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Atharva Veda 14.2.3: Kanda 14, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 2, Mantra 3

Sukta 2

सोम॑स्य जा॒या प्र॑थ॒मं ग॑न्ध॒र्वस्तेऽप॑रः॒ पतिः॑ । तृ॒तीयो॑ अ॒ग्निष्टे॒ पति॑स्तु॒रीय॑स्ते मनुष्य॒जाः

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 14.2.3

sómasya jāyā́ prathamáṃ gandharvás te ’páraḥ pátīḥ | tṛtī́yo agníṣ te pátis turī́yas te manuṣyajā́ḥ

Soma is thy spouse in the first estate; the Gandharva is thy next lord. Third is Agni for thy husband; fourth, the man-born (mortal) is thy mate.

Soma ist dein Gatte im ersten Stand; der Gandharva ist dein nächster Herr. Der dritte ist Agni als dein Ehemann; der vierte ist der von Menschen Geborene, der Sterbliche, dein Gefährte.

सोमस्यof Soma
सोमस्य:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootसोम (प्रातिपदिक)
जायाwife
जाया:
कर्तृ/विषय (उद्देश्य-निर्देशः)
TypeNoun
Rootजाया (प्रातिपदिक)
प्रथमम्first
प्रथमम्:
विशेषण/क्रमनिर्देश
TypeAdjective (ordinal/indeclinable-like acc. sg.)
Rootप्रथम (प्रातिपदिक)
गन्धर्वःthe Gandharva
गन्धर्वः:
कर्तृ (अस्ति/भवति इति अध्याहृत-क्रिया)
TypeNoun
Rootगन्धर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
तेyour / of you
ते:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अपरःthe next/other
अपरः:
विशेषण (पतिः इत्यस्य)
TypeAdjective
Rootअपर (प्रातिपदिक)
पतिःhusband
पतिः:
कर्तृ (अस्ति/भवति इति अध्याहृत-क्रिया)
TypeNoun
Rootपति (प्रातिपदिक)
तृतीयःthird
तृतीयः:
विशेषण (अग्निः इत्यस्य)
TypeAdjective (ordinal)
Rootतृतीय (प्रातिपदिक)
अग्निःAgni
अग्निः:
कर्तृ (अस्ति/भवति इति अध्याहृत-क्रिया)
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
तेyour / of you
ते:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
पतिःhusband
पतिः:
कर्तृ (अस्ति/भवति इति अध्याहृत-क्रिया)
TypeNoun
Rootपति (प्रातिपदिक)
तुरीयःfourth
तुरीयः:
विशेषण (मनुष्यजाः इत्यस्य)
TypeAdjective (ordinal)
Rootतुरीय (प्रातिपदिक)
तेyour / of you
ते:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
मनुष्यजाःmen; human-born (mortals)
मनुष्यजाः:
कर्तृ (अस्ति/भवति इति अध्याहृत-क्रिया)
TypeNoun/Adjective (collective)
Rootमनुष्यज (प्रातिपदिक; मनुष्य + ज ‘born/produced’)

Rishi: Traditionally associated with marriage-hymn seers (Atharvanic transmission; specific r̥ṣi attribution varies by anukramaṇī)

Devata: Soma, Gandharva, Agni, and the human husband as ritual agents

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (predominant marriage-meter in AV/ṚV parallels)

Primary: shanta

Secondary: shringara

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