Atharva Veda 15.14.3: Kanda 15, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 14, Mantra 3

Sukta 14

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

स यद् दक्षि॑णां॒ दिश॒मनु॒ व्यच॑ल॒दिन्द्रो भू॒त्वानु॒व्यऽचल॒द् बल॑मन्ना॒दं कृ॒त्वा

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 15.14.3

IAST Transliteration

sá yád dákṣiṇāṃ díśam ánu vyácalat índro bhūtvā́nv-avyácalat bálam annādáṃ kṛtvā́

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

When he advanced along the Southern quarter, he, becoming Indra, advanced on; having made Strength a devourer of food.

Translation

Als er der südlichen Himmelsrichtung entlang voranschritt, schritt er weiter, Indra geworden, und machte die Kraft zum Speiseverzehrer.

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Word by Word

• सः: he / that one
• सः: कर्तृ
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• यत्: when / as
• यत्: —
• Type: Indeclinable (conjunctive) / Relative
• Root: यद् (सम्बन्ध-सर्वनाम) / यदा-आर्थे अव्ययत्वेन

• दक्षिणाम्: the southern (direction)
• दक्षिणाम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्षिणा (प्रातिपदिक)

• दिशम्: direction
• दिशम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिश् (प्रातिपदिक)

• अनु: along, after
• अनु: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• व्यचलत्: moved forth / went
• व्यचलत्: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: चल् (धातु) + वि (उपसर्ग)

• इन्द्रः: Indra
• इन्द्रः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun (proper)
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• भूत्वा: having become
• भूत्वा: —
• Type: Verbal indeclinable (gerund)
• Root: भू (धातु)

• अनुव्यचलत्: followed and moved / moved along after
• अनुव्यचलत्: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: चल् (धातु) + अनु + वि

• बलम्: strength, force
• बलम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल (प्रातिपदिक)

• अन्नादम्: food-eater; eater/consumer of food
• अन्नादम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: अन्नाद (प्रातिपदिक; अन्न + आद ‘eater’)

• कृत्वा: having made
• कृत्वा: —
• Type: Verbal indeclinable (gerund)
• Root: कृ (धातु)

Attribution

Rishi: Vratya/AV 15 tradition (variable attribution).

Devata: Indra (primary); also the southern quarter as domain.

Chandas: Prose/irregular (Brāhmaṇa-like).

Mantra Rasa

Primary: vira

Secondary: adbhuta