Mantra 17
Sukta 6
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
तमृतवश्चार्तवाश्च लोकाश्च लौक्याश्च मासाश्चार्धमासाश्चाहोरात्रे चानुव्यऽचलन्
IAST Transliteration
tám ṛtávaś cārtavā́ś ca ló́kāś ca laukyā́ś ca mā́sāś cārdhamāsā́ś cā́horātré cā́nuvy àcalan
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
After him moved the Seasons and the Seasonal divisions; the Worlds and the Worldly realms; the Months, the Half-months, and Day-and-Night likewise followed on.
Word by Word
तम्that (it)
तम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → तद्-
ऋतवःseasons
ऋतवः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootऋतु-
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
आर्तवाःseasonal (ones); pertaining to seasons
आर्तवाः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective (substantivized)
Rootआर्तव-
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
लोकाःworlds; realms
लोकाः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootलोक-
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
लौक्याःworldly (ones); belonging to the world
लौक्याः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective (substantivized)
Rootलौक्य-
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
मासाःmonths
मासाः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootमास-
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
अर्धमासाःhalf-months; fortnights
अर्धमासाः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअर्धमास- (अर्ध + मास)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
अहोरात्रेday and night (the pair)
अहोरात्रे:
Kartā
TypeNoun (dvandva)
Rootअहोरात्र- (अहन् + रात्रि)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
अनुव्यचलन्followed in motion; moved along after (it)
अनुव्यचलन्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootव्यचल् (धातु: चल् ‘to move’ with वि-/व्य-; उपसर्ग: अनु-)
Attribution
Rishi: As per AV 15.6 anukramaṇī tradition (to be checked).
Devata: Kāla (Time) implicitly; also cosmic order (ṛtu) and loka as sacral categories.
Chandas: Enumerative, prose-like Atharvanic diction.
Mantra Rasa
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