Mantra 3

Sukta 141

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

यथा चक्रुर्देवासुरा यथा मनुष्याऽउत। एवा सहस्रपोषाय कृणुतं लक्ष्माश्विना

IAST Transliteration

yáthā cakrúr devā́surā yáthā manuṣyā́ utá | evā́ sahasrapóṣāya kr̥ṇutáṃ lákṣmāśvinā ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

As the Gods and Asuras wrought it, as men also (have wrought it), even so, O Aśvins, make ye the mark for thousandfold thriving.

Translation

ଯେପରି ଦେବ ଓ ଅସୁରମାନେ କଲେ, ଯେପରି ମନୁଷ୍ୟମାନେ ମଧ୍ୟ କଲେ, ସେହିପରି, ହେ ଅଶ୍ୱିନଦ୍ୱୟ, ସହସ୍ରଗୁଣ ପୋଷଣ ପାଇଁ ଏହି ଲକ୍ଷ୍ମ (ଲକ୍ଷଣ) କର।

Word by Word

• यथा: as, just as
• यथा: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)

• चक्रुः: they have done/made
• चक्रुः: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (डुकृञ् करणे)

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)

• असुराः: the Asuras
• असुराः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: असुर (प्रातिपदिक)

• यथा: as, just as
• यथा: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)

• मनुष्याः: human beings
• मनुष्याः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनुष्य (प्रातिपदिक)

• उत: and, also
• उत: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उत (अव्यय)

• एवा: just so, in the same way
• एवा: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)

• सहस्रपोषाय: for thousandfold nourishment/prosperity
• सहस्रपोषाय: Sampradāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहस्रपोष (प्रातिपदिक; सहस्र + पोष)

• कृणुतम्: do/make (you two)
• कृणुतम्: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (डुकृञ् करणे)

• लक्ष्मा: fortune, auspicious prosperity
• लक्ष्मा: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्ष्मी/लक्ष्मन् (प्रातिपदिक; वैदिक रूप ‘लक्ष्मा’)

• अश्विना: O Aśvins (Divine Twins)
• अश्विना: —
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्विन् (प्रातिपदिक)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition

Devata: Aśvins (primary); precedent of Devas/Asuras/Humans as validating frame

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh

Mantra Rasa

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