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Atharva Veda 11.3.4: Kanda 11, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 3, Mantra 4

Sukta 3

दितिः॒ शूर्प॒मदि॑तिः शूर्पग्रा॒ही वातोऽपा॑विनक्

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 11.3.4

dítiḥ śū́rpam áditiḥ śūrpa-grāhī vā́to ’pā́vinak ||

Diti is the winnowing-fan; Aditi is the fan-holder; the Wind hath winnowed away (the refuse).

दिति का नाम सूप का है। अदिति सूप पकड़ने वाली है। हवा ने साफ कर दिया, बुरा हिस्सा उड़ा के ले गई।

दितिःDiti (a goddess/name)
दितिः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootदिति (प्रातिपदिक) अथवा √दा (दाने) से निष्पन्न स्त्रीलिङ्ग-प्रातिपदिक
शूर्पम्winnowing-basket, sieve
शूर्पम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootशूर्प (प्रातिपदिक)
अदितिःAditi (a goddess/name)
अदितिः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootअदिति (प्रातिपदिक)
शूर्पग्रहाःholders/seizers of the winnowing-basket
शूर्पग्रहाः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootशूर्प-ग्रह (समास-प्रातिपदिक; शूर्प + ग्रह ‘seizer/holder’)
वातःwind
वातः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootवात (प्रातिपदिक)
अपाविनक्separated/winnowed away
अपाविनक्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√वी (वे/वायौ/विनक्ते—‘to separate, winnow, sift’) + उपसर्ग अप-; रूप: अविनक् (लुङ्), अप-आ- उपसर्ग-संयोग

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (bandhu section; specific r̥ṣi not supplied in the input)

Devata: Diti; Aditi; Vāta (Wind)

Chandas: Prose/identificatory style

Primary: shanta

Secondary: adbhuta

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