Atharva Veda 10.2.12: Kanda 10, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 2, Mantra 12

Sukta 2

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

को अ॑स्मिन् रू॒पम॑दधात् को म॒ह्मानं॑ च॒ नाम॑ च । गा॒तुं को अ॑स्मि॒न् कः के॒तुं कश्च॒रित्रा॑णि॒ पूरु॑षे

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 10.2.12

IAST Transliteration

kó ásmín rūpám adadhāt kó mahmā́naṃ ca nā́ma ca | gātúṃ kó ásmín káḥ ketúṃ káś carítrāṇi pū́ruṣe ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Who in this man set form, who greatness, and name? Who in this established the path, who the sign of thought, and who the modes of conduct within the Person?

Translation

किसने इस इंसान को शकल दी? किसने उसे बड़ा बनाया और नाम दिया? किसने उसके लिए रास्ता बनाया? किसने उसके दिमाग में सोचने की शम डाली? किसने बताया कि कैसे जीना है?

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Word by Word

• कः: who?
• कः: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: किम् (प्रातिपदिक)

• अस्मिन्: in this (one/thing)
• अस्मिन्: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• रूपम्: form, shape
• रूपम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूप (प्रातिपदिक)

• अदधात्: placed, put
• अदधात्: (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: धा (धातु)

• कः: who?
• कः: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: किम्

• मह्मानम्: greatness, majesty
• मह्मानम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)

• च: and
• च: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• नाम: name
• नाम: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक) / नाम (अव्यय-प्रयोग)

• च: and
• च: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• गातुम्: (the) going; a path/way (lit. ‘to go’)
• गातुम्: Karma
• Type: Verbal noun (Infinitive)
• Root: गा (धातु) → गातु (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)

• कः: who?
• कः: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: किम्

• अस्मिन्: in this
• अस्मिन्: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्

• कः: who?
• कः: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: किम्

• केतुम्: banner; sign; brilliance; intelligence
• केतुम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: केतु (प्रातिपदिक)

• कः: who?
• कः: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: किम्

• चरित्राणि: deeds, conduct, courses of action
• चरित्राणि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: चरित्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• पूरुषे: in the man/person
• पूरुषे: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूरुष (प्रातिपदिक)

Attribution

Rishi: As for AV 10.2 (speculative Atharvanic tradition; anukramaṇī varies)

Devata: Kaḥ (Prajāpati/creator as implicit answer)

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like (Atharvanic mixed; often catalogued as Anuṣṭubh/Pragātha by different traditions)

Mantra Rasa

Primary: shanta

Secondary: adbhuta