Mantra 12

Sukta 4

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

शारदावेनं मासावुदीच्या दिशो गोपायतः श्यैतं च नौधसं चानु तिष्ठतो य एवं वेद

IAST Transliteration

śāradā́v enaṃ mā́sāv udī́cyā diśó gopāyato śyaitáṃ ca naudhasáṃ cā́nu tiṣṭhato yá eváṃ véda

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

The two autumn months, from the northern quarter, guard this man—Śyaita and Naudhasa stand attendant upon him—whoso thus knoweth.

Translation

这秋季的两个月，自北方守护此人：Śyaita 与 Naudhasa随侍而立；如此知者，得其护持。

Word by Word

• शारदावेनम्: that autumnal (one), him/it
• शारदावेनम्: कर्म (गो॑पायतः का)
• Type: Adjective + Pronoun
• Root: शारद (प्रातिपदिक) + एनम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक ‘एतद्/इदम्’ का एनम्-रूप)

• मासौ: the two months
• मासौ: कर्तृ (गो॑पायतः का)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मास (प्रातिपदिक)

• उदीच्या: northern
• उदीच्या: कर्तृ (गो॑पायतः का; ‘दिशः’ के साथ)
• Type: Adjective (directional)
• Root: उदीच्/उदीची (प्रातिपदिक)

• दिशः: the directions/quarters
• दिशः: कर्तृ (गो॑पायतः का)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिश् (प्रातिपदिक)

• गोपायतः: protect/guard
• गोपायतः: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: गुप् (धातु; ‘to protect’) → गोपाय (णिजन्त-धातु/प्रयोग)

• श्यैतम्: the white (one)
• श्यैतम्: कर्म (अनु तिष्ठतः का)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्यैत (प्रातिपदिक; ‘white, bright’)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (निपात)

• नौधसम्: Nodhasa (name/epithet)
• नौधसम्: कर्म (अनु तिष्ठतः का)
• Type: Noun (proper/epithet)
• Root: नौधस (प्रातिपदिक; ‘Nodhasa’/‘Nodhas-like’, a proper name/epithet)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (निपात)

• अनु: after, along, following
• अनु: क्रियाविशेषण
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• तिष्ठतः: (the two) stand/follow
• तिष्ठतः: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु) → तिष्ठ (वर्तमान-धातु)

• यः: who
• यः: कर्तृ (वेद का)
• Type: Pronoun (relative)
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• एवम्: thus, in this manner
• एवम्: प्रकार (वेद का)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)

• वेद: knows
• वेद: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (धातु; ‘to know’)

Attribution

Rishi: AV 15 correspondence tradition (anukramaṇī-dependent).

Devata: North-quarter guardianship via Śyaita and Naudhasa; Kāla as underlying principle.

Chandas: Irregular/prose-cadence with refrain.

Mantra Rasa

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