Atharva Veda 11.8.18: Kanda 11, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 8, Mantra 18

Sukta 8

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

य॒दा त्वष्टा॒ व्यतृ॑णत् पि॒ता त्वष्टु॒र्य उत्त॑रः । गृ॒हं कृ॒त्वा मर्त्यं॑ दे॒वाः पुरु॑ष॒मावि॑शन्

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 11.8.18

IAST Transliteration

yadā́ tváṣṭā́ vy àtṛṇat pitā́ tváṣṭur yá úttaraḥ | gṛháṃ kṛtvā́ mártyaṃ devā́ḥ púruṣam ā́viśan ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

When Tvaṣṭṛ, the Father—he who is later and higher of Tvaṣṭṛ—had set the parts asunder and in order, then, having made the mortal a house, the Gods entered into the Person.

Translation

जब त्वष्ट्र ने सब हिस्सों को अलग किया और सही जगह पे रखा, तब देवता ने इंसान के शरीर को एक घर बना लिया। फिर सब देवता उस इंसान के अंदर आ गए।

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Word by Word

• यदा: when
• यदा: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदा (अव्यय)

• त्वष्टा: Tvaṣṭṛ (the divine artisan)
• त्वष्टा: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वष्टृ (प्रातिपदिक)

• वि: apart, asunder (prefix)
• वि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वि (उपसर्ग)

• अतृणत्: he/it cut asunder, severed
• अतृणत्: Kriyā
• Type: Verb
• Root: तृण् (धातु; तृणादाने/तृण्-हिंसादौ), लुङ्

• पिता: the father
• पिता: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)

• त्वष्टुः: of Tvaṣṭṛ
• त्वष्टुः: Sambandha (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वष्टृ (प्रातिपदिक)

• यः: who
• यः: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• उत्तरः: the later/younger; the superior
• उत्तरः: Kartā (as qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तर (प्रातिपदिक)

• गृहम्: a house, dwelling
• गृहम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक)

• कृत्वा: having made
• कृत्वा: Kriyā (absolutive; prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) → कृत्वा

• मर्त्यम्: mortal
• मर्त्यम्: Karma (as qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मर्त्य (प्रातिपदिक)

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)

• पुरुषम्: a man, person
• पुरुषम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुष (प्रातिपदिक)

• आ: into, towards (prefix)
• आ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ (उपसर्ग)

• अविशन्: they entered
• अविशन्: Kriyā
• Type: Verb
• Root: विश् (धातु; प्रवेशने) + आ, लुङ्

Attribution

Rishi: Traditionally associated with Atharvanic seers of the Puruṣa-hymn complex (often treated as Atharvan/Angiras-type attribution in ancillary lists).

Devata: Tvaṣṭṛ; and secondarily ‘Devāḥ’ as indwelling powers.

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (predominant in this section).

Mantra Rasa

Primary: adbhuta

Secondary: shanta