Mantra 2

Sukta 69

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

अश्विना सारघेण मा मधुनाङ्क्तं शुभस्पती । यथा भर्गस्वतीं वाचमावदानि जनाँ अनु

IAST Transliteration

aśvínā sāraghéṇa mā mádhunāṅktaṃ śubhás-patī | yáthā bhárgasvatīṃ vā́cam ā́vadāni jánāṃ ánu ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

O Aśvins, with the sārāgha, with honey anoint me, ye Lords of auspicious weal; that I may utter speech endowed with splendour, and that the people may follow after.

Word by Word

• अश्विना: O/Ashvins (the two divine horsemen)
• अश्विना: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्विन् (प्रातिपदिक) / अश्विनौ (देवता-द्विवचन-प्रातिपदिक)

• सारघेण: with/by a (honey-)ladle; with a pouring-spoon
• सारघेण: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: सारघ (प्रातिपदिक)

• मा: me
• मा: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

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

• अङ्क्तम्: anoint (you two)!
• अङ्क्तम्: (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अञ्ज् (धातु) → अङ्क्ति

• शुभस्पती: O lords of splendor/auspiciousness
• शुभस्पती: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुभस्-पति (समास-प्रातिपदिक)

• यथा: as, so that
• यथा: (सम्बन्ध/उपपद)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)

• भर्गस्वतीम्: radiant, possessing brilliance
• भर्गस्वतीम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भर्गस्-वत् (प्रातिपदिक) → भर्गस्वत्

• वाचम्: speech, voice
• वाचम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाच् (प्रातिपदिक)

• आवदानि: may I speak/utter
• आवदानि: Kartā
• Type: Verb
• Root: वद् (धातु) + आ- (उपसर्ग) → आ-वद्

• जनान्: people, folk
• जनान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन (प्रातिपदिक) / जन (समूह)

• अनु: after, following; in accordance with
• अनु: (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनु (अव्यय/उपसर्ग)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (often anonymous in AV; associated with Aśvin-invocations for vāc and success)

Devata: Aśvinau (the twin healers), with vāc-brilliance (bhárgas) as the sought power

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (4 pādas of ~8 syllables)

Mantra Rasa

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