Atharva Veda 10.8.32 - Kanda 10, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 8, Mantra 32

Atharva Veda 10.8.32: Kanda 10, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 8, Mantra 32

Sukta 8

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

अन्ति॒ सन्तं॒ न ज॑हा॒त्यन्ति॒ सन्तं॒ न प॑श्यति । दे॒वस्य॑ पश्य॒ काव्यं॒ न म॑मार॒ न जी॑र्यति

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 10.8.32

IAST Transliteration

ánti sántam ná jahāty ánti sántam ná paśyati | devásya paśya kā́vyaṃ ná mamā́ra ná jī́ryati

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Near unto him, it leaveth him not; near unto him, yet he beholdeth it not. Behold the God’s wondrous art: it hath not died, it doth not waste away.

Translation

वो चीज़ उसके पास है, उसको छोड़ के नहीं जाती। पास है फिर भी वो उसे देखता नहीं। भगवान की यह कला देखो, यह न मरता है न खराब होती है। यह हमेशा रहती है।

Word by Word

अन्तिnear, in the presence (of)

सन्तम्the being present one; the existent (one)

नnot

जहातिleaves, abandons

अन्तिnear

सन्तम्the present/existent one

नnot

पश्यतिsees

देवस्यof the god; of the divine

पश्यsee! behold!

काव्यम्poetic/wise work; wondrous art (of insight)

नnot

ममारdied

नnor, not

जीर्यतिdecays, grows old

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition

Devata: Eka Deva / indwelling brahman (deathless, undecaying)

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh

Mantra Rasa

Primary: shanta

Secondary: adbhuta

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