Mantra 34

Sukta 3

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

ध्रुवायां त्वा दिशि पुरा संवृतः स्वधायामा दधामि बाहुच्युता पृथिवी द्यामिवोपरि । लोककृतः पथिकृतो यजामहे ये देवानां हुतभागा इह स्थ

IAST Transliteration

dhrúvāyā́m tvā diśí purā́ saṁvṛtáḥ svadhā́yā́m ā́ dadhāmi bāhucyútā pṛthivī́ dyā́m-iva úpari | lokakṛ́taḥ pathikṛ́to yajāmahe yé devā́nāṁ hutabhā́gā ihá sthá

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

In the steadfast quarter, as erst was done, enclosed in Svadhā, I set thee—released from mortal arms—upon the Earth, as though aloft like Heaven. We worship the World-fashioners, the Path-fashioners, who have their portion in the gods’ oblations: be ye here present.

Translation

ଧ୍ରୁବ ଦିଗରେ—ପୂର୍ବେ ଯେପରି କରାଯାଇଥିଲା ସେପରି—ସ୍ୱଧାରେ ସଂବୃତ (ଆବୃତ) କରି, ମୁଁ ତୁମକୁ ସ୍ଥାପନ କରୁଛି: ମର୍ତ୍ୟ ବାହୁମାନଙ୍କୁ ଛାଡ଼ି ମୁକ୍ତ ହୋଇ, ତୁମେ ପୃଥିବୀ ଉପରେ ରଖାଯାଉଛ; ଯେପରି ଦ୍ୟୌ (ଆକାଶ) ପରି ଉପରେ ଉଚ୍ଚରେ ଥାଏ। ଲୋକକୃତ୍ ଓ ପଥିକୃତ୍ ଦେବମାନଙ୍କୁ ଆମେ ଯଜୁ—ଯେମାନେ ଦେବମାନଙ୍କ ହୁତ (ଆହୁତି)ରେ ଭାଗୀ; ଆପଣମାନେ ଏଠାରେ ଉପସ୍ଥିତ ରୁହନ୍ତୁ।

Word by Word

• ध्रुवायाम्: in the fixed/steadfast (direction)
• ध्रुवायाम्: अधिकारण
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: ध्रुवा- (प्रातिपदिक) < ध्रुव (स्थिर)

• त्वा: you (as object)
• त्वा: कर्म
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• दिशि: in the direction
• दिशि: अधिकारण
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिश्- (स्त्री) प्रातिपदिक

• पुरा: formerly; of old
• पुरा: अधिकारण (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा (अव्यय)

• संवृतः: enclosed; covered
• संवृतः: कर्तृ-विशेषण
• Type: Participle (Adjective)
• Root: सम्+वृ (धातु) → संवृत (कृदन्त)

• स्वधायाम्: in/with svadhā (ancestral oblation/own power)
• स्वधायाम्: अधिकारण
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वधा- (स्त्री) प्रातिपदिक

• आ: unto; toward
• आ: —
• Type: Indeclinable (preverb)
• Root: आ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• दधामि: I place; I set
• दधामि: कर्तृ
• Type: Verb
• Root: धा (धातु)

• बाहुच्युता: fallen from the arms; slipping from the arms
• बाहुच्युता: कर्तृ-विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बाहु- + च्युत (कृदन्त) → बाहुच्युत (समास-प्रातिपदिक)

• पृथिवी: the Earth
• पृथिवी: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथिवी- (स्त्री) प्रातिपदिक

• द्याम्: the Heaven (sky)
• द्याम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्यौ/दिव्- (स्त्री) प्रातिपदिक

• इव: like; as
• इव: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)

• उपरि: above; upon
• उपरि: अधिकारण
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उपरि (अव्यय)

• लोककृतः: world-makers; creators of the worlds
• लोककृतः: कर्तृ (यजामहे इत्यस्य)
• Type: Noun/Agent (epithet)
• Root: लोक- + कृत (कृदन्त) → लोककृत् (समास-प्रातिपदिक)

• पथिकृतः: path-makers; makers of the path
• पथिकृतः: कर्तृ (यजामहे इत्यस्य)
• Type: Noun/Agent (epithet)
• Root: पथि/पथ- + कृत (कृदन्त) → पथिकृत् (समास-प्रातिपदिक)

• यजामहे: we worship; we sacrifice
• यजामहे: कर्तृ
• Type: Verb
• Root: यज् (धातु)

• ये: who; those who
• ये: सम्बन्ध (लोककृतः/पथिकृतः इत्यस्य)
• Type: Relative pronoun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• देवानाम्: of the gods
• देवानाम्: सम्बन्ध
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव- (पुं) प्रातिपदिक

• हुतभागाः: having a share in the oblation; entitled to offerings
• हुतभागाः: कर्तृ/विशेषण (ये इत्यस्य)
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: हुत- (कृदन्त) + भाग- (प्रातिपदिक) → हुतभाग (समास)

• इह: here
• इह: अधिकारण
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)

• स्थ: be; stand (you are/you should be)
• स्थ: कर्तृ
• Type: Verb (enclitic)
• Root: अस् (धातु) → स्थ (लोट्/विधिलिङ्-रूप, वैदिक)

Attribution

Rishi: Traditionally connected with Pitṛmedha/Antyeṣṭi collections (often treated as Atharvanic tradition; specific ṛṣi attribution varies by anukramaṇī)

Devata: Pitṛs / ‘Lokakṛt’ and ‘Pathikṛt’ powers (ancestral-world and path makers)

Chandas: Mixed: first pāda-prose-like with a concluding triṣṭubh/jagatī cadence (edition-dependent scansion)

Mantra Rasa

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