Mantra 22

Sukta 6

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

स दिशोऽनु व्यऽचलत्

IAST Transliteration

sá díśo ’nu vyàcalat

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

He moved forth along the quarters.

Word by Word

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

• दिशः: the directions (quarters)
• दिशः: कर्म (Karma)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिश् (प्रातिपदिक: दिशा/दिश्)

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

• वि: apart; widely; in various directions
• वि: —
• Type: Indeclinable (Preverb)
• Root: वि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• अचलत्: moved; went
• अचलत्: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: चल् (धातु)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (contextual).

Devata: Diśaḥ (Quarters).

Chandas: Short refrain; not metrically diagnostic.

Mantra Rasa

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