Mantra 26

Sukta 4

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

अग्नीषोमाभ्यां कामाय मित्राय वरुणाय च । तेभ्यो याचन्ति ब्राह्मणास्तेष्वा वृश्चतेऽददत्

IAST Transliteration

agnīṣómābhyā́ṁ kā́māya mitrā́ya váruṇāya ca | tébhyo yā́canti brāhmaṇā́s téṣv ā́ vṛ́ścate ’dádat ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

For Agni-Soma, for Desire, for Mitra and for Varuṇa—unto these the Brahmans make request: against them he cutteth (his bond), who giveth not.

Translation

ଅଗ୍ନି–ସୋମଙ୍କ ପାଇଁ, କାମ (ଇଚ୍ଛା) ପାଇଁ, ଏବଂ ମିତ୍ର ଓ ବରୁଣଙ୍କ ପାଇଁ—ତାଙ୍କୁ ବ୍ରାହ୍ମଣମାନେ ଯାଚନା କରନ୍ତି; ଯେ ଦାନ କରେନାହିଁ, ସେ ତାଙ୍କ ବିରୋଧରେ (ନିଜ) ବନ୍ଧନ କାଟିଦିଏ।

Word by Word

• अग्नीषोमाभ्याम्: by/with Agni and Soma
• अग्नीषोमाभ्याम्: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि- + सोम- (प्रातिपदिक) → द्वन्द्व-समास ‘अग्नीषोम’

• कामाय: for (the sake of) desire
• कामाय: Sampradāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम- (प्रातिपदिक)

• मित्राय: to/for Mitra
• मित्राय: Sampradāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: मित्र- (प्रातिपदिक)

• वरुणाय: to/for Varuṇa
• वरुणाय: Sampradāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: वरुण- (प्रातिपदिक)

• च: and
• च: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (निपात)

• तेभ्यः: from them (i.e., from those deities)
• तेभ्यः: Apādāna
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• याचन्ति: they beg/ask
• याचन्ति: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: याच् (धातु)

• ब्राह्मणाः: the Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणाः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण- (प्रातिपदिक)

• तेषु: among/in them
• तेषु: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• आ: towards, unto (prefixal ‘ā-’)
• आ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• वृश्चते: he/it cuts off, lops
• वृश्चते: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृश्च् (धातु)

• अददत्: he gave
• अददत्: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु) ‘to give’

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (Book 12 normative materials).

Devata: Agni-Soma; Mitra; Varuṇa; Kāma (as aim/impelling force).

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (likely).

Mantra Rasa

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