Mantra 15
Sukta 10
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
सर्वे देवा अत्यायन्तु त्रिषन्धेराहुतिः प्रिया। संधां महतीं रक्षत ययाग्रे असुरा जिताः
IAST Transliteration
sárve devā́ atyā́yantu trí-sandher ā́hutiḥ priyā́ | sandhā́ṃ mahatī́ṃ rakṣata yayā́gre ásurā́ jitā́ḥ ||
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
Let all the Gods draw nigh: dear is the oblation of the threefold junction. Guard ye the mighty boundary—wherewith of old the Asuras were subdued.
Word by Word
सर्वेall
सर्वे:
Kartā
TypeAdjective (pronominal)
Rootसर्व (सर्व-प्रातिपदिक)
देवाःgods
देवाः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (देव-प्रातिपदिक)
अतिover, beyond (intensifier/prefix)
अति:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअति
आयन्तुlet (them) come
आयन्तु:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootया (धातु) + आ- (उपसर्ग)
त्रिषन्धेःof the threefold joint/junction
त्रिषन्धेः:
Sambandha (genitive relation)
TypeNoun (compound)
Rootत्रि + सन्धि (सन्धि-प्रातिपदिक)
आहुतिःthe oblation
आहुतिः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootआ-हु (धातु) → आहुति (प्रातिपदिक)
प्रियाःdear, pleasing
प्रियाः:
Kartā (agreement with subject)
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रिय (प्रिय-प्रातिपदिक)
सन्धाम्the junction/connection
सन्धाम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसन्धा (सन्धा-प्रातिपदिक)
महतīmgreat
महतīm:
Karma (agreement with object)
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत् (महत्-प्रातिपदिक)
रक्षतprotect (you all)!
रक्षत:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootरक्ष् (धातु)
ययाby which
यया:
Karaṇa
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (यद्-प्रातिपदिक)
अग्रेin front; at first
अग्रे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun (used adverbially)
Rootअग्र (अग्र-प्रातिपदिक)
असुराःAsuras
असुराः:
Kartā (of passive/result state) / topic
TypeNoun
Rootअसुर (असुर-प्रातिपदिक)
जिताःconquered, defeated
जिताः:
Kartā (in passive sense: ‘having been conquered’)
TypeParticiple (past passive)
Rootजि (धातु) → जित (कृदन्त)
Attribution
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition
Devata: Sarve Devāḥ (All Gods) / protective boundary (rakṣā) as function
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable)
Mantra Rasa
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