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Mantra 15

Sukta 4

हैमनावेनं मासौ ध्रुवाया दिशो गोपायतो भूमिश्चाग्निश्चानु तिष्ठतो य एवं वेद

haimanā́vénaṃ māsáu dhruvā́yā diśó gopāyato bhū́miś cāgníś cā́nu tiṣṭhato yá eváṃ véda

The two Haimanā months—yea, they guard for him the Quarters of the steadfast Region; and Earth and Agni stand attendant upon him—who thus hath knowledge.

شَهرا هَيْمانا—نعم، إنهما يحفظان له الجهات الأربع للناحية الثابتة؛ وتقوم الأرض وأغني (Agni) خادمين له—لِمَن يَعلَمُ هكذا.

हैमनाin the winter-season / wintry
हैमना:
अधिकारण (काल-निर्देशः) / विशेषण
TypeNoun
Rootहैमन् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘हेमन्त’/‘हैम’ से) अथवा हैमन (ऋतु-नाम)
नावेनम्with a boat—him/it
नावेनम्:
करण (नावा ‘by/with a boat’) + कर्म (एनम् ‘him/it’)
TypeNoun + Pronoun
Rootनाव (प्रातिपदिक) + एनम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक ‘एतद्’ का रूप)
मासौ(the) two months
मासौ:
अधिकारण (काल-निर्देशः) / कर्म (संदर्भानुसार)
TypeNoun
Rootमास (प्रातिपदिक)
ध्रुवायाःof the fixed/steadfast
ध्रुवायाः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootध्रुव (प्रातिपदिक)
दिशःof the direction/quarter
दिशः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootदिश् (प्रातिपदिक ‘दिशा’)
गोपायतेprotects/guards
गोपायते:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootगुप्/गोपाय (धातु; ‘to protect’)
भूमिःthe earth
भूमिः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootभूमि (प्रातिपदिक)
and
:
समुच्चय
TypeIndeclinable
Root
अग्निःAgni / fire
अग्निः:
कर्तृ (भूम्या सह समुच्चितः)
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
and
:
समुच्चय
TypeIndeclinable
Root
अनुafter, along; in accordance
अनु:
क्रियाविशेषण
TypeIndeclinable (preverb)
Rootअनु
तिष्ठतःthe two stand / remain
तिष्ठतः:
क्रिया (कर्तृ: भूमिः+अग्निः)
TypeVerb
Rootस्था (धातु)
यःwho
यः:
कर्तृ (उपवाक्ये)
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम)
एवम्thus, in this way
एवम्:
प्रकार (manner)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएवम्
वेदknows
वेद:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootविद् (धातु; ‘to know’)

Rishi: Late Atharvanic cosmological/royal material (AV 15).

Devata: Māsāḥ (Months), Dhruvā Dik, Bhūmi, Agni.

Chandas: Prose/ritual formula (yajus-like) with a relative clause ending.

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