Mantra 2

Sukta 108

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

मेधामहं प्रथमां ब्रह्मण्वतीं ब्रह्मजूतामृषिष्टुताम्। प्रपीतां ब्रह्मचारिभिर्देवानामवसे हुवे

IAST Transliteration

medhā́m aháṃ prathamā́ṃ brahmaṇvatī́ṃ brahmajū́tām ṛ́ṣi-stutām | prápītāṃ brahmacāríbhir devā́nām ávase huve ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Medhā I call—the first and foremost—rich in brahman, driven on by brahman, lauded of the seers; yea, Medhā well imbibed by the brahmacārins: her I invoke for the gods’ succour.

Word by Word

• मेधाम्: intelligence, wisdom
• मेधाम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: मेधा (प्रातिपदिक)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: कर्तृ
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• प्रथमाम्: first, foremost
• प्रथमाम्: कर्म
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रथमा (प्रातिपदिक; ‘प्रथम’ से)

• ब्रह्मण्वतीम्: possessed of brahman; endowed with sacred power
• ब्रह्मण्वतीम्: कर्म
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ब्रह्मण्वत् (प्रातिपदिक; ब्रह्मन् + -वत्)

• ब्रह्मजूताम्: impelled/urged by brahman
• ब्रह्मजूताम्: कर्म
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ब्रह्मजूत (प्रातिपदिक; ब्रह्मन् + जूत ‘प्रेरित/प्रवर्तित’)

• ऋषिष्टुताम्: praised by seers
• ऋषिष्टुताम्: कर्म
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ऋषिष्टुत (प्रातिपदिक; ऋषि + स्तुत ‘स्तुत’)

• प्रपीताम्: fully drunk/imbibed; well-savored (by)
• प्रपीताम्: कर्म
• Type: Participle (Adjectival)
• Root: √पा (पिबति) → प्र-पीत (कृदन्त, भूतकृत्/कर्मणि)

• ब्रह्मचारिभिः: by brahmacārins (students/ascetics)
• ब्रह्मचारिभिः: करण
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मचारिन् (प्रातिपदिक)

• देवानाम्: of the gods
• देवानाम्: सम्बन्ध (genitive) / प्रयोजन-संबन्ध
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)

• अवसे: for help, for protection
• अवसे: सम्प्रदान
• Type: Noun
• Root: अवस् (प्रातिपदिक) / अवस्- (नपुंसक/पुं; ‘help, protection’)

• हुवे: I invoke, I call
• हुवे: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: √हू (जुहोति/ह्वयति) — वैदिक रूप ‘हुवे’

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (medhā-hymn attribution varies in ancillary indices)

Devata: Medhā; brahman as enabling power; gods as helpers (devānām avase)

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh

Mantra Rasa

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