
देवः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
पथःpaths, ways
पथः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootपथ्/पथ (प्रातिपदिक)
अनक्तिanoints, smears
अनक्ति:
—
TypeVerb
Rootअञ्ज् (धातु) — अनक्ति (लट्)
मध्वाwith honey/sweetness
मध्वा:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootमधु (प्रातिपदिक)
घृतेनwith ghee (clarified butter)
घृतेन:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootघृत (प्रातिपदिक)
Attribution
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition
Devata: Agni (as divine mediator among the gods)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like (short pāda structure)
Mantra Rasa
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