Mantra 23
Rishi: Traditionally associated with Savitṛ/Soma hymnic strata (RV parallels); in VS transmission attributed to the Yājñavalkya-lineage compilers
Devata: Soma (with Savitṛ colouring in the surrounding anuvāka)
Chandas: Tr̥ṣṭubh (by RV-style cadence; to be confirmed against pada-count in the parallel)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
दे॒वेन॑ नो॒ मन॑सा देव सोम रा॒यो भा॒गᳪ स॑हसावन्न॒भि यु॑ध्य । मा त्वा त॑न॒दीशि॑षे वी॒र्य॒स्यो॒भये॑भ्य॒: प्रचि॑कित्सा॒ गवि॑ष्टौ
Transliteration
dēvēna nō manasā deva soma rāyō bhāgaṃ sahasāvan abhi yudhya | mā tvā tanadī́śiṣe vīryasyā ubhayēbhyaḥ pracikitsā gaviṣṭau ||
Translation
With godlike mind, O god Soma, strive thou for us for a portion of wealth, O mighty one. Let no wasting power constrain thee of thy vigour: from either side be thou discerning in the quest of kine.
Padapatha (Word Analysis)
दे॒वेन॑ । नः॒ । मन॑सा । देव । सोम । रा॒यः । भा॒गम् । स॒ह॒सा॒व॒न् । अ॒भि । यु॒ध्य॒ । मा । त्वा॒ । त॒न॒दिः । इ॒शि॒षे॒ । वी॒र्य॑स्य । उ॒भये॑भ्यः । प्र॒चि॒कि॒त्सा॒ । गवि॑ष्टौ
Word by Word
दे॒वेन॑by/with the god
दे॒वेन॑:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
नःof us / for us
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
मनसाwith (the) mind
मनसा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootमनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
देवO god
देव:
(Address)
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
सोमO Soma
सोम:
(Address)
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootसोम (प्रातिपदिक)
रायःof wealth
रायः:
(Genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootराय्/रायि (प्रातिपदिक; ‘wealth’)
भागम्a share/portion
भागम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootभाग (प्रातिपदिक)
सहसावन्O mighty one
सहसावन्:
(Address)
TypeAdjective (vocative)
Rootसहसावन् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘mighty’)
अभिtowards, against
अभि:
(Directional/Preverb)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि
युध्यfight! contend!
युध्य:
(Predicate)
TypeVerb
Rootयुध् (धातु)
माdo not
मा:
(Negation)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा
त्वाyou
त्वा:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (सर्वनाम)
तनदीशिषे(that) you should not seek to extend/assume control (over)
तनदीशिषे:
(Predicate)
TypeVerb (compound form)
Rootतन + ईशिषे (ईश् धातु/ईश्-प्रातिपदिक से; वैदिक रूप)
वीर्यस्यof strength/heroic power
वीर्यस्य:
(Genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootवीर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
उभयेभ्यःfrom both (sides) / for both
उभयेभ्यः:
Apādāna
TypeAdjective/Pronoun
Rootउभय (प्रातिपदिक)
प्रचिकित्साdiscern! consider carefully!
प्रचिकित्सा:
(Predicate)
TypeVerb
Rootप्र + चि + कित्स् (धातु; ‘to perceive/understand’)
गविष्टौin the contest (for cows), in battle
गविष्टौ:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootगविष्टि (प्रातिपदिक; ‘search for cows/battle’)
Entities Mentioned
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SomaS
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Viniyoga (Ritual Application)
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