Atharva Veda 11.3.92: Kanda 11, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 3, Mantra 92
Sukta 3
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
तेनै॑नं॒ प्राशि॑षं॒ तेनै॑नमजीगमम्
IAST Transliteration
téna enaṃ prā́śiṣaṃ téna enam ajīgamam
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
Therewith I made him eat; therewith I made him go forth (set him in motion).
Translation
इस शक्ति से मैंने उसे खिलाया और आगे बढ़ने को कहा।
Word by Word
तेनby that; with that
तेन:
करण
TypeIndeclinable (pronominal form used adverbially) / Pronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → तेन (तृतीया एकवचन)
एनम्him
एनम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्/इदम्-प्रकारस्य सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक ‘एन’ (अनाफोरिक सर्वनाम)
प्राशिषम्I caused (him) to eat; I fed
प्राशिषम्:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Rootप्र + अश् (अश्नोति) धातु
तेनby that; with that
तेन:
करण
TypeIndeclinable (pronominal form used adverbially) / Pronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → तेन (तृतीया एकवचन)
एनम्him
एनम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्/इदम्-प्रकारस्य सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक ‘एन’ (अनाफोरिक सर्वनाम)
अजीगमम्I made (him) go; I drove/led (him)
अजीगमम्:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Rootअ + गम् (गच्छति) धातु; लुङ्-आवृत्त/दीर्घाभ्यास-रूप (intensive/reduplicated aorist type)
Attribution
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (as above)
Devata: Odana as healing agent; vitality/motion (implicit)
Chandas: Prose-like formula
Mantra Rasa
Primary: shanta
Secondary: adbhuta
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