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Mantra 10

Rishi: Traditionally connected with the Soma-yājyā corpus; transmitted under the Adhvaryu/Hotṛ liturgical lineage (often left unspecified in Saṃhitā rubrics).
Devata: Vanaspati; Indra (by epithet śatakratu and indriya).
Chandas: Mixed/prose-yajus with ṛgvedic cadence; functional yājyā style (not a strict single chandas).

होता॑ यक्ष॒द्वन॒स्पति॑ᳪ शमि॒तार॑ᳪ श॒तक्र॑तुं धि॒यो जो॒ष्टार॑मिन्द्रि॒यम् । मध्वा॑ सम॒ञ्जन्प॒थिभि॑: सु॒गेभि॒: स्वदा॑ति य॒ज्ञं मधु॑ना घृ॒तेन॒ वेत्वाज्य॑स्य॒ होत॒र्यज॑

hótā yakṣad vanaspátiṃ śamitā́raṃ śatákratuṃ dhiyó jóṣṭāram indriyám | mádhvā samañján pathíbhiḥ sugébhiḥ svádāti yajñáṃ mádhunā ghṛténa vétv ā́jyasya hótar yája

ขอให้โหตฤ (Hotṛ) บูชา วนัสปติ (Vanaspati) ผู้ยังความสงบ ผู้มีพลังร้อยประการ ผู้ยินดีในความคิดศักดิ์สิทธิ์ของเรา ผู้มีเดชดุจอินทระ. ด้วยความหวาน ชโลมอย่างถูกต้องตามหนทางอันราบรื่น ทำให้ยัญญะมีรสดีด้วยน้ำผึ้งและฆฤตะ (เนยใส); ขอให้ได้มาซึ่ง Ājya (เครื่องบูชาด้วยเนยใส). โอ้โหตฤ จงบูชาเถิด!

होता । यक्षत् । वनस्पतिम् । शमितारम् । शतक्रतुम् । धियः । जोष्टारम् । इन्द्रियम् । मध्वा । समञ्जन् । पथिभिः । सुगेभिः । स्वदाति । यज्ञम् । मधुना । घृतेन । वेतु । आज्यस्य । होतः । यज ।

होताthe Hotṛ-priest
होता:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootहोतृ
यक्षत्let (him) worship / offer
यक्षत्:
कर्तृ
TypeVerb
Rootयज्
वनस्पतिम्the lord of the forest (sacrificial wood)
वनस्पतिम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootवनस्पति
शमितारम्the appeaser / pacifier
शमितारम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootशमितृ
शतक्रतुम्Śatakratu (Indra, of a hundred powers/rites)
शतक्रतुम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootशतक्रतु
धियःthoughts / prayers
धियः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootधि
जोष्टारम्the enjoyer / one who is pleased (with them)
जोष्टारम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootजोष्टृ (from √जुष्)
इन्द्रियम्vigour / power
इन्द्रियम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective/Noun
Rootइन्द्रिय
मध्वाwith sweetness / with honey
मध्वा:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootमधु
समञ्जन्he anoints / he smears
समञ्जन्:
कर्तृ
TypeVerb
Rootसम्+अञ्ज्
पथिभिःby paths
पथिभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootपथि (पथिन्)
सुगेभिःeasy / good-going
सुगेभिः:
करण
TypeAdjective
Rootसुग (सु+ग)
स्वदातिmakes pleasant / sweetens
स्वदाति:
कर्तृ
TypeVerb
Rootस्वद्
यज्ञम्the sacrifice
यज्ञम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ
मधुनाwith honey / sweetness
मधुना:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootमधु
घृतेनwith ghee
घृतेन:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootघृत
वेतुlet (him) obtain / attain
वेतु:
कर्तृ
TypeVerb
Rootविद् (वेदने/लाभे; वैदिक ‘वेतु’ = ‘let him obtain/attain’)
आज्यस्यof the ghee-offering
आज्यस्य:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootआज्य
होतरीin/at the Hotṛ (i.e., with the Hotṛ-priest)
होतरी:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootहोतृ
यजworship! / offer!
यज:
कर्तृ
TypeVerb
Rootयज्
V
Vanaspati
I
Indra (Śatakratu/Indriya)
A
Agni (implicit via Hotṛ-yaj and offering context)