Mantra 1

Sukta 5

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

३,६, ९,१२,१५,१८,२१ द्विपदा प्राजापत्याऽनुष्टुप्; ४ त्रिपदा स्वराट् प्राजापत्या पङ्क्तिः; तस्मै प्राच्या दिशो अन्तर्देशाद् भवमिष्वासमनुष्ठातारमकुर्वन्

IAST Transliteration

tásmai prā́cyā diśó antardeśā́d bhavám iṣvāsám anuṣṭhātā́ram akurvan

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

For him, from the inner realm of the eastern quarter, they appointed Bhava, the Archer, to stand attendant.

Translation

Pour lui, depuis le domaine intérieur du quartier de l’Est, ils établirent Bhava, l’Archer, pour se tenir auprès de lui.

Word by Word

• तस्मै: to him / for him
• तस्मै: Sampradāna
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• प्राच्या: eastern
• प्राच्या: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Adjective (directional) / Noun
• Root: प्राच् (दिक्शब्द-प्रातिपदिक) / प्राची

• दिशः: of the direction (quarter)
• दिशः: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिश् (प्रातिपदिक)

• अन्तर्देशात्: from the inner region / from the intermediate space
• अन्तर्देशात्: Apādāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तर्देश (प्रातिपदिक; अन्तर् + देश)

• भवम्: Bhava (a deity/name)
• भवम्: Karma
• Type: Noun (proper/technical name) / Adjective
• Root: भव (प्रातिपदिक; ‘भव’ नाम)

• इष्वा: with an arrow
• इष्वा: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: इषु (प्रातिपदिक)

• आसम्: he/it sat; he remained
• आसम्: —
• Type: Verb (finite) [preferred]
• Root: आस् (धातु) / आस (प्रातिपदिक ‘mouth’)

• अनुष्ठातारम्: the performer (one who carries out/observes)
• अनुष्ठातारम्: Karma
• Type: Agent noun
• Root: अनु-स्था (धातु) → अनुष्ठातृ (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)

• अकुर्वन्: they made / they appointed
• अकुर्वन्: —
• Type: Verb (finite)
• Root: कृ (धातु)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic/anonymous (book 15; r̥ṣi attribution varies)

Devata: Bhava (Rudra-form) as directional guardian of the East

Chandas: Prose/Anuṣṭubh-associated in the hymn’s anukramaṇī note (this line itself functions as a formulaic appointment)

Mantra Rasa

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