Mantra 19
Sukta 14
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
स यद् देवाननु व्यचलदीशानो भूत्वानुव्यऽचलन्मन्युमन्नादं कृत्वा
IAST Transliteration
sá yád devā́n ánu vy ácalad īśā́no bhūtvā́nu vy àcalan mányum annā́daṁ kṛtvā́
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
When he moved forth along after the gods, having become Īśāna he moved forth accordingly, having made Wrath a food-eater.
Word by Word
सःhe (that one)
सः:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → स
यत्when; that which
यत्:
अधिकरण (काल/निमित्त) / सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सम्बन्ध-सर्वनाम)
देवान्the gods
देवान्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
अनुafter; following
अनु:
(क्रियाविशेषणम्)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअनु
व्यचलत्moved forth; went after
व्यचलत्:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootचल् (धातु) + वि (उपसर्ग)
ईशानःruling; lordly
ईशानः:
कर्तृ (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective/Participle
Rootईश् (धातु) → ईशान (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, शानच्)
भूत्वाhaving become
भूत्वा:
(पूर्वक्रिया)
TypeGerund
Rootभू (धातु) + त्वा
अनुafter; following
अनु:
(क्रियाविशेषणम्)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअनु
व्यचलन्moved forth; followed
व्यचलन्:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootचल् (धातु) + वि (उपसर्ग)
मन्युमत्wrathful; full of anger
मन्युमत्:
(विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootमन्यु (प्रातिपदिक) + मतुप्
अन्नादम्food-eater; devourer
अन्नादम्:
कर्म (कृत्वा इत्यस्य)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootअन्नाद (प्रातिपदिक: अन्न + आद ‘eater’)
कृत्वाhaving made
कृत्वा:
(पूर्वक्रिया)
TypeGerund
Rootकृ (धातु) + त्वा
Attribution
Rishi: Anonymous/Brāhmaṇa-style Atharvanic exposition (AV 15).
Devata: Īśāna (lordly Rudra aspect) and Manyu (personified force) as subordinated power.
Chandas: Prose-like brāhmaṇa cadence.
Mantra Rasa
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