Mantra 3

Sukta 6

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

भूमेश्च वै सो३ग्नेश्चौषधीनां च वनस्पतीनां च वानस्पत्यानां । च वीरुधां च प्रियं धाम भवति य एवं वेद

IAST Transliteration

bhū́meś ca váí sá agnéś coṣadhī́nāṃ ca vanaspátīnāṃ ca vānaspatyā́nāṃ ca vīrúdhāṃ ca priyáṃ dhā́ma bhavati yá eváṃ véda

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Verily he becometh a dear abode of Earth, and of Agni, and of the herbs, and of the forest-lords, and of the forest-growths, and of the creeping plants—who knoweth thus.

Translation

ଯେ ଏଭଳି ଜାଣେ, ସେ ନିଶ୍ଚୟ ପୃଥିବୀର, ଅଗ୍ନିର, ଔଷଧିମାନଙ୍କର, ବନସ୍ପତି-ପତିମାନଙ୍କର, ବାନସ୍ପତ୍ୟ (ବନର ଉତ୍ପତ୍ତି/ବୃଦ୍ଧି) ଓ ବୀରୁଧ (ଲତା-ବେଳ/ପ୍ରସାରିତ ଉଦ୍ଭିଦ) ମାନଙ୍କର ପ୍ରିୟ ଧାମ (ଆଶ୍ରୟସ୍ଥାନ) ହୁଏ।

Word by Word

भूमेःof the earth

चand

वैindeed

सःhe/that (one)

अग्नेःof Agni

चand

ओषधीनाम्of the herbs/medicinal plants

चand

वनस्पतीनाम्of the forest-lords (trees)

चand

वानस्पत्यानाम्of things derived from trees / arboreal products

चand

वीरुधाम्of the creepers/climbing plants

चand

प्रियम्dear, beloved

धामabode, seat, dwelling

भवतिbecomes / is

यःwho

एवम्thus, in this manner

वेदknows

Attribution

Rishi: To be confirmed from Anukramaṇī for AV 15.6.

Devata: Bhūmi-Agni-Oṣadhi-Vanaspati collectivity.

Chandas: Mixed/prose-like; to be verified.

Mantra Rasa

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