Atharva Veda 11.3.140: Kanda 11, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 3, Mantra 140

Sukta 3

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

स॒वि॒तुः प्रप॑दाभ्याम्

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 11.3.140

IAST Transliteration

savituḥ prápadābhyām

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

With Savitar’s two forward steps (with his advancing feet).

Translation

सवितर के आगे बढ़ने वाले दो कदम। यह उसके पैर के दो कदम हैं जो आगे बढ़ते हैं।

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Word by Word

• सवितुः: of Savitṛ (the impeller/sun-deity)
• सवितुः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation / possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सवितृ (प्रातिपदिक)

• प्रपदाभ्याम्: with/by (or: from) the two forefeet/fore-steps
• प्रपदाभ्याम्: करण (Instrument) [also possible: अपादान (Ablative) depending on context]
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रपद (प्रातिपदिक; प्र- + पद ‘foot/step’)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (ṛṣi attribution for this late prose-like segment is variable across indices)

Devata: Savitar (Savitṛ) / ritual efficacy of impulsion

Chandas: Mixed/late Atharvanic style; not a strict metrical ṛc (prose-like mantra-fragment)

Mantra Rasa

Primary: vira

Secondary: shanta