Mantra 3

Sukta 69

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

मयि वर्चो अथो यशोऽथो यज्ञस्य यत् पयः । तन्मयि प्रजापतिर्दिवि द्यामिव दृंहतु

IAST Transliteration

máyi várcó átho yáśo ’thó yajñásya yát páyaḥ | tán máyi prajā́patiḥ diví dyā́m-iva dṛṃhatu ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

In me be lustre, and in me be fame; and also whatever milk-like essence is of the sacrifice: that in me may Prajāpati make firm, as ’twere the heaven in the sky.

Word by Word

• मयि: in me
• मयि: अधिकारण
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्

• वर्चः: splendour, radiance
• वर्चः: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्चस्

• अथो: and also
• अथो: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथो

• यशः: fame, glory
• यशः: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: यशस्

• अथो: and also
• अथो: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथो

• यज्ञस्य: of the sacrifice
• यज्ञस्य: सम्बन्ध
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ

• यत्: whatever; that which
• यत्: कर्म
• Type: Pronoun (relative) / Indeclinable-like connector
• Root: यद्

• पयः: milk; sap; nourishing essence
• पयः: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: पयस्

• तत्: that
• तत्: कर्म
• Type: Pronoun (demonstrative)
• Root: तद्

• मयि: in me
• मयि: अधिकारण
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्

• प्रजापतिः: Prajāpati (Lord of creatures)
• प्रजापतिः: कर्ता
• Type: Noun (proper/title)
• Root: प्रजापति

• दिवि: in heaven
• दिवि: अधिकारण
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिव्

• द्याम्: the sky
• द्याम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्यौ

• इव: like, as
• इव: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• दृंहतु: may (he) make firm; strengthen
• दृंहतु: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृंह् (दृंहते/दृंहति)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (anonymous/secondary attribution in AV transmission)

Devata: Prajāpati (as stabilizer of generative and ritual power)

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh

Mantra Rasa

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