Mantra 27
Rishi: Vājasaneyin tradition (often linked to the Madhu-collection; specific ṛṣi attributions vary by anukramaṇī)
Devata: Vāta/Sindhu/Oṣadhi (cosmic supports as deities)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like (ṛc-style cadence)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
मधु॒ वाता॑ ऋताय॒ते मधु॑ क्षरन्ति॒ सिन्ध॑वः । माध्वी॑र्नः स॒न्त्वोष॑धीः
Transliteration
mádhu vātā́ ṛtāyaté mádhu kṣaranti síndhavaḥ | mādhvī́r naḥ sántv óṣadhīḥ
Translation
ऋதத்தில் நடப்பவர்க்கு காற்று இனிமையாயிருப்பதாக; நதிகள் இனிய ரசமாகப் பாய்வதாக. எங்கள் மூலிகைகள் மధுமயமான (மாத்வீ)வையாக இருப்பதாக.
Padapatha (Word Analysis)
मधु॒ । वाता॑ः । ऋताय॒ते । मधु॑ । क्षर॒न्ति॒ । सिन्ध॑वः । माध्वीः॑ । नः॒ । स॒न्तु॒ । ओष॑धीः
Word by Word
मधुhoney; sweetly
मधु:
कर्म (क्रियाविशेषणवत्—‘मधुरम्’ इति) / विधेयविशेषणम्
TypeNoun
Rootमधु
वाताःwinds
वाताः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootवात (√वा ‘वाति’)
ऋतायतेmoves/goes according to ṛta (cosmic order)
ऋतायते:
क्रिया (कर्तृ—वाताः)
TypeVerb
Rootऋताय (ऋत + √या) अथवा √या (याते) ‘ऋतायते’
मधुhoney; sweetly
मधु:
कर्म (क्रियाविशेषणवत्) / विधेयविशेषणम्
TypeNoun
Rootमधु
क्षरन्तिflow; drip
क्षरन्ति:
क्रिया (कर्तृ—सिन्धवः)
TypeVerb
Root√क्षर् (क्षरति)
सिन्धवःrivers/streams
सिन्धवः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootसिन्धु
माध्वीःhoney-sweet
माध्वीः:
विधेयविशेषणम् (सन्तु इत्यस्य) / कर्तृसम्बन्धी
TypeAdjective
Rootमाध्वी (मधु + यत्/ई प्रत्यय; ‘honeyed, sweet’)
नःfor us; our
नः:
सम्प्रदान (अर्थतः ‘अस्मभ्यं’) / सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
सन्तुlet (them) be
सन्तु:
क्रिया (कर्तृ—ओषधीः)
TypeVerb
Root√अस् (अस्ति)
ओषधीःherbs; healing plants
ओषधीः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootओषधि
Entities Mentioned
V
Vāta (Wind)S
Sindhavaḥ (Rivers/Waters)O
Oṣadhayaḥ (Plants/Herbs)Ṛ
Ṛta (Cosmic Order)Ritual Context
Viniyoga (Ritual Application)
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