Mantra 35

Sukta 4

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

पुरोडाशवत्सा सुदुघा लोकेऽस्मा उप तिष्ठति । सास्मै सर्वान् कामान् वशा प्रददुषे दुहे

IAST Transliteration

puroḍā́śa-vatsā́ sudúghā́ lóke ’smā́i úpa tiṣṭhati | sā́ ’smāi sárvān kā́mān vaśā́ pradadúṣe duhē ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

With the sacrificial cake for calf, a good milker, she stands near him in the world: the Vashā milks out for him all desires—to him who hath bestowed her.

Translation

पुरोडाश (यज्ञ-केक) हा जणू वासरू मानून, उत्तम दूध देणारी ती या लोकी त्याच्या जवळ उभी राहते. वशा—ज्याने तिला दान दिले आहे त्याच्यासाठी—सर्व कामना दूधासारख्या दुहून देते.

Word by Word

पुरोडाशवत्सा(the cow) having a puroḍāśa-calf / whose calf is (like) a sacrificial cake

सुदुघाgood-milking, yielding well

लोकेin the world / in the realm

अस्मैto him / for him

उपnear, towards

तिष्ठतिstands

साshe

अस्मैto him / for him

सर्वान्all

कामान्desires, wishes

वशाthe Vashā-cow (a ritual cow; a yielding cow)

प्रforth, fully

ददुषेto the giver (to him who has given)

दुहेshe milks / yields milk

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic/Aṅgirasa tradition (not specified here).

Devata: Vaśā as beneficent agent; indirectly Yajña (puroḍāśa).

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh.

Mantra Rasa

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