Atharva Veda 13.4.10: Kanda 13, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 4, Mantra 10

Sukta 4

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

तस्ये॒मे नव॒ कोशा॑ विष्ट॒म्भा न॑व॒धा हि॒ताः

IAST Transliteration

tásyéme náva kóśā́ viṣṭambhā́ navadhā́ hitā́ḥ

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

His are these nine sheaths; ninefold are the props set firmly in their places.

Translation

Sein sind diese neun Hüllen; neunfach sind die Stützen, fest an ihren Plätzen eingesetzt.

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Word by Word

• तस्य: of him/its
• तस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• इमे: these
• इमे: कर्तृ/विषय (subject)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• नव: nine
• नव: विशेषण (qualifier of कोशाः)
• Type: Numeral (Adjective)
• Root: नवन् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)

• कोशाः: sheaths; coverings; containers
• कोशाः: कर्तृ/विषय (subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोश (प्रातिपदिक)

• विष्टम्भाः: supports; props
• विष्टम्भाः: समनाधिकरण/विशेष्य (appositional to कोशाः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वि-स्तम्भ (प्रातिपदिक; from धातु √स्तम्भ् ‘to prop/support’ with उपसर्ग वि-)

• नवधा: in ninefold ways
• नवधा: क्रियाविशेषण (manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नवन् + धा (अव्ययीभाव; ‘in nine ways’)

• हि: indeed; for
• हि: सम्बोधक/वाक्यालङ्कार (emphasis/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (निपात)

• हिताः: placed; set; arranged
• हिताः: विधेय-विशेषण (predicate adjective of कोशाः/विष्टम्भाः)
• Type: Adjective (Participle)
• Root: √धा (धातु) → क्त-प्रत्यय ‘हित’ (past passive participle; ‘placed’)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (Skambha/Ekavrata complex; specific ṛṣi attribution varies by anukramaṇī for AVŚ 13.4)

Devata: Skambha / Ekavrata (the One as cosmic support)

Chandas: Likely Anuṣṭubh-type cadence (requires metrical verification against full hymn context)

Mantra Rasa

Primary: shanta

Secondary: adbhuta