Mantra 3

Sukta 17

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

धाता विश्वा वार्या दधातु प्रजाकामाय दाशुषे दुरोणे। तस्मै देवाअमृतं सं व्ययन्तु विश्वे देवा अदितिः सजोषाः

IAST Transliteration

dhā́tā víśvā vā́ryā dadhātu prajākā́māya dāśúṣe duróṇe | tásmai devā́ amṛ́taṃ sáṃ vyayantu víśve devā́ áditiḥ sajóṣāḥ

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Let Dhātṛ bestow all choicest goods, within the house, upon the offerer who desireth offspring. For him let the Gods together spread abroad immortality—yea, all the Gods, and Aditi, in one accord.

Word by Word

• धा॒ता: the Creator/Ordainer
• धा॒ता: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: धातृ (प्रातिपदिक; √धा ‘धारणे/विधाने’)

• विश्वाः: all
• विश्वाः: कर्म
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विश्व (प्रातिपदिक)

• वार्याः: desirable boons/valuable things
• वार्याः: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: वार्य (प्रातिपदिक; ‘वरणीय/इष्ट/श्रेष्ठ’)

• दधातु: may (he) place/bestow
• दधातु: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √धा (दधाति)

• प्र॒जाकामाय: for (one) desiring offspring
• प्र॒जाकामाय: सम्प्रदान
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: प्रजाकाम (प्रातिपदिक; प्रजा + काम)

• दा॒शुषे॑: to the worshipper/giver (the sacrificer)
• दा॒शुषे॑: सम्प्रदान
• Type: Participle (agent noun)
• Root: दाशुष् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √दाश्/√दश् ‘दान/यागे’—‘देवपूजादाने’)

• दुरो॒णे: in the house/dwelling
• दुरो॒णे: अधिकरण
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुरोण (प्रातिपदिक; ‘गृह/सद्म’)

• तस्मै॑: to him
• तस्मै॑: सम्प्रदान
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• दे॒वाः: the gods
• दे॒वाः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)

• अ॒मृतम्: immortality/nectar
• अ॒मृतम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमृत (प्रातिपदिक)

• सम्: together/completely
• सम्: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम् (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• व्य॑यन्तु॒: may they go/come forth (to him); may they bestow
• व्य॑यन्तु॒: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √या (याति) + वि (उपसर्ग) → वियन्तु/व्ययन्तु (वैदिक रूप)

• विश्वे॑: all
• विश्वे॑: कर्तृ
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विश्व (प्रातिपदिक)

• दे॒वाः: the gods
• दे॒वाः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)

• अदि॑तिः: Aditi
• अदि॑तिः: कर्तृ (समुच्चित-कर्तृ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अदिति (प्रातिपदिक)

• स॒जोषाः॑: in concord/with one accord
• स॒जोषाः॑: कर्तृ
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सजोषस् (प्रातिपदिक; सह + जोष ‘सन्तोष/अनुराग’)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (not specified in input)

Devata: Dhātṛ; Viśve Devāḥ; Aditi

Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like (requires verification)

Mantra Rasa

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