Mantra 1

Sukta 59

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

औषधिः। अनडुद्भ्यस्त्वं प्रथमं धेनुभ्यस्त्वमरुन्धति । अधेनवे वयसे शर्म यच्छ चतुष्पदे

IAST Transliteration

anaḍúdbhyaḥ tváṃ prathamáṃ dhenúbhyaḥ tvám arundhatī́ | adhénave váyase śárma yaccha catúṣpade

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

For the oxen thou art first; for the milch-cows thou, O Arundhatī. Grant shelter to the non-milking one, to the young, to the four-footed herd.

Word by Word

• औषधिः: the herb (O herb)
• औषधिः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: औषधि- (प्रातिपदिक)

• अनडुद्भ्यः: to/for the bulls
• अनडुद्भ्यः: सम्प्रदान
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनडुह्- (प्रातिपदिक)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: कर्तृ
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्- (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• प्रथमम्: first; in the first place
• प्रथमम्: —
• Type: Adjective (used adverbially)
• Root: प्रथम- (प्रातिपदिक)

• धेनुभ्यः: to/for the cows
• धेनुभ्यः: सम्प्रदान
• Type: Noun
• Root: धेनु- (प्रातिपदिक)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: कर्तृ
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्- (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• अरुन्धति: restrains; wards off; blocks
• अरुन्धति: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: रुध् (रुणद्धि) धातु; उपसर्ग: आ-; causative? (न), वर्तमान-प्रयोग

• अधेनवे: to/for the non-milking (cow); barren cow
• अधेनवे: सम्प्रदान
• Type: Noun/Adjective (as substantive)
• Root: अधेनु- (प्रातिपदिक)

• वयसॆ: to/for the young (age); for youth
• वयसॆ: सम्प्रदान
• Type: Noun
• Root: वयस्- (प्रातिपदिक)

• शर्म: shelter; comfort; protection
• शर्म: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर्मन्- (प्रातिपदिक)

• यच्छ: grant; bestow
• यच्छ: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: यम् (यच्छति) धातु

• चतुष्पदे: to/for the four-footed (cattle)
• चतुष्पदे: सम्प्रदान
• Type: Noun/Adjective (as substantive)
• Root: चतुष्पद्- (प्रातिपदिक)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (anonymous/collective)

Devata: Oṣadhi (Arundhatī) as a personified healing/protective power

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like (AV domestic-healing style)

Mantra Rasa

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