Mantra 31
Rishi: Traditionally ascribed within the Śukla-Yajurvedic transmission (often linked to Yājñavalkya’s school-lineage rather than a distinct ṛṣi rubric for each formula).
Devata: Pitaraḥ (the Fathers).
Chandas: Mixed/prose-like yajus-formula (non-R̥gvedic metrical classification; treated as Yajus).
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अत्र॑ पितरो मादयध्वं यथाभा॒गमावृ॑षायध्वम् । अमी॑मदन्त पि॒तरो॑ यथाभा॒गमावृ॑षायिषत ॥
Transliteration
átra pitaro mādayadhvaṃ yathā-bhāgám ā́-vṛṣāyadhvam | ámīmadanta pitáro yathā-bhāgám ā́-vṛṣāyiṣata ||
Translation
Here, O Fathers, rejoice ye; according to your several portions draw ye nigh. The Fathers have rejoiced; according to their several portions they have drawn nigh.
Padapatha (Word Analysis)
अत्र । पितरः । मादयध्वम् । यथा-भागम् । आ-वृषायध्वम् । अमीमदन्त । पितरः । यथा-भागम् । आ-वृषायिषत ।
Word by Word
अत्रhere
अत्र:
अधिकारण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअत्र (अव्यय)
पितरःthe Fathers/ancestors
पितरः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
मादयध्वम्rejoice; become exhilarated
मादयध्वम्:
कर्तृ (स्वकर्तृक/आत्मनेपदी क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√मद् (मदँ हर्षे/मादने)
यथाas; according to
यथा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा (अव्यय)
भागम्share; portion
भागम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootभाग (प्रातिपदिक)
आवृषायध्वम्pour forth; rain down (upon yourselves/for yourselves)
आवृषायध्वम्:
कर्तृ (स्वकर्तृक)
TypeVerb
Rootआ + √वृष् (वृषँ सेचने/वर्षणे)
अमीमदन्तthey rejoiced; they became exhilarated
अमीमदन्त:
कर्तृ
TypeVerb
Root√मद् (मदँ हर्षे/मादने)
पितरःthe Fathers/ancestors
पितरः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
यथाas; according to
यथा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा (अव्यय)
भागम्share; portion
भागम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootभाग (प्रातिपदिक)
आवृषायिषतthey poured forth; they rained down
आवृषायिषत:
कर्तृ
TypeVerb
Rootआ + √वृष् (वृषँ सेचने/वर्षणे)
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Pitaraḥ (Fathers/Ancestors)Ritual Context
Viniyoga (Ritual Application)
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