Mantra 10

Sukta 4

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

तस्मा उदीच्या दिशः

IAST Transliteration

tásmai udī́cyā diśáḥ

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

For him are the northern quarters (made favorable/protective).

Word by Word

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

• उदीच्या: northern (lit. upward-facing)
• उदीच्या: कर्तृ (विशेषण-रूपेण) / अधिकरण (दिशा-निर्देशे)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उद् + अञ्च् → उदीच् (दिशा-वाचक प्रातिपदिक)

• दिशः: directions, quarters
• दिशः: कर्तृ / अधिकरण (directions as locus) بحسب सन्दर्भ
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिश् (प्रातिपदिक: दिशा)

Attribution

Rishi: AV 15 correspondence tradition (anukramaṇī-dependent).

Devata: Dik (North) as ritual domain.

Chandas: Elliptical prose formula.

Mantra Rasa

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