Mantra 1

Sukta 4

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

तस्मै प्राच्या दिशः

IAST Transliteration

tásmai prā́cyā diśáḥ

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

To him belong the quarters of the East.

Word by Word

• तस्मै: to him / to that (one)
• तस्मै: सम्प्रदान
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• प्राच्या: eastern (ones)
• प्राच्या: कर्तृ (विशेषण-रूपेण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्राच् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘पूर्व-दिक्-सम्बन्धी’)

• दिशः: directions / quarters
• दिशः: कर्ता
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिश् (प्रातिपदिक)

Attribution

Rishi: Vrātya-cycle tradition

Devata: Diś (quarters), especially Prācī (East) as a power

Chandas: Short formula (non-metrical/fragment)

Mantra Rasa

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