Atharva Veda 11.3.112: Kanda 11, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 3, Mantra 112

Sukta 3

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

स॒मु॒द्रेण॑ व॒स्तिना॑

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 11.3.112

IAST Transliteration

samudréṇa vastínā

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

With the ocean as covering.

Translation

समुंदर उसे ढाक के रख देगा।

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Word by Word

• समुद्रेण: by/with the ocean (sea)
• समुद्रेण: करण
• Type: Noun
• Root: समुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• वस्तिना: by/with the bladder (urinary bladder)
• वस्तिना: करण
• Type: Noun
• Root: वस्ति (प्रातिपदिक)

Attribution

Rishi: To be verified by anukramaṇī for AVŚ 11.3.

Devata: Samudra/Āpas (cosmic waters) as receptacle; secondarily the ritual ‘covering’ as empowered implement.

Chandas: Mantra fragment (not independently metrical).

Mantra Rasa

Primary: raudra

Secondary: shanta