Mantra 2
Sukta 15
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
द्वे च मे विंशतिश्च मे ऽपवक्तार ओषधे । ऋतजात ऋतावरि मधु मे मधुला करः
IAST Transliteration
dvé ca me viṁśatíś ca me ’pavaktā́ra oṣadhe | ṛtá-jāta ṛtā́vari mádhu me madhulā́ karah ||
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
Two and twenty—be they mine, O Herb, as repellers. Born of ṛta, guardian by ṛta: make for me honey, make sweetness.
Word by Word
द्वेtwo
द्वे:
विशेषण (कर्तृ/विधेय-सम्बन्धः)
TypeAdjective (Numeral)
Rootद्वि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) → द्वि/द्वा
चand
च:
समुच्चय
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (निपात)
मेof me / my
मे:
सम्बन्ध (genitive: 'of me / my')
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
विंशतिःtwenty
विंशतिः:
विधेय/गणना (कर्तृ-सम्बन्धः)
TypeNoun (Numeral)
Rootविंशति (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
चand
च:
समुच्चय
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (निपात)
मेof me / my
मे:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अपवक्तारःwarders-off; repellers (of harm)
अपवक्तारः:
कर्तृ (they who ward off / speak away)
TypeNoun
Rootअपवक्तृ (प्रातिपदिक; कृत्: अप-√वच् + तृ)
ओषधेO herb / O healing plant
ओषधे:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootओषधि (प्रातिपदिक)
ऋतजातborn of ṛta (cosmic order); rightly-born
ऋतजात:
सम्बोधन-विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootऋतजात (समास-प्रातिपदिक: ऋत + जात)
ऋतावरिprotecting/covering with ṛta; true-guarding (epithet)
ऋतावरि:
सम्बोधन-विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootऋतावरि (प्रातिपदिक; AV usage as epithet)
मधुhoney; sweetness
मधु:
विधेय (predicate nominal: 'is honey/sweetness')
TypeNoun
Rootमधु (प्रातिपदिक)
मेof me / my
मे:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
मधुलाsweet; honeyed
मधुला:
विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootमधुल (प्रातिपदिक; 'sweet, honeyed')
करःhand
करः:
कर्तृ/विधेय (subject: 'hand')
TypeNoun
Rootकर (प्रातिपदिक)
Attribution
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (per Anukramaṇī).
Devata: Oṣadhi (Herb).
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable).
Mantra Rasa
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