Mantra 2

Sukta 14

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

क्रमध्वमग्निना नाकमुख्यान् हस्तेषु बिभ्रतः । दिवस्पृष्ठं स्वऽर्गत्वा मिश्रा देवेभिराध्वम्

IAST Transliteration

krámadhvam agnínā nā́kamukhyān hásteṣu bíbhrataḥ | diváspṛṣṭhaṃ svàr-gatvā miśrā́ devébhir ā́dhvam

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Step ye forth with Agni, heaven-fronting, bearing (him/your means) in your hands. Having reached the back of heaven, having gone to the world of light, mingled with the Gods—there take your seat.

Word by Word

• क्रमध्वम्: (you all) step forth / proceed
• क्रमध्वम्: (स्वयम्) कर्ता
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्रम् (धातु)

• अग्निना: with Agni (fire)
• अग्निना: करण
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)

• नाकमुख्यान्: the foremost (ones) of heaven
• नाकमुख्यान्: कर्म
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: नाकमुख्य (प्रातिपदिक; नाक + मुख्य)

• हस्तेषु: in (their) hands
• हस्तेषु: अधिकारण
• Type: Noun
• Root: हस्त (प्रातिपदिक)

• बिभ्रतः: bearing / carrying
• बिभ्रतः: कर्तृ-विशेषण
• Type: Verb (participle)
• Root: भृ (धातु)

• दिवः: of heaven / of the sky
• दिवः: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिव्/द्यौ (प्रातिपदिक: दिव्/द्यौ ‘sky, heaven’)

• पृष्ठम्: the back / surface
• पृष्ठम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)

• स्वर्गत्वा: having gone to heaven
• स्वर्गत्वा: पूर्वकाल (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verbal indeclinable (gerund) / Kṛdanta
• Root: स्वर्ग (प्रातिपदिक) + त्वा (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)

• मिश्राः: mingled / united
• मिश्राः: कर्तृ-विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मिश्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• देवेभिः: with the gods
• देवेभिः: सह/सहकारक (तृतीया) / करण
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)

• आध्वम्: place yourselves / settle / take your place
• आध्वम्: (स्वयम्) कर्ता
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + धा (धातु)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (anukramaṇī attributions vary)

Devata: Agni; Svarga/Nāka; Devāḥ (as the destination community)

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh

Mantra Rasa

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