Atharva Veda 9.6.14 — Kanda 9, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 6, Mantra 14

Sukta 6

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

ये व्री॒हयो॒ यवा॑ निरु॒प्यन्तें॒ऽशव॑ ए॒व ते

IAST Transliteration

yé vrīháyo yávā nirupyánté ’śvá evá té

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

The rice and barley that are duly set forth—those, in very truth, are a horse.

Translation

Reis und Gerste, die ordnungsgemäß dargelegt werden—die sind, wahrlich, ein Pferd.

Word by Word

• ये: who (those who)
• ये: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद् (sarvanāma-prātipadika)

• व्रीहयः: rice grains
• व्रीहयः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्रीहि (prātipadika)

• यवाः: barley grains
• यवाः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: यव (prātipadika)

• निरुप्यन्ते: are set out / are arranged / are placed (for a rite)
• निरुप्यन्ते: (क्रिया) —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √उप् (उप्/उपयति) with preverb निर्-

• अश्वे: on/at the horse
• अश्वे: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्व (prātipadika)

• एव: indeed / just / only
• एव: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• ते: they (those)
• ते: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (sarvanāma-prātipadika)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (unspecified here)

Devata: Aśva (as wealth-symbol) / Prosperity principle

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh tendency (elliptic equational style; exact meter uncertain)

Mantra Rasa

Primary: adbhuta

Secondary: shanta