Mantra 20

Sukta 10

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

सूयवसाद् भगवती हि भूया अधा वयं भगवन्तः स्याम । अद्धि तृणमघ्न्ये विश्वदानीं पिब शुद्धमुदकमाचरन्ती

IAST Transliteration

sūyavasā́d bhágavatī hí bhūyā́ ádhā vayáṃ bhágavantaḥ syāma | áddhi tṛ́ṇam aghnye viśvadā́nīṃ píba śuddhám udakám ācarántī ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

From goodly pasture, O Blessed One, do thou indeed increase; then may we be blessed with thee. Eat thou the grass, O Cow whom none may slay, all-giving; drink pure water as thou roamest.

Translation

ସୁୟବସ (ଭଲ ଚାରା) ଠାରୁ, ହେ ଭଗବତୀ, ତୁମେ ନିଶ୍ଚୟ ଅଧିକ ବୃଦ୍ଧି ପାଅ; ତାପରେ ଆମେ ମଧ୍ୟ ତୁମ ସହ ଭଗବନ୍ତ (ଧନ୍ୟ) ହେବୁ। ହେ ଅଘ୍ନ୍ୟା (ଯାହାକୁ ମାରିବା ଉଚିତ୍ ନୁହେଁ) ବିଶ୍ୱଦାନୀ ଗୋମାତା, ଏବେ ସବୁଠାରେ ତୃଣ ଭକ୍ଷଣ କର; ଚରିବା ସମୟରେ ଶୁଦ୍ଧ ଜଳ ପାନ କର।

Word by Word

सूयवसात्from the good pasture/grass (source)

भगवतीthe blessed one; fortunate (she)

हिindeed, for

भूयाःmay you be; may you become

अधthen, thereafter

वयम्we

भगवन्तःblessed/fortunate (ones)

स्यामmay we be

अद्धिeat!

तृणम्grass

अघ्न्येO inviolable one (cow)

विश्वदानीम्at all times; now wholly

पिबdrink!

शुद्धम्pure

उदकम्water

आचरन्तीmoving about; behaving/going (about)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic seer tradition (variable by anukramaṇī).

Devata: Aghnyā (the Cow) / Bhaga (prosperity) implicitly.

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like (benedictory domestic cadence; metrical classification may vary).

Mantra Rasa

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