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Atharva Veda 15.5.19: Kanda 15, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 5, Mantra 19

Sukta 5

तस्मै॒ सर्वे॑भ्यो अन्तर्दे॒शेभ्य॒ ईशा॑नमिष्वा॒सम॑नुष्ठा॒तार॑मकुर्वन्

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 15.5.19

tásmai sárvebhyo antardeśébhya īśā́nám iṣvā́sám anuṣṭhātā́ram akurvan

For him, from all the intermediate regions, they appointed Īśāna the Archer to be the Attendant-Guardian.

उसके लिए सब बीच के इलाकों से ईशान को तीर-अंदाज़ बनाया। वो उसका रक्षा करेगा, यह फैसला किया गया।

तस्मैto him / for him
तस्मै:
सम्प्रदान
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सर्वेभ्यःfrom all
सर्वेभ्यः:
अपादान
TypeAdjective (pronominal)
Rootसर्व (सर्वनाम/विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक)
अन्तर्देशेभ्यःfrom the inner regions / intermediate quarters
अन्तर्देशेभ्यः:
अपादान
TypeNoun
Rootअन्तर्देश (प्रातिपदिक; अन्तर् + देश)
ईशानम्the lord / the ruler
ईशानम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootईशान (प्रातिपदिक; ‘ruling, lordly’)
इष्वासम्the archer
इष्वासम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootइष्वास (प्रातिपदिक; ‘bowman, archer’)
अनुष्ठातारम्the performer / executor
अनुष्ठातारम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun (agent)
Rootअनुष्ठातृ (प्रातिपदिक; कर्तृ-नाम, ‘performer’)
अकुर्वन्they made / they appointed
अकुर्वन्:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु)

Rishi: Anonymous

Devata: Īśāna (Rudraic Lord) as Iṣvāsa (Archer)

Chandas: Prose/mixed

Primary: vira

Secondary: shanta

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