Mantra 16

Sukta 6

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

सोऽनादिष्टां दिशमनु व्यऽचलत्

IAST Transliteration

só ’nā́diṣṭāṃ díśam ánu vy àcalat

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

He went forth along an unappointed quarter.

Word by Word

• सः: he / that one
• सः: कर्तृ
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → सः

• अनादिष्टाम्: not indicated / not appointed
• अनादिष्टाम्: कर्म
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ√दिश् (धातु) → आदिष्ट (कृदन्त, भूतकर्मणि) + नञ् (अ-) → अनादिष्ट; स्त्री-प्रातिपदिक

• दिशम्: direction
• दिशम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिश् (प्रातिपदिक) स्त्री

• अनु: along, after, following
• अनु: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• व्यचलत्: moved about / proceeded
• व्यचलत्: कर्तृ
• Type: Verb
• Root: चल् (धातु) + वि (उपसर्ग) → वि√चल्

Attribution

Rishi: As per AV 15.6 anukramaṇī tradition (to be checked).

Devata: Diśaḥ (Directions) / the ritualized spatial order; implicitly the empowered subject.

Chandas: Short, prose-like clause (non-metrical feel).

Mantra Rasa

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