Mantra 25
Sukta 3
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
यावद् दाताभिमनस्येत तन्नाति वदेत्
IAST Transliteration
yā́vad dātā́bhimanasyétá tán nā́ti vadet
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
So long as the giver hath not yet set his mind thereon, let him not speak thereof beyond due measure.
Translation
यावद् दाताभिमनस्येत तन्नातिवदेत्।
Word by Word
यावत्as long as; until
यावत्:
Adhikaraṇa (काल/परिमाण-निर्देशक)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयावत् (प्रातिपदिक; यावत्-शब्द)
दाताभिमनस्येतshould intend/think of giving; should be minded to give
दाताभिमनस्येत:
Kartā (अव्यक्त/सामान्य कर्ता: ‘कोई’/‘मनुष्य’)
TypeVerb
Rootअभि-√मन् (मनँ; ‘सोचने/इच्छने’), उपसर्ग: अभि; धातु-प्रयोग: desiderative/intentive sense with ‘दातृ’ (दाता) as object of thought
तत्that; it
तत्:
Karma (वाच्य-विषय: ‘that’ as the matter/content)
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
नnot
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (निषेध-अव्यय)
अतिtoo much; excessively
अति:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअति (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
वदेत्should speak; should say
वदेत्:
Kartā (अव्यक्त/सामान्य कर्ता)
TypeVerb
Root√वद् (वदँ; ‘कथने’)
Attribution
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (sūkta within AV 11.3; r̥ṣi attribution varies by anukramaṇī)
Devata: Vāc / Anna (implicit), and the vital powers (prāṇa/apāna) in the sequel
Chandas: Prose/Brāhmaṇa-like (yajus-style) formulation within the hymn context
Mantra Rasa
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