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Atharva Veda 7.29.1: Kanda 7, Anuvaka 3, Sukta 29, Mantra 1

Sukta 29

अग्नाविष्णू। अग्ना॑विष्णू॒ महि॒ तद् वां॑ महि॒त्व पा॒थो घृ॒तस्य॒ गुह्य॑स्य॒ नाम॑ । दमे॑दमे स॒प्त रत्ना॒ दधा॑नौ॒ प्रति॑ वां जि॒ह्वा घृ॒तमा च॑रण्यात्

Sanskrit recitationAtharva Veda 7.29.1

agnā́viṣṇū | agnā́viṣṇū máhi tád vāṁ mahitvá pā́tho ghṛtásya gúhyasya nā́ma | damé-dame saptá rátnāni dádhānau práti vāṁ jihvā́ ghṛtám ā́ caraṇyāt

Agni and Viṣṇu—mighty is that your might: the draught of ghee, whose name is secret. In house and house ye bear the seven treasures: toward you may the tongue convey the ghee for tasting.

أغني وڤِشْنُو (Agni, Viṣṇu): عظيمٌ حقًّا عِظَمُكما—رَشْفَةُ السمن المصفّى، الذي اسمُه سرّيّ. في كل بيتٍ تحملان الكنوزَ السبعة؛ وإليكُما فلتَسُقِ اللِّسانُ السمنَ للتذوّق.

अग्नाविष्णूO Agni and Viṣṇu (you two)
अग्नाविष्णू:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि + विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक) (द्वन्द्व-समास)
अग्नाविष्णूO Agni and Viṣṇu
अग्नाविष्णू:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि + विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक) (द्वन्द्व-समास)
महिgreatly, mightily
महि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमहि (अव्यय; ‘मह्’/‘मह’ भावे)
तत्that
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वाम्of you two / you two
वाम्:
सम्बन्ध (genitive) / Karma (if taken as object)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
महिgreatly
महि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमहि (अव्यय)
त्वाgreatness, majesty
त्वा:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootत्व (प्रातिपदिक; ‘त्व’ प्रत्ययान्त भाववाचक)
पाथःdrink, draught (liquid offering)
पाथः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपाथस् (प्रातिपदिक)
घृतस्यof ghee
घृतस्य:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootघृत (प्रातिपदिक)
गुह्यस्यof the hidden/secret
गुह्यस्य:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeAdjective
Rootगुह्य (प्रातिपदिक; ‘गुह्’ से ‘गुह्य’ = secret)
नामname
नाम:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootनामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
दमेin (each) house, in the household
दमे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootदम (प्रातिपदिक)
दमेin every house
दमे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootदम (प्रातिपदिक)
सप्तseven
सप्त:
TypeAdjective
Rootसप्त (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
रत्नाtreasures, precious gifts
रत्ना:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootरत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
दधानौbearing, bestowing (you two)
दधानौ:
Kartā
TypeVerb (participle)
Rootधा (धातु) → दधा (वर्तमान-प्रत्यय) + शतृ/शानच् (कृदन्त)
प्रतिtowards, in response to
प्रति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्रति (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
वाम्to you two
वाम्:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
जिह्वाthe tongue (flame/tongue of Agni)
जिह्वा:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootजिह्वा (प्रातिपदिक)
घृतम्ghee
घृतम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootघृत (प्रातिपदिक)
unto, towards
:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
चरण्यात्may (it) be worthy of approach/service
चरण्यात्:
TypeAdjective (verbal derivative)
Rootचर् (धातु) + अणीय/यत् (कृदन्त ‘चरण्य’ = to be approached) → तस्मात्/ततः? (वेदिक रूप: -आत्)

Rishi: Not specified in the provided input (requires AVŚ anukramaṇī lookup for 7.29.1).

Devata: Agni-Viṣṇu (dual).

Chandas: Not specified in the provided input; likely triṣṭubh (requires scan).

Primary: shanta

Secondary: adbhuta

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