Mantra 1

Sukta 9

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

स्वस्तिदा पूषा। प्रपथे पथामजनिष्ट पूषा प्रपथे दिवः प्रपथे पृथिव्याः । उभे अभि प्रियतमे सधस्थे आ च परा च चरति प्रजानन्

IAST Transliteration

svastidā́ pū́ṣā | prapáthé pathā́m ajaniṣṭa pū́ṣā prapáthé diváḥ prapáthé pṛthivyā́ḥ | ubhé abhí priyátame sadhásthe ā́ ca párā ca carati prajā́nann ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Welfare-giver Pūṣan was born upon the fore-path of paths—upon the fore-path of heaven, upon the fore-path of earth. Toward both the most beloved stations he moveth, hither and thither, faring with knowledge.

Translation

赐安康者普尚（Pūṣan）诞生于诸道之先行大道——诞生于天之先行大道，诞生于地之先行大道。他趋向两处最可爱之座与同处之所，往来而行，知晓众生。

Word by Word

• स्वस्तिदा: bestowing welfare
• स्वस्तिदा: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वस्ति-द (प्रातिपदिक: स्वस्ति + दा ‘देने’)

• पूषा: Pūṣan (the god)
• पूषा: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूषन् (प्रातिपदिक)

• प्रपथे: on the path / at the roadway
• प्रपथे: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्र-पथ (प्रातिपदिक)

• पथाम्: of paths
• पथाम्: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: पथ (प्रातिपदिक)

• अजनिष्ट: was born / arose
• अजनिष्ट: Kartā
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)

• पूषा: Pūṣan
• पूषा: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूषन् (प्रातिपदिक)

• प्रपथे: on the path
• प्रपथे: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्र-पथ (प्रातिपदिक)

• दिवः: of heaven / of the sky
• दिवः: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिव्/द्यौ (प्रातिपदिक)

• प्रपथे: on the path
• प्रपथे: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्र-पथ (प्रातिपदिक)

• पृथिव्याः: of the earth
• पृथिव्याः: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथिवी (प्रातिपदिक)

• उभे: both (two)
• उभे: Karma
• Type: Pronoun/Adjective
• Root: उभ (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• अभि: towards, over
• अभि: Upapada (directional) सह ‘चरति’
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• प्रियतमे: most dear (two)
• प्रियतमे: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)

• सधस्थे: in the common seat/abode
• सधस्थे: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: सधस्थ (प्रातिपदिक)

• आ: hither, towards
• आ: Upapada (directional) सह ‘चरति’
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)

• परा: away, forth
• परा: Upapada (directional) सह ‘चरति’
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परा (अव्यय/उपसर्ग)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)

• चरति: moves, roams
• चरति: Kriyā
• Type: Verb
• Root: चर् (धातु)

• प्रजानन्: knowing, discerning
• प्रजानन्: Kartā (qualifier)
• Type: Participle
• Root: प्र-ज्ञा (धातु) → ‘प्रजानत्’ (वर्तमान कृदन्त)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (Pūṣan hymn; anukramaṇī-dependent)

Devata: Pūṣan (svastidā, path-protector)

Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like (edition-dependent)

Mantra Rasa

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