Mantra 14

Sukta 28

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

घृतादुल्लुप्तं मधुना समक्तं भूमिदृंहमच्युतं पारयिष्णु। भिन्दत् सपत्नानधरांश्च कृण्वदा मा रोह महते सौभगाय

IAST Transliteration

ghṛtā́d ullúptaṃ mádhunā́ sámaktaṃ bhū́mi-dṛṃhám ácyutaṃ pārayíṣṇu | bhíndat sápatnā́n ádharāṃś ca kṛṇvád ā́ mā́ rohá mahaté sáubhagāya ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Daubed with ghee, with honey well-anointed, earth-firm, unshaken, a bearer-through—splitting the rivals, and making them low: mount thou upon me for mighty good fortune.

Word by Word

• घृतात्: from ghee
• घृतात्: अपादान
• Type: Noun
• Root: घृत (प्रातिपदिक)

• उल्लुप्तम्: plucked out / extracted
• उल्लुप्तम्: कर्म
• Type: Adjective/Participle
• Root: उद्-√लुप् (लुपँ छेदने/लोपे) → उल्लुप्त (कृदन्त-भूतकर्मणि)

• मधुना: with honey
• मधुना: करण
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधु (प्रातिपदिक)

• समक्तम्: smeared / anointed
• समक्तम्: कर्म
• Type: Adjective/Participle
• Root: सम्-√अञ्ज् (अञ्जूँ लेपने) → समक्त (कृदन्त-भूतकर्मणि)

• भूमि-दृंहम्: earth-firming; strengthening the ground
• भूमि-दृंहम्: कर्म
• Type: Adjective (compound)
• Root: भूमि (प्रातिपदिक) + दृंह (√दृंह्/दृह् दृंहँ वर्धने/स्थिरीकरणे; नामधातु/कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)

• अच्युतम्: unfallen; unshaken
• अच्युतम्: कर्म
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ-च्युत (√च्युत्/√च्यु च्युतँ पतने; नञ्-पूर्वक कृदन्त)

• पारयिष्णु: able to carry across; saving
• पारयिष्णु: कर्तृ (विशेषणरूपेण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √पॄ/√पार् (पॄ पालन-तरणयोः; caus./desid.-भाव) → पारयिष्णु (इष्णु-प्रत्ययः)

• भिन्दत्: (he/it) splits; breaks
• भिन्दत्: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भिद् (भिदँ विदारणे)

• सपत्नान्: rivals; enemies
• सपत्नान्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: सपत्न (प्रातिपदिक)

• अधरान्: lower; beneath
• अधरान्: कर्म
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अधर (प्रातिपदिक)

• च: and
• च: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• कृण्वदा: while making; doing
• कृण्वदा: कर्तृ (सहायक-कर्तृ/विशेषण)
• Type: Participle
• Root: √कृ (कृञ् करणे) → कृण्वत् (वर्तमान कृदन्त)

• मा: me
• मा: कर्म/सम्प्रदान (सन्दर्भानुसार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मा

• रोह: grow; rise (upon)
• रोह: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: √रुह् (रुहँ आरोहणे/वर्धने)

• महते: for greatness
• महते: सम्प्रदान
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)

• सौभागाय: for good fortune
• सौभागाय: सम्प्रदान
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौभाग्य (सु-भाग्य; प्रातिपदिक)

Attribution

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

Devata: Charm/amulet as empowered agent; prosperity (saubhāgya) and subjugation of sapatna

Chandas: Likely Anuṣṭubh (needs full hymn metrical audit)

Mantra Rasa

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