Mantra 1

Sukta 129

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

भगप्राप्तिः भगेन मा शांशपेन साकमिन्द्रेण मेदिना । कृणोमि भगिनं माप द्रान्त्वरातयः

IAST Transliteration

bhága-prā́ptiḥ bhágena mā śā́ṃśapena sā́kam índreṇa médinā | kṛṇómi bhagínaṃ mā́pa drā́ntu arā́tayaḥ ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

For the winning of good fortune—by Bhaga, with śāṃśapa, together with Indra the bounteous—I make myself fortunate: let the ill-wishers flee away from me.

Word by Word

• भगप्राप्तिः: fortune-attainment; obtaining of good luck
• भगप्राप्तिः: Kartā (वाक्य-शीर्ष/विषय) अथवा नाम-शीर्षक
• Type: Noun
• Root: भग-प्राप्ति (प्रा√आप्/आप् ‘प्राप्तौ’ से निष्पन्न ‘प्राप्ति’)

• भगेन: by/with fortune
• भगेन: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: भग

• मा: do not
• मा: (निषेध-चिह्न; कारकातीत)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मा

• शांशपेन: with the śāṃśapa (a charm/plant/amulet; AV usage)
• शांशपेन: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: शांशप (प्रातिपदिक)

• साकम्: together with
• साकम्: (सह-सम्बन्ध सूचक; कारकातीत)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: साकम्

• इन्द्रेण: with Indra
• इन्द्रेण: Karaṇa/सहचर (साकम् के साथ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र

• मे: my
• मे: (सम्बन्ध/अधिकार; कारकातीत)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्

• दिन: by/with the day (daylight; as an accompanying power)
• दिन: Karaṇa (इन्द्रेण…दिन… ‘साकम्’ के सहचर-समूह में)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिन (प्रातिपदिक)

• कृणोमि: I make; I effect
• कृणोमि: (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (करोति)

• भगिनम्: fortunate (one); possessor of fortune
• भगिनम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective (used substantively) / Noun
• Root: भगिन् (प्रातिपदिक) / ‘भग’ से सम्बन्धित

• मा: do not
• मा: (निषेध-चिह्न; कारकातीत)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मा

• अप: away; off
• अप: (दिशा/वियोग सूचक; कारकातीत)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अप

• द्रान्तु: let them run away; let them flee
• द्रान्तु: (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √द्रु (द्रवति) / वैदिक रूप ‘द्रान्तु’ (आज्ञार्थ/विधिलिङ्-सम्बद्ध) ‘दौड़ें/भागें’

• अरातयः: hostile ones; enemies; malign forces
• अरातयः: Kartā (द्रान्तु की)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अराति (प्रातिपदिक)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (not determinable from excerpt alone)

Devata: Bhaga (fortune/portion), with Indra as co-agent

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable)

Mantra Rasa

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