Mantra 5

Sukta 108

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

मेधां सायं मेधां प्रातर्मेधां मध्यन्दिनं परि । मेधां सूर्यस्य रश्मिभिर्वचसा वेशयामहे

IAST Transliteration

medhā́ṃ sāyáṃ medhā́ṃ prātár medhā́ṃ madhyándinaṃ pári | medhā́ṃ sū́ryasya raśmíbhir vácasā veśayāmahe ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Medhā in the evening, Medhā in the morning, Medhā about us at the mid-day: Medhā, with Sūrya’s rays, with holy speech, do we cause to enter and to abide.

Translation

美陀于傍晚，美陀于清晨，美陀环绕我们于正午；美陀——凭借苏利耶（Sūrya）之光线，凭借圣言（vacas）——我们使她进入并安住。

Word by Word

• मेधाम्: wisdom, intelligence (as an object sought)
• मेधाम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: मेधा (प्रातिपदिक) भाववाचक-स्त्रीलिङ्ग

• सायम्: in the evening
• सायम्: अधिकारण
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सायम् (अव्यय)

• मेधाम्: wisdom
• मेधाम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: मेधा (प्रातिपदिक)

• प्रातर्: in the morning
• प्रातर्: अधिकारण
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रातर् (अव्यय)

• मेधाम्: wisdom
• मेधाम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: मेधा (प्रातिपदिक)

• मध्यन्दिनम्: at midday
• मध्यन्दिनम्: अधिकारण
• Type: Noun
• Root: मध्यन्दिन (प्रातिपदिक)

• परि: around; all around (as a preverb/intensifier)
• परि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• मेधाम्: wisdom
• मेधाम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: मेधा (प्रातिपदिक)

• सूर्यस्य: of the Sun
• सूर्यस्य: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)

• रश्मिभिः: with (the) rays
• रश्मिभिः: करण
• Type: Noun
• Root: रश्मि (प्रातिपदिक)

• वचसा: with speech; by utterance
• वचसा: करण
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• वेशयामहे: we cause to enter / we bring in (to ourselves)
• वेशयामहे: क्रिया (कर्तृ: वयम्)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √विश् (प्रवेशने) → causative वेषयति/वेशयति

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition

Devata: Medhā with Sūrya association; Vacas (Speech) as instrument

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh

Mantra Rasa

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