Mantra 10
Sukta 17
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
पुनर्वै देवा अददुः पुनर्मनुष्या अददुः । राजानः सत्यं गृह्णाना ब्रह्मजायां पुनर्ददुः
IAST Transliteration
púnaḥ váí devā́ adaduḥ púnar manuṣyā́ adaduḥ | rājā́naḥ satyáṃ gr̥hṇānā́ brahmajāyā́m púnar daduḥ
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
Back, verily, the Gods gave her; back men gave her. The kings, taking hold of truth, gave back again the Brahman’s wife.
Word by Word
पुनःagain
पुनः:
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TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुनर् (अव्यय)
वैindeed
वै:
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TypeIndeclinable
Rootवै (निपात)
देवाःthe gods
देवाः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
अददुःgave
अददुः:
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TypeVerb
Rootदा (दाने)
पुनःagain
पुनः:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुनर् (अव्यय)
मनुष्याःmen; humans
मनुष्याः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootमनुष्य (प्रातिपदिक)
अददुःgave
अददुः:
—
TypeVerb
Rootदा (दाने)
राजानःkings; rulers
राजानः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootराजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
सत्यम्truth
सत्यम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootसत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
गृह्णानाःseizing; taking
गृह्णानाः:
कर्तृ
TypeVerb
Rootग्रह् (ग्रहणे) → गृह्णान (शतृ/वर्तमान कृदन्त)
ब्रह्मजायाम्in/into the Brahman’s wife (brahma-wife)
ब्रह्मजायाम्:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मजाया (प्रातिपदिक; ब्रह्म + जाया)
पुनःagain
पुनः:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुनर् (अव्यय)
ददुःgave
ददुः:
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TypeVerb
Rootदा (दाने)
Attribution
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition.
Devata: Satyá (Truth) as operative principle; Devas and kings as agents of restoration; Brahmajāyā as the protected focus.
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like (edition-dependent).
Mantra Rasa
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