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Atharva Veda 9.10.7: Kanda 9, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 10, Mantra 7

Sukta 10

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

अ॒यं स शि॑ङ्क्ते॒ येन॒ गौर॒भिवृ॑ता॒ मिमा॑ति मा॒युं ध्व॒सना॒वधि॑ श्रि॒ता। सा चि॒त्तिभि॒र्नि हि च॒कार॒ मर्त्या॑न् वि॒द्युद् भव॑न्ती॒ प्रति॑ व॒व्रिमौ॑हत

Sanskrit recitationAtharva Veda 9.10.7
IAST Transliteration

ayáṃ sá śiṅkte yéná gáur abhívṛtā́ mimā́ti māyúṃ dhvasánā́v ádhi śritā́ | sā́ cittíbhir ní hí cakā́ra mártyān vidyút bhávantī práti vavrím áuhat

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

This is that wherewith she sprinkles: the Cow, encompassing, dispenses her cry, settled upon the stall. She, with her devices, verily brought mortals under (her power); becoming lightning, she smote back the enclosing cover.

Translation

Dies ist es, womit sie besprengt: die Kuh, umfassend, teilt ihren Ruf aus, am Stall befestigt. Sie hat mit ihren Kunstgriffen wahrlich die Sterblichen unter sich gebracht; zur Blitzkraft werdend, schlug sie zurück gegen die umhüllende Decke.

Word by Word
अयम्this (one)
अयम्:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सःhe/that (one)
सः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
शिङ्क्तेsprinkles/pours
शिङ्क्ते:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootशिच्/शिञ्च् (धातु; ‘to sprinkle, pour’)
येनwith which
येन:
Karaṇa
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
गौःthe cow
गौः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootगो (प्रातिपदिक)
अभिवृताcovered/encircled
अभिवृता:
Kartā
TypeAdjective/Participle
Rootअभि-√वृ (धातु) → अभिवृत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
मिमातिmeasures
मिमाति:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√मा (धातु; ‘to measure’)
मायुम्the bellowing/lowing
मायुम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमायु (प्रातिपदिक; ‘bellowing/lowing’)
ध्वसनात्from (the) blowing/breathing
ध्वसनात्:
Apādāna
TypeNoun
Rootध्वसन (प्रातिपदिक)
अधिupon/over
अधि:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअधि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
श्रिताresting/leaning (upon)
श्रिता:
Kartā
TypeAdjective/Participle
Root√श्रि (धातु) → श्रित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
साshe/that (one)
सा:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
चित्तिभिःwith thoughts/intentions
चित्तिभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootचित्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
निdown/into; (intensifier)
नि:
Upasarga
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
हिindeed/for
हि:
Sambandha
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (निपात)
चकारhas made/did
चकार:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√कृ (धातु)
मर्त्यान्mortals/humans
मर्त्यान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमर्त्य (प्रातिपदिक)
विद्युत्lightning
विद्युत्:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootविद्युत् (प्रातिपदिक)
भवन्तीbecoming
भवन्ती:
Kartā
TypeParticiple
Root√भू (धातु) → भवत्/भवन्त् (वर्तमान-कृदन्त)
प्रतिtowards/against
प्रति:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्रति (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
वव्रिम्a covering/enclosure
वव्रिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवव्रि (प्रातिपदिक; ‘covering/enclosure’)
औहतdrove/pushed (towards)
औहत:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√ऊह्/√वह् (धातु; ‘to push/drive/bring’; Vedic usage)
Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic/Angiras tradition (hymn-level attribution varies)

Devata: Gauḥ / protective brilliance (vidyut as personified force)

Chandas: Requires metrical verification; AV 9 often uses triṣṭubh/jagatī patterns

Mantra Rasa

Primary: vira

Secondary: adbhuta

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