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Atharva Veda 18.3.28: Kanda 18, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 3, Mantra 28

Sukta 3

सोमो॑ मा॒ विश्वै॑र्दे॒वैरुदी॑च्या दि॒शः पा॑तु बाहु॒च्युता॑ पृथि॒वी द्यामि॑वो॒परि॑ । लो॒क॒कृतः॑ पथि॒कृतो॑ यजामहे॒ ये दे॒वानां॑ हु॒तभा॑गा इ॒ह स्थ

sómo mā víśvair deváir udī́cyā diśáḥ pātu bāhucyútā pṛthivī́ dyā́m iva úpari | lokakṛ́taḥ pathikṛ́to yajāmahe yé devā́nāṃ hutábhāgā ihá sthá ||

May Soma, with all the Gods, guard me from the northern quarter; and Earth, slipped from my arm, be over me as it were the Sky. The world-ordainers, the path-ordainers—those who have their portion of oblation among the Gods—we worship: here may they stand.

Soma, mit allen Göttern, schütze mich aus der nördlichen Himmelsrichtung; und die Erde, die von meinem Arm geglitten ist, sei über mir wie der Himmel. Die Welt-Ordner, die Weg-Ordner — jene, denen unter den Göttern der Anteil an der Opfergabe zukommt — verehren wir: hier mögen sie stehen.

सोमःSoma (deity/plant-juice)
सोमः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootसोम (प्रातिपदिक) / सोम-
माme
मा:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
विश्वैःwith all
विश्वैः:
सह/करण (सहचर्ये)
TypeAdjective
Rootविश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
देवैःwith the gods
देवैः:
सह/करण (सहचर्ये)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
उदीच्याof the northern
उदीच्या:
सम्बन्ध
TypeAdjective
Rootउदीच्य (प्रातिपदिक)
दिशःdirection/quarter
दिशः:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootदिश् (प्रातिपदिक)
पातुmay (he) protect
पातु:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootपा (धातु)
बाहुच्युताnot fallen from the arms / arm-supporting (steadfast)
बाहुच्युता:
कर्तृ (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootबाहु-च्युत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √च्यु ‘to fall/slide’)
पृथिवीEarth
पृथिवी:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootपृथिवी (प्रातिपदिक)
द्याम्heaven/sky
द्याम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootदिव्/द्यौ (प्रातिपदिक)
इवas/like
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
उपरिabove
उपरि:
अधिकरण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउपरि
लोककृतःworld-makers / creators of the worlds
लोककृतः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootलोक-कृत् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √कृ ‘to make’)
पथिकृतःpath-makers / makers of the paths
पथिकृतः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootपथि-कृत् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √कृ)
यजामहेwe worship/sacrifice
यजामहे:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootयज् (धातु)
येwho
ये:
कर्तृ (सम्बन्धकः)
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
देवानाम्of the gods
देवानाम्:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
हुतभागाःhaving a share in the oblation / entitled to offerings
हुतभागाः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootहुत-भाग (कृदन्त/समास-प्रातिपदिक; √हु ‘to offer’ + भाग)
इहhere
इह:
अधिकरण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइह
स्थyou are / you stand (present here)
स्थ:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु) / स्था? (वैदिक रूप)

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (AV 18 corpus)

Devata: Soma with the Viśve Devāḥ; cosmic guardians

Chandas: Mixed/irregular

Primary: shanta

Secondary: adbhuta

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