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Atharva Veda 10.2.9: Kanda 10, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 2, Mantra 9

Sukta 2

प्रि॒या॒प्रि॒याणि॑ बहु॒ला स्वप्नं॑ संबाधत॒न्द्यः॑ । आ॒न॒न्दानु॒ग्रो नन्दां॑श्च॒ कस्मा॑द् वहति॒ पूरु॑षः

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 10.2.9

priyā́priyā́ṇi bahulā́ svápnaṃ saṃbādhá-tandyàḥ | ānandā́nugro nándāṃś ca kásmād vahati pū́ruṣaḥ

Pleasant and unpleasant things, manifold; sleep, oppression and drowsiness; joys that follow on, and gladnesses—whence is it that the Person bears these along?

Liebes und Unliebes, vielfältig; Schlaf, Bedrängnis und Schläfrigkeit; nachfolgende Freuden und Fröhlichkeiten — woher trägt der Mensch (Puruṣa) dies alles mit sich?

प्रियाdear, beloved
प्रिया:
Kartā (सम्बन्धे—विशेष्य-विशेषणभावः)
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
अप्रियाणिunpleasant things
अप्रियाणि:
Karma (बाधते इत्यस्य)
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootअप्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
बहुलाःmany, abundant
बहुलाः:
Kartā (सम्बन्धे—स्वप्नाः इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootबहुल (प्रातिपदिक)
स्वप्नान्dreams
स्वप्नान्:
Karma (बाधते इत्यस्य)
TypeNoun
Rootस्वप्न (प्रातिपदिक)
संबाधतेpresses/afflicts, troubles
संबाधते:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootबाध् (धातु) + सम्- (उपसर्ग)
अन्द्यःthe ‘Andya’ (a being/agent; here: the afflicter)
अन्द्यः:
Kartā (संबाधते इत्यस्य)
TypeNoun/Adjective (agentive epithet)
Rootअन्द्य (प्रातिपदिक)
आनन्दान्joys, delights
आनन्दान्:
Karma (वहति इत्यस्य)
TypeNoun
Rootआनन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
उग्रःfierce, strong
उग्रः:
Kartā (पूरुषः इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootउग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
नन्दान्pleasures, gladnesses
नन्दान्:
Karma (वहति इत्यस्य)
TypeNoun
Rootनन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (निपात)
कस्मात्from what/whence
कस्मात्:
Apādāna (वहति—‘from where/whence’)
TypePronoun (interrogative)
Rootकिम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वहतिcarries, bears
वहति:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootवह् (धातु)
पूरुषःthe man/person
पूरुषः:
Kartā (वहति इत्यस्य)
TypeNoun
Rootपूरुष (प्रातिपदिक)

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

Devata: Puruṣa / Manas (implicit); the verse is framed as inquiry rather than direct praise

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like (requires scansion confirmation)

Primary: shanta

Secondary: karuna

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