Mantra 15
Rishi: Yājñavalkya (traditional)
Devata: Yajña (as ordering power); implicitly Prajāpati as the rite’s totality
Chandas: Yajus (prose formula)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
वसु॑ च मे वस॒तिश्च॑ मे॒ कर्म॑ च मे॒ शक्ति॑श्च॒ मे ऽर्थ॑श्च म॒ एम॑श्च म इ॒त्या च॑ मे॒ गति॑श्च मे य॒ज्ञेन॑ कल्पन्ताम्
Transliteration
vásu ca me vasatíś ca me kárma ca me śáktiś ca me ’rtháś ca me émaś ca me ityā́ ca me gátīś ca me yajñéna kalpantām
Translation
Wealth be mine and a settled dwelling; work be mine and power; purpose be mine and endeavour; ordered procedure be mine and successful attainment: may all these be duly ordered for me by the Sacrifice.
Padapatha (Word Analysis)
वसु । च॒ । मे॒ । वस॒तिः । च॒ । मे॒ । कर्म । च॒ । मे॒ । शक्तिः । च॒ । मे॒ । अर्थः । च॒ । मे॒ । एमः । च॒ । मे॒ । इत्या । च॒ । मे॒ । गतिः । च॒ । मे॒ । य॒ज्ञेन॑ । क॒ल्प॒न्ता॒म् ।
Word by Word
वसुwealth; a good (possession)
वसु:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवसु (प्रातिपदिक) / वस् (धातु, ‘निवासे’) से व्युत्पन्न
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
मेof me / for me
मे:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
वसतिःdwelling; residence
वसतिः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootवसति (प्रातिपदिक) < वस् (धातु, ‘निवासे’)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
मेof me / for me
मे:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
कर्मwork; ritual act
कर्म:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) < कृ (धातु, ‘करणे’)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
मेof me / for me
मे:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
शक्तिःpower; capability
शक्तिः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootशक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) < शक् (धातु, ‘शक्तौ’)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
मेof me / for me
मे:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
अर्थःpurpose; meaning; wealth
अर्थः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
मेof me / for me
मे:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
अमःstrength; vigor (amás)
अमः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअम (प्रातिपदिक)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
मेof me / for me
मे:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
इत्याthus; so (in this manner)
इत्या:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति + आ (अव्यय/निपात-समास)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
मेof me / for me
मे:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
गतिःgoing; course; path; attainment
गतिः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootगति (प्रातिपदिक) < गम् (धातु, ‘गत्यर्थे’)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
मेof me / for me
मे:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
यज्ञेनby/with the sacrifice
यज्ञेन:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक) < यज् (धातु, ‘देवपूजासंगतिकरणदानेषु’)
कल्पन्ताम्may they be arranged/fulfilled; may they be made fit
कल्पन्ताम्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootकॢप् (धातु, ‘कल्पने/समर्थने’)
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