Atharva Veda 10.2.16 - Kanda 10, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 2, Mantra 16

Various Rishis

←Previous MantraNext Mantra→

Atharva Veda 10.2.16: Kanda 10, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 2, Mantra 16

Sukta 2

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

केनापो॒ अन्व॑तनुत॒ केनाह॑रकरोद् रु॒चे। उ॒षसं॒ केनान्वै॑न्द्ध॒ केन॑ सायंभ॒वं द॑दे

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 10.2.16

IAST Transliteration

kénā́po anvàtanuta kénā́har akarod rucé | uṣásaṃ kénā́nvàinddha kéna sāyaṃbhaváṃ dadé ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

By whom were the Waters stretched forth in order? by whom was Day made for shining? By whom was Dawn kindled in her course? by whom was the being of Evening set in place?

Translation

किसने पानी को फैला के रखा? किसने दिन को चमकने के लिए बनाया? किसने सुबह की रोशनी जला दी? किसने शाम को उसकी जगह पे सेट किया?

Word by Word

केनby whom? / by what means?

आपःthe waters

अनुalong, after

अतनुतstretched out / extended

केनby whom? / by what means?

अहःthe day

अकरोत्made / fashioned

रुचेfor brightness / for light

उषसम्the dawn

केनby whom? / by what means?

अनुafter, along

ऐन्धत्kindled / lit up

केनby whom? / by what means?

सायंभवम्the evening-born / that which comes in the evening

ददेhas given / bestowed

Attribution

Rishi: Traditionally connected with Skambha/Brahman inquiry (AV 10.2); specific r̥ṣi attribution varies in ancillary lists.

Devata: Skambha / Brahman / Prajāpati (implicit efficient cause)

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (predominant in this section)

Mantra Rasa

Primary: adbhuta

Secondary: shanta

Ask anything about this verse

Answers come straight from the texts, with the shlokas they draw on. Ask in your own words.

Not sure where to start?

A free sign-in with Google or Apple keeps your chat saved across web and the app.

Read Atharva Veda in the Vedapath app

Scan the QR code to open this directly in the app, with word-by-word meanings, Sanskrit recitation where available, and more.

Continue reading in the Vedapath app

Open in App