Mantra 1

Sukta 60

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

रम्यं गृहम्। ऊर्जं बिभ्रद् वसुवनिः सुमेधा अघोरेण चक्षुषा मित्रियेण । गृहानैमि सुमना वन्दमानो रमध्वं मा बिभीत मत्

IAST Transliteration

ramyáṃ gṛhám | ū́rjaṃ bíbhrad vasuvánīḥ sumedhā́ aghóreṇa cákṣuṣā mitríyeṇa | gṛhā́n emi sumánā vandámāno rámadhvaṃ mā bibhīta mát

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

A pleasant house. Bearing strength, winning wealth, of good wisdom, with gaze benign and friendly: unto the houses I enter, of gracious mind, doing reverence. Rejoice ye; fear not because of me.

Word by Word

• रम्यम्: pleasant, delightful
• रम्यम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रम्य (प्रातिपदिक; √रम् ‘रमते’ से)

• गृहम्: house, home
• गृहम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक)

• ऊर्जम्: vital strength, nourishment
• ऊर्जम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऊर्ज्/ऊर्जा (प्रातिपदिक)

• बिभ्रत्: bearing, carrying
• बिभ्रत्: Kartā
• Type: Verb (participle)
• Root: √भृ (भृञ्) ‘धारणे’

• वसुवनिः: winner/obtainer of wealth (wealth-bringing)
• वसुवनिः: Kartā
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: वसु-वनि (प्रातिपदिक; समास)

• सुमेधा: of good wisdom, intelligent
• सुमेधा: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु-मेधा (प्रातिपदिक)

• अघोरेण: non-terrible, benign
• अघोरेण: Karaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अघोर (प्रातिपदिक)

• चक्षुषा: with (the) eye; with sight
• चक्षुषा: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्षुस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• मित्रियेण: friendly, benevolent
• मित्रियेण: Karaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मित्रिय (प्रातिपदिक; ‘मित्र-सम्बन्धी/मैत्र’)

• गृहान्: houses, homes
• गृहान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक)

• एमि: I go, I enter/approach
• एमि: Kartā
• Type: Verb
• Root: √इ (इण्) ‘गत्यर्थे’

• सुमना: well-disposed, of good mind
• सुमना: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु-मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• वन्दमानः: saluting, paying homage
• वन्दमानः: Kartā
• Type: Verb (participle)
• Root: √वन्द् ‘स्तुतौ/नमस्कारे’

• रमध्वम्: rejoice! be at ease!
• रमध्वम्: Kartā
• Type: Verb
• Root: √रम् ‘रमते’

• मा: do not
• मा: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मा (निषेध-अव्यय)

• बिभीत: fear (you)
• बिभीत: Kartā
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भी (भीञ्) ‘भये’

• मत्: from me
• मत्: Apādāna
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

Attribution

Rishi: Unspecified here (to be resolved via Anukramaṇī for AVŚ 7.60).

Devata: Gṛha (House) personified; Mitra-like friendliness as invoked quality.

Chandas: Likely Triṣṭubh (verification needed).

Mantra Rasa

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