Mantra 2
Sukta 46
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
या सुबाहुः स्वङ्गुरिः सुषूमा बहुसूवरी । तस्यै विश्पत्न्यै हविः सिनीवाल्यै जुहोतन
IAST Transliteration
yā́ subā́huḥ sváṅguríḥ suṣū́mā bahusū́varī | tásyai viśpátnyai havíḥ sinīvā́lyai juhotana
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
She who is fair-armed, fair-fingered, of happy travail, rich in abundant offspring—to her, the clan’s mistress, to Sinīvālī, offer ye the oblation.
Word by Word
याshe who
या:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → या-
सु-बाहुःhaving good arms
सु-बाहुः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootबाहु (प्रातिपदिक); उपसर्ग/पूर्वपद: सु-
स्व-अङ्गुरिःhaving fair/own fingers (well-fingered)
स्व-अङ्गुरिः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootअङ्गुरि (प्रातिपदिक); पूर्वपद: स्व-
सु-षूमाvery vigorous/strong
सु-षूमा:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootषूमा (प्रातिपदिक); पूर्वपद: सु-
बहु-सूवरीrich in good offspring/abundance
बहु-सूवरी:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootसूवरी (प्रातिपदिक); पूर्वपद: बहु-
तस्यैto her
तस्यै:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → तस्यै
विश्-पत्न्यैto the lady/mistress of the clan
विश्-पत्न्यै:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun (epithet/title)
Rootपत्नी (प्रातिपदिक); पूर्वपद: विश्- (विश् ‘clan/people’)
हविःoblation
हविः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootहविस् (प्रातिपदिक)
सिनीवाल्यैto Sinīvālī
सिनीवाल्यै:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun (proper name)
Rootसिनीवाली (देवी-नाम, प्रातिपदिक)
जुहोतनoffer (ye), pour as oblation
जुहोतन:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootहु (धातु) — जुहोति; लोट् बहुवचन 2
Attribution
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (seer attribution uncertain/variable)
Devata: Sinīvālī (as viśpatnī)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh
Mantra Rasa
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