Mantra 2

Sukta 1

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

सोमेनादित्या बलिनः सोमेन पृथिवी मही। अथो नक्षत्राणामेषामुपस्थे सोम आहितः

IAST Transliteration

soména ādityā́ balínaḥ soména pṛthivī́ mahī́ | átho nákṣatrāṇām eṣā́m upásthe sóma ā́hitaḥ ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

By Soma are the Ādityas made strong; by Soma the broad Earth is made great. Moreover, in the bosom of these constellations Soma is laid up and established.

Translation

ਸੋਮ ਨਾਲ ਆਦਿਤ੍ਯ ਬਲਵਾਨ ਹੁੰਦੇ ਹਨ; ਸੋਮ ਨਾਲ ਵਿਸ਼ਾਲ ਧਰਤੀ ਮਹਾਨ ਬਣਦੀ ਹੈ। ਅਤੇ ਇਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨਕਸ਼ਤਰਾਂ ਦੇ ਉਰਸ-ਸਥਾਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਸੋਮ ਟਿਕਾਇਆ ਹੋਇਆ, ਸਥਾਪਿਤ ਹੈ।

Word by Word

• सोमेण: by/with Soma
• सोमेण: करण
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोम (प्रातिपदिक)

• आदित्याः: the Ādityas
• आदित्याः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदित्य (प्रातिपदिक)

• बलिनः: strong, powerful
• बलिनः: कर्तृ
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बलिन् (प्रातिपदिक)

• सोमेण: by/with Soma
• सोमेण: करण
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोम (प्रातिपदिक)

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

• मही: great, vast
• मही: कर्तृ
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मही (प्रातिपदिक)

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

• नक्षत्राणाम्: of the stars/constellations
• नक्षत्राणाम्: सम्बन्ध
• Type: Noun
• Root: नक्षत्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• एषाम्: of these
• एषाम्: सम्बन्ध
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• उपस्थे: in the lap/bosom
• उपस्थे: अधिकरण
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपस्थ (प्रातिपदिक)

• सोमः: Soma
• सोमः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोम (प्रातिपदिक)

• आहितः: placed, deposited
• आहितः: —
• Type: Participle (Adjective)
• Root: आ-धा (धातु) → आहित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)

Attribution

Rishi: Traditionally associated with Atharvanic seers in the nuptial book (AV 14); specific r̥ṣi attribution varies by anukramaṇī tradition.

Devata: Soma (lunar/pressed essence), with Ādityas and Nakṣatras as associated powers

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (predominant in AV narrative/ritual verses; metrical exactness may vary by pada reading)

Mantra Rasa

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