Atharva Veda 7.17.1: Kanda 7, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 17, Mantra 1

Sukta 17

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

द्रविणार्थ प्रार्थना। धा॒ता द॑धातु नो र॒यिमीशा॑नो॒ जग॑त॒स्पतिः॑ । स नः॑ पू॒र्णेन॑ यच्छतु

IAST Transliteration

draviṇārtha prārthanā | dhā́tā dadhātu no rayím īśā́no jágatas pátiḥ | sá naḥ pūrṇéna yacchatu

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

A prayer for substance: Let Dhātṛ bestow on us wealth—he, the sovereign, the lord of the moving world. Let him deal it out to us in fullness.

Translation

Modlitwa o dostatek: Niech Dhātṛ da nam bogactwo, on, władca, pan poruszającego się świata. Niech rozdzieli je nam w pełni.

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Word by Word

• धाता: the Creator/Ordainer
• धाता: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: धातृ (प्रातिपदिक; √धा ‘धारणे/विधाने’)

• दधातु: may (he) bestow/place
• दधातु: (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √धा (दधाति)

• नः: for us / our
• नः: सम्प्रदान (दातृकर्मणि लाभार्थः)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्

• रयिम्: wealth, riches
• रयिम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: रयि (प्रातिपदिक)

• ईशानः: ruling, sovereign
• ईशानः: कर्तृ (धातुः ‘दधातु’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective (participial)
• Root: ईशान (प्रातिपदिक; √ईश् ‘ऐश्वर्ये’)

• जगतः: of the world / of all that moves
• जगतः: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी-सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)

• पतिः: lord, master
• पतिः: कर्तृ (ईशानः इत्यस्य समनाधिकरणम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक)

• सः: he
• सः: कर्तृ
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्

• नः: to us / for us
• नः: सम्प्रदान (लाभार्थः)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्

• पूर्णेन: with fullness; with abundance
• पूर्णेन: करण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)

• यच्छतु: may (he) grant/give
• यच्छतु: (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √यम् (यच्छति)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (not specified in input)

Devata: Dhātṛ (Ordainer)

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like brevity (requires verification)

Mantra Rasa

Primary: shanta

Secondary: adbhuta