Atharva Veda 7.48.2: Kanda 7, Anuvaka 5, Sukta 48, Mantra 2

Sukta 48

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

यास्ते॑ राके सुम॒तयः॑ सु॑पेश॑सो॒ याभि॒र्ददा॑सि दा॒शुषे॒ वसू॑नि । ताभि॑र्नो अ॒द्य सु॒मना॑ उ॒पाग॑हि सहस्रापो॒षं सु॑भगे॒ ररा॑णा

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 7.48.2

IAST Transliteration

yā́s te rāk e sumatáyaḥ supéśaso yā́bhir dádāsi dāśúṣe vásūni | tā́bhir no adyá sumánā upā́gahi sahasrā́poṣaṃ subhage rárāṇā ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

What gracious favours, O Rākā, fair in form, wherewith thou givest riches to the pious giver—therewith, well-minded, draw near to us to-day, rejoicing, O bounteous one, with thousandfold increase.

Translation

Jakie łaskawe względy, o Rako, piękne w formie, którymi dajesz bogactwa pobożnemu darczyńcy, tymi, dobrze usposobiona, zbliż się do nas dzisiaj, radując się, o szczodra, z tysiąckrotnym wzrostem.

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Word by Word

• याः: which (those)
• याः: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• ते: of you/your
• ते: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्/तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• राके: O Rākā (goddess)
• राके: Sambodhana
• Type: Noun (proper/deity)
• Root: राका (प्रातिपदिक; देवीनाम)

• सुमतयः: good thoughts/favours
• सुमतयः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुमति (प्रातिपदिक)

• सुपेशसः: well-formed/beautiful
• सुपेशसः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुपेशस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• याभिः: with which
• याभिः: Karaṇa
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• ददासि: you give
• ददासि: Kriyā
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (दाने)

• दाशुषे: to the worshipper/giver
• दाशुषे: Sampradāna
• Type: Noun (agent, participial)
• Root: दाश्वस्/दाशुष् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √दाश्/√दश् ‘पूजादाने’—वैदिक ‘दाता/यजमान’)

• वसूनि: goods/wealth
• वसूनि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसु (प्रातिपदिक)

• ताभिः: with those
• ताभिः: Karaṇa
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• नः: to us/for us
• नः: Sampradāna
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• अद्य: today/now
• अद्य: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य (अव्यय)

• सुमनाः: kindly disposed, gracious
• सुमनाः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुमनस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• उपागहि: come near, approach
• उपागहि: Kriyā
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-आ-गम् (गत्यर्थे)

• सहस्रापोषम्: a thousandfold increase/prosperity
• सहस्रापोषम्: Karma
• Type: Noun (compound)
• Root: सहस्र-आ-पोष (समास; ‘सहस्र’ + ‘आ’ + ‘पोष’)

• सुभगे: O fortunate one
• सुभगे: Sambodhana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुभग (प्रातिपदिक)

• रराणा: rejoicing, delighting
• रराणा: Kartā
• Type: Participle (adjectival)
• Root: रम् (क्रीडायाम्/तुष्टौ) → रराण (कृदन्त; वैदिक परिपूर्ण/प्रसन्न)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (as per anukramaṇī)

Devata: Rākā

Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like (requires metrical confirmation by pada count).

Mantra Rasa

Primary: shringara

Secondary: adbhuta