Atharva Veda 10.2.7: Kanda 10, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 2, Mantra 7

Sukta 2

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

हन्वो॒र्हि जि॒ह्वामद॑धात् पुरू॒चीमधा॑ म॒हीमधि॑ शिश्राय॒ वाच॑म्। स आ व॑रीवर्ति॒ भुव॑नेष्व॒न्तर॒पो वसा॑नः॒ क उ॒ तच्चि॑केत

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 10.2.7

IAST Transliteration

hánvor hí jihvā́m adadhāt purūcī́m ádha mahī́m ádhi śiśrāya vā́cam | sá ā́ varīvarti bhúvaneṣv antár apó vásānaḥ ká u tát ciketa

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

For in the two jaws he set the far-ranging tongue; then, thereon, he established mighty Speech. He ranges within the worlds, within, clothed in the Waters: who indeed hath understood that?

Translation

Denn in die beiden Kiefer setzte er die weitreichende Zunge; darauf gründete er die mächtige Rede (Vāc). Er wandelt im Innern der Welten, im Innern, in die Wasser (Āpas) gehüllt: wer hat dies wahrlich erkannt?

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Word by Word

• हन्वोः: in/of the two jaws
• हन्वोः: अधिकारण
• Type: Noun
• Root: हनु-

• हि: indeed, for
• हि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

• जिह्वाम्: the tongue
• जिह्वाम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: जिह्वा-

• अदधात्: he placed, set
• अदधात्: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: धा (√धा)

• पुरूचीम्: far-reaching, wide-spreading
• पुरूचीम्: कर्म
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुरूची-

• अधा: then
• अधा: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अधा

• महीम्: the great (one); greatness
• महीम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: मही-

• अधि: upon
• अधि: अधिकारण
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अधि

• शिश्राय: he rested/leaned (placed firmly)
• शिश्राय: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रि (√श्रि)

• वाचम्: speech, voice
• वाचम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाच्-

• सः: he
• सः: कर्तृ
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (स-)

• आ: towards, forth
• आ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ

• वरीवर्ति: moves about, turns/roams
• वरीवर्ति: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृ (√वृ) / वरीवृत्त- (denom./intensive stem)

• भुवनेषु: in the worlds
• भुवनेषु: अधिकारण
• Type: Noun
• Root: भुवन-

• अन्तर्: within
• अन्तर्: अधिकारण
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अन्तर्

• अपः: the waters
• अपः: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप्-

• वसानः: wearing, clothed (in)
• वसानः: कर्तृ
• Type: Participle
• Root: वस् (√वस् ‘to wear’)

• कः: who?
• कः: कर्तृ
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: किम्

• उ: indeed, then
• उ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उ

• तत्: that
• तत्: कर्म
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्

• चिकेत: would know, has perceived
• चिकेत: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: चित् (√चित्) / केत् (Vedic perfect stem ‘ciketa’)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic speculative seer (hymn-level attribution varies)

Devata: Kaḥ (Prajāpati/Skambha as the unknown ordainer); secondary: Vāc, Āpas

Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like (requires scansion confirmation)

Mantra Rasa

Primary: shanta

Secondary: adbhuta