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Atharva Veda 9.2.20: Kanda 9, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 2, Mantra 20

Sukta 2

याव॑ती द्यावा॑पृथि॒वी व॑रि॒म्णा याव॒दापः॑ सिष्य॒दुर्याव॑द॒ग्निः । तत॒स्त्वम॑सि॒ ज्याया॑न् वि॒श्वहा॑ म॒हांस्तस्मै॑ ते काम॒ नम॒ इत् कृ॑णोमि

yā́vatī dyā́vā-pṛthivī́ varímṇā yā́vad ā́paḥ siṣyadúr yā́vad agníḥ | tátas tvám asi jyā́yān viśváhā mahā́ṁs tásmai te kā́ma náma íd kṛṇomi

As vast as Heaven and Earth in their breadth, as far as the Waters flow, as far as Fire (extends)—therefore art thou ever greater, mighty: to thee, O Kāma, homage, even so, I render.

Aussi vaste que le Ciel et la Terre dans leur étendue, aussi loin que s’écoulent les Eaux, aussi loin que s’étend le Feu—c’est pourquoi tu es à jamais le plus grand, le puissant ; à toi, ô Kāma, je rends hommage, ainsi même je l’accomplis.

यावतीas great as; as far as (fem. nom. sg.)
यावती:
विशेषण (कर्तृपद-सम्बन्धः)
TypeAdjective
Rootयावत् (प्रातिपदिक)
द्यावापृथिवीheaven-and-earth (the two)
द्यावापृथिवी:
कर्तृ/आधार (उपमान-सीमा)
TypeNoun (dual compound)
Rootद्यावापृथिवी (समास; द्यौस् + पृथिवी)
वरिम्णाby breadth/extent
वरिम्णा:
करण (परिमाण-करणम्: ‘by extent’)
TypeNoun
Rootवरिमन् (प्रातिपदिक)
यावत्as far as; as much as
यावत्:
सम्बन्ध/परिमाण-निर्देश
TypeIndeclinable (correlative)
Rootयावत् (प्रातिपदिक)
आपःthe waters
आपः:
कर्तृ (उपमान-सीमा)
TypeNoun
Rootअप् (प्रातिपदिक)
सिष्यदुःflowed/streamed
सिष्यदुः:
क्रिया (कर्तृ=आपः)
TypeVerb
Rootस्यन्द् (धातु; ‘to flow, trickle’)
यावत्as far as; as much as
यावत्:
सम्बन्ध/परिमाण-निर्देश
TypeIndeclinable (correlative)
Rootयावत् (प्रातिपदिक)
अग्निःAgni; fire
अग्निः:
कर्तृ (उपमान-सीमा)
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
ततःtherefore; from that
ततः:
अपादान/हेतु-सम्बन्ध (from that/thereupon)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात्)
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
असिare
असि:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु; ‘to be’)
ज्यायान्greater; superior
ज्यायान्:
विशेषण (त्वम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootज्यायस् (प्रातिपदिक; तुलनात्मक-विशेषण)
विश्वहाalways; at all times
विश्वहा:
अधिकारण (काल)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootविश्वहा (अव्ययीभाव/निपात-समास; विश्व + हा ‘always’)
महान्great
महान्:
विशेषण (त्वम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत् (प्रातिपदिक)
तस्मैto him/that (one)
तस्मै:
सम्प्रदान
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
तेof you; your
ते:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
कामO Kāma (Desire/Love)
काम:
सम्बोधन (addressed deity/force)
TypeNoun
Rootकाम (प्रातिपदिक)
नमःobeisance; homage
नमः:
कर्म/भाव (obeisance as offering)
TypeNoun (used as interjection)
Rootनमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
इत्indeed; just
इत्:
निपात (emphasis)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइत् (निपात)
कृणोमिI make; I offer
कृणोमि:
क्रिया (कर्तृ=अहम्, कर्म=नमः)
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु; ‘to do, make’)

Rishi: Atharvanic/Angirasa tradition (variable)

Devata: Kāma (with cosmic supports: Heaven-Earth, Waters, Agni)

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-type (Atharvanic mixed)

Primary: adbhuta

Secondary: shanta

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