Mantra 1

Sukta 89

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

प्रीतिसंजननम्। इदं यत् प्रेण्यः शिरो दत्तं सोमेन वृष्ण्यम्। ततः परि प्रजातेन हार्दिं ते शोचयामसि

IAST Transliteration

prītí-saṁjánanam | idáṁ yát preṇyáḥ śíro dáttaṁ sómena vṛ́ṣṇyam | tátaḥ pári prájātena hārdíṁ te śocayāmasi ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

A begetter of affection is this: that dear head-gift, bestowed with Soma’s virile might. Therefrom, with what is born thereof, we cause thy heart’s distress to waste away round about.

Word by Word

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• यत्: which/that
• यत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun (relative)
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• प्रेण्यः: pleasing, dear
• प्रेण्यः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रेण्य (प्रातिपदिक; √प्री ‘to please’ से भाव/गुणवाचक)

• शिरः: head
• शिरः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिरस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• दत्तम्: given
• दत्तम्: Karma
• Type: Participle
• Root: √दा (दाने) → दत्त (कृदन्त, क्त)

• सोमेन: with/by Soma
• सोमेन: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोम (प्रातिपदिक)

• वृष्ण्यम्: bull-like, virile, vigorous
• वृष्ण्यम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वृष्ण्य (प्रातिपदिक; ‘वृषन्’ से सम्बन्धित)

• ततः: from that; thence
• ततः: Apādāna
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिक से अव्ययीभाव)

• परि: around; fully
• परि: —
• Type: Indeclinable (preverb)
• Root: परि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• प्रजातेन: by/with what is produced/born; by progeny
• प्रजातेन: Karaṇa
• Type: Participle
• Root: √जन् (जने) → प्र-जात (कृदन्त, क्त)

• हार्दिम्: heartfelt feeling; heart-ache/heart-affliction
• हार्दिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun (abstract)
• Root: हार्दि (प्रातिपदिक; हृद् ‘heart’ से)

• ते: for you / your
• ते: Sampradāna
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• शोचयामसि: we cause to grieve; we make (it) lament/ache
• शोचयामसि: Kartā
• Type: Verb
• Root: √शुच् (शोके/शुचौ) → caus. शोचय-

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (domestic charm corpus)

Devata: Prīti (affection) as functional devatā; Soma as empowering agent

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh

Mantra Rasa

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