Mantra 16
Rishi: Traditional Soma-hymn seers (RV-derived); in VS usage transmitted under Yājñavalkya’s school-line.
Devata: Soma (and by extension Indra-Soma complex)
Chandas: Tr̥ṣṭubh/Jagatī-type RV metre (as adapted in Yajus compilation; requires RV concordance for certainty)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
उ॒च्चा ते॑ जा॒तमन्ध॑सो दि॒वि सद्भूम्या द॑दे । उ॒ग्रᳪ शर्म॒ महि॒ श्रव॑ः
Transliteration
u̱ccā te jā̱tam ándhaso di̱ví sád bhūmyā́ dade | u̱gráṃ śárma máhi śrávaḥ ||
Translation
സോമരസത്തിൽ നിന്നു ജനിച്ചതായ അത് ഉയരത്തിൽ—ദിവിയിൽ—സ്ഥിരമായി നിലകൊണ്ടിരിക്കുന്നു; ഭൂമിയിൽ നിന്നു അത് ദാനം ചെയ്തു—ഉഗ്രമായ ശരണംയും മഹത്തായ യശസ്സും.
Padapatha (Word Analysis)
उच्चा । ते । जातम् । अन्धसः । दिवि । सत् । भूम्याः । ददे । उग्रम् । शर्म । महि । श्रवः ।
Word by Word
उच्चाon high, aloft
उच्चा:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउच्च (प्रातिपदिक) / उच्चै (अव्यय-रूप)
तेfor you / of you
ते:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
जातम्born; produced
जातम्:
Karma
TypeParticiple
Root√जन् (धातु) → जात (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, क्त)
अन्धसःof the Soma-juice (pressed drink)
अन्धसः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअन्धस् (प्रातिपदिक)
दिविin heaven
दिवि:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootद्यौ/दिव् (प्रातिपदिक)
सत्being; existing; true
सत्:
Karma
TypeParticiple
Root√अस् (धातु) → सत् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, शतृ/वर्तमान कृदन्त)
भूम्याःfrom/of the earth
भूम्याः:
Apādāna
TypeNoun
Rootभूमि (प्रातिपदिक)
ददेhas given; bestowed
ददे:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Root√दा (धातु)
उग्रम्mighty; fierce
उग्रम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootउग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
शर्मshelter; protection; bliss
शर्म:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootशर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
महिgreat
महि:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootमहि (प्रातिपदिक/अव्यय-प्रयोग)
श्रवःfame; glory
श्रवः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootश्रवस् (प्रातिपदिक)
Entities Mentioned
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SomaI
Indra (Indra–Soma complex)Ritual Context
Viniyoga (Ritual Application)
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