Mantra 4
Sukta 2
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
पुरस्तात् ते नमः कृण्म उत्तरादधरादुत। अभीवर्गाद् दिवस्पर्यन्तरिक्षाय ते नमः
IAST Transliteration
purástāt te námaḥ kr̥ṇma uttarád adharā́d utā́bhīvargā́d divás páry antárikṣāya te námaḥ
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
From before we make to thee obeisance; from the north and from below also; from the onrush (of peril), from heaven all around—to the mid-air, to thee be reverence.
Word by Word
पुरस्तात्in front; from the east/forepart
पुरस्तात्:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुरस् (प्रातिपदिक) + -तात् (अव्ययीभाव-प्रत्यय) अथवा पुरस् + तात्
तेto you
ते:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
नमःobeisance; salutation
नमः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootनमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
कृण्मःwe make/offer
कृण्मः:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु)
उत्तरात्from the north; from above
उत्तरात्:
Apādāna
TypeNoun (directional) / Adjective used substantively
Rootउत्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
अधरात्from below; from the lower side
अधरात्:
Apādāna
TypeNoun (directional) / Adjective used substantively
Rootअधर (प्रातिपदिक)
उतand also; moreover
उत:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत (निपात/अव्यय)
अभीवर्गात्from the encompassing host/pressing mass (all around)
अभीवर्गात्:
Apādāna
TypeNoun
Rootअभि-वर्ग (प्रातिपदिक; ‘अभि’ उपसर्ग + √वृज्/√वर्ग्-भावार्थ ‘समूह/आवरण/आक्रमण’ से निष्पन्न संज्ञा)
दिवःof heaven; of the sky
दिवः:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootदिव्/द्यौस् (प्रातिपदिक)
परिaround; all about
परि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपरि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
अन्तरिक्षायto the midspace/atmosphere
अन्तरिक्षाय:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootअन्तरिक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
तेto you
ते:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
नमःobeisance; salutation
नमः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootनमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
Attribution
Rishi: Atharvanic transmission
Devata: Rudra (especially as atmospheric power)
Chandas: Mixed/irregular
Mantra Rasa
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