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Atharva Veda 5.2.8: Kanda 5, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 2, Mantra 8

Sukta 2

इ॒मा ब्रह्म॑ बृ॒हद्दि॑वः कृणव॒दिन्द्रा॑य शू॒षम॑ग्रि॒यः स्व॒र्षाः । म॒हो गो॒त्रस्य॑ क्षयति स्व॒राजा॒ तुर॑श्चि॒द् विश्व॑मर्णव॒त् तप॑स्वान्

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 5.2.8

imā́ bráhma bṛháddívo kṛṇavád índrāya śū́ṣam agríyaḥ svàrṣāḥ | mahó gótrasya kṣáyati svárājā túraś cid víśvam arṇavát tápasvān ||

These sacred words of lofty heaven hath the foremost, sun-winning one wrought into impetuous might for Indra. As self-ruling lord he holds dominion over the great cow-pen; overpowering, yea, he overwhelms the whole, like a flood, in glowing ardor.

Diese heiligen Worte des hohen Himmels hat der Vorderste, der Sonnengewinnende, zu stürmischer Kraft für Indra gefügt. Als selbstherrschender Gebieter hält er die Herrschaft über den großen Kuhpferch; überwältigend, ja, er überflutet das All wie eine Flut in glühender Glut.

इमाःthese (hymns/utterances)
इमाः:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
ब्रह्मsacred utterance; prayer
ब्रह्म:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
बृहत्great
बृहत्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootबृहत् (विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक)
दिवःof heaven
दिवः:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootद्यौ/दिव् (प्रातिपदिक: दिव्/द्यौः)
कृणवत्made; fashioned
कृणवत्:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु)
इन्द्रायfor Indra
इन्द्राय:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
शूषम्strength; vigor
शूषम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootशूष (प्रातिपदिक)
अग्रियःforemost
अग्रियः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootअग्रिय (विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक)
स्वर्षाःwinning the sun/light; bringing radiance
स्वर्षाः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootस्वर्ष (विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक)
महोof the great
महो:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत् (विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक)
गोत्रस्यof the enclosure/cow-pen; of the clan
गोत्रस्य:
Apādāna
TypeNoun
Rootगोत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
क्षयतिdwells; rules; holds sway
क्षयति:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootक्षि (धातु: क्षि/क्षय ‘to dwell, rule, possess’)
स्वराजाself-ruler; sovereign
स्वराजा:
Kartā
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootस्वराज् (प्रातिपदिक)
तुरःswift; overpowering
तुरः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootतुर (विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक)
चित्even; indeed
चित्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचित् (अव्यय)
विश्वम्all; the whole
विश्वम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective/Noun
Rootविश्व (विशेषण/सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अर्णवत्flood-like; oceanic
अर्णवत्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअर्णवत् (विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक; अर्णव ‘flood, sea’ + मतुप्)
तपस्वान्ardent; possessing tapas (austerity/heat)
तपस्वान्:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootतपस्विन्/तपस् + वत् (प्रातिपदिक)

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (not specified in the supplied excerpt)

Devata: Indra (with brahman as instrumental power)

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable)

Primary: vira

Secondary: adbhuta

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