Mantra 13

Sukta 28

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

ऋतुभिष्ट्वार्तवैरायुषे वर्चसे त्वा । संवत्सरस्य तेजसा तेन संहनु कृण्मसि

IAST Transliteration

ṛtúbhís tvā́ ārtavaír ā́yuṣe várcase tvā́ | saṃvatsarásya téjasā ténā́ saṃhánu kṛṇmasi ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

With the Seasons, with the season-born Powers, thee for life, for splendour— thee. With the Year’s keen energy, thereby we make thee compact and firmly knit.

Word by Word

• ऋतुभिः: with the seasons
• ऋतुभिः: करण
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋतु- (प्रातिपदिक)

• त्वा: you (as object)
• त्वा: कर्म
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्- (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• आर्तवैः: with seasonal (powers/forces)
• आर्तवैः: करण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आर्तव- (प्रातिपदिक; ऋतु-सम्बद्ध)

• आयुषे: for life, for longevity
• आयुषे: सम्प्रदान
• Type: Noun
• Root: आयुस्- (प्रातिपदिक)

• वर्चसे: for brilliance, splendor
• वर्चसे: सम्प्रदान
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्चस्- (प्रातिपदिक)

• त्वा: you (as object)
• त्वा: कर्म
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्- (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• संवत्सरस्य: of the year
• संवत्सरस्य: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संवत्सर- (प्रातिपदिक)

• तेजसा: with (its) energy, radiance
• तेजसा: करण
• Type: Noun
• Root: तेजस्- (प्रातिपदिक)

• तेन: with that
• तेन: करण
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्- (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• संहनु: let (us/they) bind together, join firmly
• संहनु: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-√हन् (धातु) → संहन्/संहनु (आज्ञार्थे 1पु. बहु.)

• कृण्मसि: we do, we make
• कृण्मसि: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (specific r̥ṣi not stated in the provided excerpt)

Devata: Ṛtu/Ārtava powers; Saṃvatsara (Year) as temporal deity; tejas as operative force

Chandas: Likely Anuṣṭubh (needs full hymn metrical audit)

Mantra Rasa

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