Atharva Veda 15.4.13: Kanda 15, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 4, Mantra 13

Sukta 4

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

तस्मै॑ ध्रु॒वाया॑ दि॒शः

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 15.4.13

IAST Transliteration

tásmai dhruvā́yā diśáḥ

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

To him belong the Quarters of the steadfast (fixed) Region.

Translation

उसके लिए चारों दिशाएँ हैं, वो जो पक्की और स्थिर है।

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Word by Word

• तस्मै: to him/for that
• तस्मै: सम्प्रदान
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• ध्रुवायाः: of the fixed/steadfast
• ध्रुवायाः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ध्रुव (विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक)

• दिशः: the directions/quarters
• दिशः: कर्तृ (यदि प्रथमा) / कर्म (यदि द्वितीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिश् (प्रातिपदिक) स्त्री

Attribution

Rishi: Traditionally associated with late Atharvanic cosmological/rajya materials (AV 15); specific r̥ṣi attribution varies by anukramaṇī tradition.

Devata: Dik (the Quarters), specifically Dhruvā Dik (the fixed quarter) as a personified cosmic station.

Chandas: Prose/ritual formula (yajus-like), not a regular RV meter.

Mantra Rasa

Primary: shanta