Mantra 11
Sukta 16
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
यद्येकादशोऽसि सोऽपोदको ऽसि
IAST Transliteration
yády ekādaśó ’ási sá ’pódako ’ási
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
If thou be eleven, thou art the giver of waters.
Translation
Jika engkau yang kesebelas, engkaulah pemberi air—penganugerahan air.
Word by Word
यदिif
यदि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयदि (avyaya)
एकादशःthe eleventh
एकादशः:
Kartā (predicate nominative)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootएकादश (संख्याप्रातिपदिक)
असिyou are
असि:
—
TypeVerb
Root√अस् (भू-सत्तायाम्)
सःthat (one), he
सः:
Kartā (predicate nominative)
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अपोदकःwaterless; without water
अपोदकः:
Kartā (predicate nominative)
TypeAdjective
Rootअपोदक (प्रातिपदिक; a- + पोदक/उदक ‘water’ with अपो- ‘without’)
असिyou are
असि:
—
TypeVerb
Root√अस् (भू-सत्तायाम्)
Attribution
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition
Devata: Ap- (Waters) / the empowered agent as ‘apodaka’
Chandas: Formulaic; Anuṣṭubh-like
Mantra Rasa
Primary: shanta
Secondary: adbhuta