Mantra 1
Sukta 17
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
गर्भदृंहणम्। यथेयं पृथिवी मही भूतानां गर्भमादधे। एवा ते ध्रियतां गर्भो अनु सूतुं सवितवे
IAST Transliteration
yáthéyaṃ pṛthivī́ mahī́ bhūtā́nāṃ gárbham ādadhé | evā́ te dhriyatāṃ gárbho ánu sūtúṃ savítave
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
As this great Earth beareth the embryo of all beings, even so let thy embryo be held fast, in due course until the bringing-forth, for successful begetting.
Word by Word
गर्भदृंहणम्(this is) a strengthening of the embryo
गर्भदृंहणम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootगर्भ-दृंहण (√दृंह् ‘दृढीकरणे’ से निष्पन्न) / प्रातिपदिक: गर्भदृंहण
यथाjust as
यथा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा (अव्यय)
इयम्this
इयम्:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
पृथिवीearth
पृथिवी:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootपृथिवी (प्रातिपदिक)
महीgreat, vast
मही:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootमही (प्रातिपदिक)
भूतानाम्of beings/creatures
भूतानाम्:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootभूत (√भू ‘सत्तायाम्’ से क्त; प्रातिपदिक: भूत)
गर्भम्the embryo/womb
गर्भम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootगर्भ (प्रातिपदिक)
आदधेhas placed/has deposited
आदधे:
—
TypeVerb
Rootआ-√धा (धातु: √धा ‘धारणे/स्थापने’)
एवso, thus
एव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव (अव्यय)
तेfor you / your
ते:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम)
ध्रियताम्let (it) be held/maintained
ध्रियताम्:
—
TypeVerb
Root√धृ ‘धारणे’
गर्भःthe embryo
गर्भः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootगर्भ (प्रातिपदिक)
अनुalong, following
अनु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअनु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
सूतुम्the birth/delivery
सूतुम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसूति (√सू ‘प्रसवे’ से; प्रातिपदिक: सूतु/सूतु- ‘प्रसव’)
सवितवेfor Savitṛ (the impeller/sun-deity)
सवितवे:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootसवितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
Attribution
Rishi: Atharvanic
Devata: Pṛthivī (Earth) as stabilizing model; Garbha (embryo) as protected object
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh
Mantra Rasa
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