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Atharva Veda 11.6.22: Kanda 11, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 6, Mantra 22

Sukta 6

या दे॒वीः पञ्च॑ प्र॒दिशो॒ ये दे॒वा द्वाद॑श॒र्तवः॑ । सं॒व॒त्स॒रस्य॒ ये दंष्ट्रा॒स्ते नः॑ सन्तु॒ सदा॑ शि॒वाः

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 11.6.22

yā́ devī́ḥ páñca pradíśo yé devā́ dvā́daśa ṛtávaḥ | saṃvatsarásya yé daṃṣṭrā́s té naḥ santu sadā́ śivā́ḥ ||

The Goddesses that are the Five Directions, the Gods that are the Twelve Seasons, the fangs of the Year—let them be for us ever gracious and benign.

पाँच दिशाओं की देवियाँ, और बारह मौसम के देवता, यह साल के दाँत हैं। इन सब से हमारी हमेशा भलाई हो, कोई बुराई न आए।

याःwho (those)
याः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
देवीःgoddesses
देवीः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootदेवी (प्रातिपदिक) < देव
पञ्चfive
पञ्च:
Viśeṣaṇa (of प्रदिशः)
TypeNumeral
Rootपञ्चन् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
प्रदिशःdirections/quarters
प्रदिशः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootप्रदिश् (प्रातिपदिक) < प्र + दिश्
येwho (those)
ये:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
देवाःgods
देवाः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
द्वादशtwelve
द्वादश:
Viśeṣaṇa (of ऋतवः)
TypeNumeral
Rootद्वादशन् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
ऋतवःseasons
ऋतवः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootऋतु (प्रातिपदिक)
संवत्सरस्यof the year
संवत्सरस्य:
Sambandha (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootसंवत्सर (प्रातिपदिक)
येwho (those)
ये:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
दंष्ट्राःfangs; biting powers
दंष्ट्राः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootदंष्ट्रा (प्रातिपदिक)
तेthey
ते:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
नःfor us / our
नः:
Sampradāna (beneficiary: for us)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सन्तुmay (they) be
सन्तु:
(मुख्य क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
सदाalways
सदा:
Adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसदा (अव्यय)
शिवाःauspicious; kindly
शिवाः:
Kartā / Predicate adjective (of ते)
TypeAdjective
Rootशिव (प्रातिपदिक)

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (hymn-context seer not specified in the provided excerpt)

Devata: Pradiś (Directions), Ṛtavaḥ (Seasons), Saṃvatsara (Year) as cosmic powers

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (approx.; pāda structure consistent with AV śānti verses)

Primary: shanta

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