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Atharva Veda 10.8.25: Kanda 10, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 8, Mantra 25

Sukta 8

बाला॒देक॑मणीय॒स्कमु॒तैकं॒ नेव॑ दृश्यते । ततः॒ परि॑ष्वजीयसी दे॒वता॒ सा मम॑ प्रि॒या

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 10.8.25

bālā́d ékam aṇīyáskam utá ékaṃ náivá dṛ́śyate | tatáḥ pári-ṣvajīyasī devátā sā́ máma priyā́ ||

One is subtler than a hair; and one is not seen at all. From that thou claspest all about: that Goddess is my dear one.

एक बाल से भी छोटा है, और एक दिखता भी नहीं। उससे तुम सब तरफ़ से पकड़ लो, वो देवी मेरी प्यारी है।

बालात्from/than a child; from the young (state)
बालात्:
अपादान
TypeNoun
Rootबाल (प्रातिपदिक)
एकम्one (thing)
एकम्:
कर्म (दृश्यते इत्यस्य) / विधेय-विशेषण
TypeAdjective (numeral)
Rootएक (प्रातिपदिक)
अणीयस्कम्smaller, more minute
अणीयस्कम्:
कर्म (एकम् इत्यस्य विशेषणम्) / विधेय-विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootअणीयस् (प्रातिपदिक; तुलनात्मक-विशेषण)
उतand also; moreover
उत:
समुच्चय/विकल्प-निबन्धन
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत
एकम्one (thing)
एकम्:
कर्म (दृश्यते इत्यस्य) / विधेय-विशेषण
TypeAdjective (numeral)
Rootएक (प्रातिपदिक)
नnot
न:
निषेध
TypeIndeclinable (particle)
Rootन
एवindeed; just
एव:
अवधारण
TypeIndeclinable (particle)
Rootएव
दृश्यतेis seen; appears
दृश्यते:
(अकर्मक-प्रयोगे) भाव/कर्मणि-प्रयोगः; ‘is seen/appears’
TypeVerb
Rootदृश् (धातु)
ततःfrom that; then; thereafter
ततः:
अपादान/क्रम-निर्देश (तस्मात्/ततः)
TypeIndeclinable (adverb)
Rootततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात् अव्ययीभाव)
परिष्वजीयसीmore embracing; more closely clinging
परिष्वजीयसी:
कर्तृ/विधेय (देवता इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective (comparative, kṛdanta-like formation)
Rootपरि-√स्वज् (धातु) → परिष्वज् + ईयसी (स्त्री. तुलनात्मक-प्रत्यय)
देवताthe deity; divine power
देवता:
कर्ता (सा … प्रिया इत्यत्र) / विषय
TypeNoun
Rootदेवता (प्रातिपदिक)
साshe; that (deity)
सा:
कर्ता
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
ममmy; of me
मम:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
प्रियाdear; beloved
प्रिया:
विधेय (सा … प्रिया)
TypeAdjective (used predicatively)
Rootप्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)

Rishi: Within AV 10.8 speculative corpus (traditional assignment variable).

Devata: Devatā as subtle all-enfolding power (often interpreted as Brahman/Śraddhā/Vāc in later readings).

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh

Primary: shanta

Secondary: adbhuta

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