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Mantra 17

Rishi: Śānti-formula transmitted in Vājasaneyin liturgy (ṛṣi not foregrounded in śrauta deployment).
Devata: Śānti (as a state), with comprehensive invocation of cosmic domains and Viśve Devāḥ; also Brahman as ordering principle.
Chandas: Yajus-style litany (non-metrical/irregular; designed for ritual enumeration).
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

द्यौ: शान्ति॑र॒न्तरि॑क्ष॒ᳪ शान्ति॑: पृथि॒वी शान्ति॒राप॒: शान्ति॒रोष॑धय॒: शान्ति॑: । वन॒स्पत॑य॒: शान्ति॒र्विश्वे॑ दे॒वाः शान्ति॒र्ब्रह्म॒ शान्ति॒: सर्व॒ᳪ शान्ति॒: शान्ति॑रे॒व शान्ति॒: सा मा॒ शान्ति॑रेधि

Transliteration

dyáuḥ śā́ntiḥ antárikṣaṃ śā́ntiḥ pṛthivī́ śā́ntiḥ ā́paḥ śā́ntiḥ óṣadhayaḥ śā́ntiḥ | vanáspátayaḥ śā́ntiḥ víśve devā́ḥ śā́ntiḥ bráhma śā́ntiḥ sárvaṃ śā́ntiḥ śā́ntir evá śā́ntiḥ sā́ mā śā́ntir edhi ||

Translation

ദ്യൗവിൽ ശാന്തി; അന്തരിക്ഷത്തിൽ ശാന്തി; പൃഥിവിയിൽ ശാന്തി; ജലങ്ങളിൽ ശാന്തി; ഔഷധികളിൽ ശാന്തി; വനസ്പതികളിൽ ശാന്തി. സർവ ദേവന്മാരിൽ ശാന്തി; ബ്രഹ്മത്തിൽ ശാന്തി; സർവത്തിൽ ശാന്തി; ശാന്തി—അതെ, ശാന്തി. ആ ശാന്തി എനിക്കു ലഭിക്കട്ടെ.

Padapatha (Word Analysis)

द्यौः । शान्तिः । अ॒न्तरि॑क्षम् । शान्तिः । पृथि॒वी । शान्तिः । आपः । शान्तिः । ओषधयः । शान्तिः । वनस्पतयः । शान्तिः । विश्वे । देवाः । शान्तिः । ब्रह्म । शान्तिः । सर्वम् । शान्तिः । शान्तिः । एव । शान्तिः । सा । मा । शान्तिः । एधि ।

Word by Word
द्यौःheaven (the sky)
द्यौः:
अधिकारण
TypeNoun
Rootद्यौ (प्रातिपदिक) / दिव् (धातु)
शान्तिःpeace
शान्तिः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootशान्ति (प्रातिपदिक; √शम् ‘to be calm’ से)
अन्तरिक्षम्mid-space, atmosphere
अन्तरिक्षम्:
अधिकारण
TypeNoun
Rootअन्तरिक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
शान्तिःpeace
शान्तिः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootशान्ति
पृथिवीearth
पृथिवी:
अधिकारण
TypeNoun
Rootपृथिवी (प्रातिपदिक)
शान्तिःpeace
शान्तिः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootशान्ति
आपःwaters
आपः:
अधिकारण
TypeNoun
Rootअप् (प्रातिपदिक)
शान्तिःpeace
शान्तिः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootशान्ति
ओषधयःherbs, medicinal plants
ओषधयः:
अधिकारण
TypeNoun
Rootओषधि (प्रातिपदिक)
शान्तिःpeace
शान्तिः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootशान्ति
वनस्पतयःtrees, lords of the forest
वनस्पतयः:
अधिकारण
TypeNoun
Rootवनस्पति (प्रातिपदिक)
शान्तिःpeace
शान्तिः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootशान्ति
विश्वेall
विश्वे:
—
TypeAdjective
Rootविश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
देवाःgods
देवाः:
अधिकारण
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
शान्तिःpeace
शान्तिः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootशान्ति
ब्रह्मBrahman / sacred power
ब्रह्म:
अधिकारण
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
शान्तिःpeace
शान्तिः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootशान्ति
सर्वम्everything
सर्वम्:
अधिकारण
TypeAdjective (substantive use)
Rootसर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
शान्तिःpeace
शान्तिः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootशान्ति
शान्तिःpeace
शान्तिः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootशान्ति
एवindeed, only
एव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
शान्तिःpeace
शान्तिः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootशान्ति
साthat (peace)
सा:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
माme
मा:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम) / मा (enclitic)
शान्तिःpeace
शान्तिः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootशान्ति
एधिgrow, prosper; be kindled (become strong)
एधि:
—
TypeVerb
Root√इध् (दीप्तौ/वृद्धौ)
Entities Mentioned
D
Dyauḥ (Heaven)
A
Antarikṣa (Midspace)
P
Pṛthivī (Earth)
Ā
Āpaḥ (Waters)
O
Oṣadhayaḥ (Plants)
V
Vanaspatayaḥ (Forest trees)
V
Viśve Devāḥ (All Gods)
B
Brahman
Ś
Śānti
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