Mantra 53
Rishi: Traditional attribution uncertain in VS usage; connected with manas-recollection formulas.
Devata: Manas (Mind) and Pitṛs (ancestral powers) in functional invocation.
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like brevity in the source-formulaic style.
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
मनो॒ न्वाह्वा॑महे नाराश॒jसेन॒ स्तोमे॑न । पि॑तॄ॒णां च॒ मन्म॑भिः
Transliteration
máno nv ā́hvāmahe nārāśaṃséna stómena | pitṝṇā́ṃ ca mánmabhiḥ ||
Translation
Now do we call back the Mind with the Nārāśaṃsa praise, and with the hymn; and (we call it back) with the devout thoughts belonging to the Fathers.
Padapatha (Word Analysis)
मनः । नु । आह्वामहे । नाराशंसेन । स्तोमेन । पितॄणाम् । च । मन्मभिः इति
Word by Word
मनःmind
मनः:
कर्म (आह्वामहे इति क्रियायाः)
TypeNoun
Rootमनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
नुnow/indeed
नु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनु
आह्वामहेwe invoke/call
आह्वामहे:
—
TypeVerb
Root√ह्वा (आह्वा-)
नाराशंसेनwith (the) Nārāśaṃsa (praise/Agni as Nārāśaṃsa)
नाराशंसेन:
करण
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootनाराशंस (प्रातिपदिक)
स्तोमेनwith a hymn of praise
स्तोमेन:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootस्तोम (प्रातिपदिक)
पितॄणाम्of the Fathers/ancestors
पितॄणाम्:
सम्बन्ध (मन्मभिः इत्यस्य)
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
मन्मभिःwith thoughts/prayers
मन्मभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootमन्मन् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘thought/prayer’)
Entities Mentioned
M
Manas (Mind)N
NārāśaṃsaP
Pitṛs (Fathers/Ancestors)Ritual Context
Viniyoga (Ritual Application)
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