Mantra 2

Sukta 109

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

घृतमप्सराभ्यो वह त्वमग्ने पांसूनक्षेभ्यः सिकता अपश्च । यथाभगं हव्यदातिं जुषाणा मदन्ति देवा उभयानि हव्या

IAST Transliteration

ghṛtám apsarā́bhyo vaha tvám agne pāṁsū́n akṣébhyaḥ síkatā ápaś ca | yathā́bhagáṁ havyádātiṁ juṣāṇā́ mádanti devā́ ubháyāni havyā́ ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Bear thou the ghee unto the Apsarases, O Agni; (bear) the dusts from the dice, the gravels, and the waters. So that, taking pleasure in the unimpaired share and in the due bestowal of oblations, the Gods may rejoice in both the offerings.

Translation

Неси, о Агни, топлёное масло (гхрита) Апсарасам; (неси также) пыль от костей, песчинки и воды. Да возрадуются боги, наслаждаясь неповреждённой долей и должным дарованием приношений, — обоими видами жертвенных даров.

Word by Word

• घृतम्: ghee, clarified butter
• घृतम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: घृत (प्रातिपदिक)

• अप्सराभ्यः: from/for the Apsarases
• अप्सराभ्यः: Apādāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप्सरस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• वह: carry! convey!
• वह: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: वह्

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• अग्ने: O Agni
• अग्ने: Sambodhana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)

• पांसून्: dust, fine earth
• पांसून्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पांसु (प्रातिपदिक)

• अक्षेभ्यः: from the dice (gaming pieces)
• अक्षेभ्यः: Apādāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: अक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)

• सिकताः: grains of sand
• सिकताः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिकता (प्रातिपदिक)

• अपः: waters
• अपः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप् (प्रातिपदिक)

• च: and
• च: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• यथाभगम्: according to one’s share; duly
• यथाभगम्: —
• Type: Indeclinable (compound adverbial)
• Root: यथा (अव्यय) + भग (प्रातिपदिक)

• हव्यदातिम्: the giving of oblations; oblation-gift
• हव्यदातिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: हव्यदाति (प्रातिपदिक; ‘offering-gift/act of giving oblations’)

• जुषाणाः: enjoying, accepting with favor
• जुषाणाः: Kartā
• Type: Participle
• Root: जुष् (धातु) → जुषाण (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)

• मदन्ति: they rejoice, are exhilarated
• मदन्ति: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: मद्

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

• उभयानि: both (kinds), the two
• उभयानि: Karma
• Type: Adjective (substantival)
• Root: उभय (प्रातिपदिक)

• हव्या: oblations, things to be offered
• हव्या: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: हव्य (प्रातिपदिक)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic/Angirasa tradition (ascribed in later indices; hymn is in the dyūta-complex)

Devata: Agni as carrier; Apsarases (and implicitly Gandharvas/akṣas) as addressed powers

Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like cadence (as commonly in AV narrative/ritual stanzas; exact metrical scansion may vary by pada reading)

Mantra Rasa

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