Mantra 3

Sukta 41

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

अत्राह गोरमन्वत नाम त्वष्टुरपीच्यम्। इत्था चन्द्रमसो गृहे

IAST Transliteration

átra ā́ha gó̄r anvata nā́ma tváṣṭur apī́cyam | ítthā candrámaso gṛhé

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Here, indeed, they tracked the Cow’s name—Tvaṣṭṛ’s hidden secret—thus, within the Moon’s house.

Translation

ଏଠି ନିଶ୍ଚୟ ତେମାନେ ଗୋର ନାମକୁ ଅନୁସରି ଖୋଜିଲେ—ତ୍ୱଷ୍ଟୃଙ୍କ ଗୁପ୍ତ ରହସ୍ୟ; ଏଭଳି ଚନ୍ଦ୍ରଙ୍କ ଗୃହରେ।

Word by Word

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)

• अह: indeed / surely
• अह: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अह (निपात)

• गोरम्: Gora (a person/being named Gora)
• गोरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोर (प्रातिपदिक; गो-र-)

• अन्वत: followed / went after
• अन्वत: Kartā
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु √इ (धातु: इण् गतौ) / अन्व्- (aorist base)

• नाम: indeed / namely
• नाम: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (निपात/अव्यय)

• त्वष्टुः: of Tvaṣṭṛ
• त्वष्टुः: Sambandha (genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वष्टृ (प्रातिपदिक)

• अपिच्यम्: to be approached/obtained; accessible (lit. ‘attainable’)
• अपिच्यम्: Karma (as qualifier of the object understood)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अपिच्य (प्रातिपदिक; ‘अपि-च्य’)

• इत्था: thus / in this manner
• इत्था: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इत्था (अव्यय)

• चन्द्रमसः: of the Moon
• चन्द्रमसः: Sambandha (genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्द्रमस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• गृहे: in the house/home
• गृहे: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक)

Attribution

Rishi: Ṛgvedic narrative source; specific seer not supplied here.

Devata: Tvaṣṭṛ / Candramas (functional pairing: form-maker + lunar fertility)

Chandas: Likely Anuṣṭubh (requires verification).

Mantra Rasa

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