Atharva Veda 15.12.9: Kanda 15, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 12, Mantra 9

Sukta 12

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

न पि॑तृ॒याणं॒ पन्थां॑ जानाति॒ न दे॑व॒यान॑म्

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 15.12.9

IAST Transliteration

ná pitṛyā́ṇaṃ pánthāṃ jānāti ná devayā́nam

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

He knoweth not the Path that leadeth to the Fathers; he knoweth not the Path that leadeth to the Gods.

Translation

वो रास्ता नहीं जानता जो पितरों तक ले जाता है। वो रास्ता भी नहीं जानता जो भगवान तक पहुँचाता है।

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Word by Word

• न: not
• न: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• पितृयाणम्: the path/way of the Fathers (pitṛ-yāna)
• पितृयाणम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृयाण (प्रातिपदिक)

• पन्थाम्: path, way
• पन्थाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पथिन्/पन्था (प्रातिपदिक)

• जानाति: knows
• जानाति: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ज्ञा (जानाति)

• न: not
• न: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• देवयानम्: the path/way of the Gods (deva-yāna)
• देवयानम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवयान (प्रातिपदिक)

Attribution

Rishi: Vrātya-section tradition (Atharvanic).

Devata: The Two Paths (as doctrinal powers) in negative form.

Chandas: Prose-like/irregular.

Mantra Rasa

Primary: bhayankara

Secondary: karuna