Mantra 3
Sukta 6
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
यद् वा अतिथिपतिरतिथीन् प्रतिपश्यति देवयजनं प्रेक्षते
IAST Transliteration
yád vā atíthipatír atíthīn pratipáśyati devayájanaṃ prékṣaté
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
When, again, the Master of Guests looks forth upon the guests, he is, in very deed, looking upon the worship of the Gods.
Word by Word
यत्which/that
यत्:
सम्बन्ध/विशेषण (अन्वय-सम्बन्धः)
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वाor
वा:
समुच्चय/विकल्प
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा (निपात)
अतिथिपतिःthe lord/host of guests
अतिथिपतिः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootअतिथि-पति (समास-प्रातिपदिक)
अतिथीन्guests
अतिथीन्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootअतिथि (प्रातिपदिक)
प्रतिपश्यतिlooks toward / looks back at
प्रतिपश्यति:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√पश् (दृश्) + प्रति
देवयजनम्the place of worship/sacrifice for the gods
देवयजनम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootदेव-यजन (समास-प्रातिपदिक)
प्रेक्षतेlooks at / observes
प्रेक्षते:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√ईक्ष् + प्र
Attribution
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (bandhu-style prose/bridging formula; r̥ṣi attribution varies by anukramaṇī traditions)
Devata: Atithi (guest) as sacral recipient; indirectly Devas via devayajana-bandhu
Chandas: Prose / yajus-like (not a regular metrical ṛc)
Mantra Rasa
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