Mantra 3

Sukta 4

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

स्वादुष्टे अस्तु संसुदे मधुमान् तन्वे३ तव । सोमः शमस्तु ते हृदे

IAST Transliteration

svā́duṣ te astu saṃsudé mádhumān tanvé táva | sómaḥ śámas tu te hṛdé

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Sweet be it unto thee, O well-pressing one; honeyed for thy very body. Let Soma be for thy heart a balm and peace.

Translation

愿它对你甘美，哦善于榨取者；愿它对你的全身如蜜般醇甜。愿苏摩（Soma）在你心中成为安抚与平安。

Word by Word

• स्वादुः: sweet, pleasant
• स्वादुः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वादु (प्रातिपदिक)

• ते: for you / of you
• ते: Sampradāna
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• अस्तु: may it be
• अस्तु: (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)

• संसुदे: for the ladle/oblation-spoon (for offering)
• संसुदे: Sampradāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: संसुद् (प्रातिपदिक; दत्तिवाचक-नाम)

• मधुमान्: honeyed, full of sweetness
• मधुमान्: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मधुमत् (प्रातिपदिक)

• तन्वे: for (your) body/person
• तन्वे: Sampradāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: तनू (प्रातिपदिक)

• तव: of you / your
• तव: Sampradāna
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• सोमः: Soma (the sacred drink/deity)
• सोमः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोम (प्रातिपदिक)

• शम्: well, auspiciously, as welfare
• शम्: (विशेषणभावे)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शम् (अव्यय/निपात; ‘कल्याण’)

• अस्तु: may it be
• अस्तु: (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)

• ते: to/for you
• ते: Sampradāna
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• हृदे: in/for the heart
• हृदे: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृद् (प्रातिपदिक)

Attribution

Rishi: RV-derived (Soma/Indra cycle); in AV 20 these are largely Rigvedic borrowings (exact RV attribution varies by hymn mapping).

Devata: Soma

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (as transmitted in AV 20 style; RV-parallel meters may vary by exact source)

Mantra Rasa

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