Mantra 1

Sukta 80

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

पूर्णिमा। पूर्णा पश्चादुत पूर्णा पुरस्तादुन्मध्यतः पौर्णमासी जिगाय । तस्यां देवैः संवसन्तो महित्वा नाकस्य पृष्ठे समिषा मदेम

IAST Transliteration

pūrṇimā | pūrṇā paścā́d utá pūrṇā purástād ún madhyatáḥ paurṇamāsī́ jigāya | tásyāṃ deváiḥ saṃvásanto mahitvā́ nā́kasya pṛṣṭhé samíṣā madema ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Full-Moon: full behind and full before, yea full from the midst—Paurṇamāsī hath won the victory. In her, abiding with the Gods by her great might, upon the back of heaven with sacrificial fare may we rejoice.

Word by Word

• पूर्णिमा: the Full-moon (night/day)
• पूर्णिमा: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूर्णिमा (प्रातिपदिक) < पूर्ण (विशेषण) + -इमा (स्त्रीप्रत्यय)

• पूर्णा: full, complete
• पूर्णा: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)

• पश्चात्: behind, in the west/after
• पश्चात्: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पश्चात् (अव्यय)

• उत: and also
• उत: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उत (निपात/अव्यय)

• पूर्णा: full
• पूर्णा: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)

• पुरस्तात्: in front, in the east/before
• पुरस्तात्: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरस्तात् (अव्यय)

• उत्: up, out (preverb)
• उत्: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उत् (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• मध्यतः: from/in the middle
• मध्यतः: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मध्य (प्रातिपदिक) + -तस् (तसिल्-अव्यय)

• पौर्णमासी: the Full-moon (goddess/day)
• पौर्णमासी: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: पौर्णमासी (प्रातिपदिक) < पूर्णिमा-सम्बन्धी

• जिगाय: has conquered/has prevailed
• जिगाय: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √जि (जये)

• तस्याम्: in her/in that (full-moon time)
• तस्याम्: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• देवैः: with the gods
• देवैः: Sahakāraka (सह/साकं) / Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)

• संवसन्तः: dwelling together
• संवसन्तः: Kartā
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + √वस् (निवासे) → वसन्त् (वर्तमान कृदन्त)

• महित्वा: by (her) greatness, through majesty
• महित्वा: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: महित्व (प्रातिपदिक) < महत् (विशेषण) + -त्व

• नाकस्य: of heaven
• नाकस्य: Sambandha (genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाक (प्रातिपदिक)

• पृष्ठे: on the back/surface
• पृष्ठे: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)

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

• इषा: with refreshment/nourishment
• इषा: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: इषा (प्रातिपदिक)

• मदेम: may we rejoice/be exhilarated
• मदेम: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √मद् (हर्षे/प्रमोदे)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (Anukramaṇī varies)

Devata: Paurṇamāsī (Full-Moon)

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; requires metrical verification)

Mantra Rasa

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