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Atharva Veda 18.3.27: Kanda 18, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 3, Mantra 27

Sukta 3

अदि॑तिर्मादि॒त्यैः प्र॒तीच्या॑ दि॒शः पा॑तु बाहु॒च्युता॑ पृथि॒वी द्यामि॑वो॒परि॑ । लो॒क॒कृतः॑ पथि॒कृतो॑ यजामहे॒ ये दे॒वानां॑ हु॒तभा॑गा इ॒ह स्थ

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 18.3.27

áditiḥ mā ādítyaiḥ pratī́cyā diśáḥ pātu bāhucyútā pṛthivī́ dyā́m iva úpari | lokakṛ́taḥ pathikṛ́to yajāmahe yé devā́nāṃ hutábhāgā ihá sthá ||

May Aditi, with the Ādityas, guard me from the western quarter; and Earth, slipped from my arm, be over me as it were the Sky. The world-ordainers, the path-ordainers—those who have their portion of oblation among the Gods—we worship: here may they stand.

अदिति आदित्यों के साथ मुझे पश्चिम दिशा से बचाए। धरती मेरे ऊपर आसमान की तरह हो। जिन्होंने दुनिया और रास्ते बनाए हैं, उन देवताओं की हम पूजा करते हैं जो यज्ञ का हिस्सा लेते हैं। वो यहाँ हमारे साथ खड़े रहें।

अदितिःAditi (goddess)
अदितिः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootअदिति (प्रातिपदिक) अव्यय-निषेध ‘अ-’ + √दा/√द (बन्धन-छेदन/दान) से व्युत्पत्ति-परम्परा; देवीनाम
माnot / do not
मा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा (निषेध-अव्यय) अथवा ‘मा’ (आशीर्लिङ्-निषेध); यहाँ निषेध
आदित्यैःwith the Ādityas
आदित्यैः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootआदित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
प्रतीच्याwestern
प्रतीच्या:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रतीच् (प्रातिपदिक)
दिशःdirection (quarter)
दिशः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootदिश् (प्रातिपदिक)
पातुmay (she) protect
पातु:
—
TypeVerb
Root√पा (रक्षणे)
बाहुच्युताfallen from the arm / slipping from the arm (epithet)
बाहुच्युता:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective
Rootबाहुच्युत (प्रातिपदिक) = बाहु + च्युत (√च्युत्/√च्यु ‘पतने/भ्रंशे’ क्त)
पृथिवीEarth
पृथिवी:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootपृथिवी (प्रातिपदिक)
द्याम्heaven, sky
द्याम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootदिव्/द्यौ (प्रातिपदिक)
इवas, like
इव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
उपरिabove
उपरि:
अधिकरण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउपरि
लोककृतःworld-makers
लोककृतः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootलोककृत् (प्रातिपदिक) = लोक + कृत् (√कृ ‘करणे’ कृत्/क्विप्)
पथिकृतःpath-makers
पथिकृतः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootपथिकृत् (प्रातिपदिक) = पथि (पथिन्/पथ्) + कृत् (√कृ)
यजामहेwe worship / we sacrifice
यजामहे:
—
TypeVerb
Root√यज् (देवपूजासंगतिकरणदानेषु)
येwho (those who)
ये:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
देवानाम्of the gods
देवानाम्:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
हुतभागाःhaving a share in the oblation
हुतभागाः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootहुतभाग (प्रातिपदिक) = हुत (√हु ‘होमे’ क्त) + भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
इहhere
इह:
अधिकरण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइह
स्थstand / be present
स्थ:
—
TypeVerb
Root√स्था (तिष्ठति) — वैदिक रूप ‘स्थ’ (स्थ = स्थ/स्थः) ‘स्थ’ इति 2nd person plural imperative/ injunctive usage in Vedic; here as finite verb-form addressing the gods

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (AV 18 corpus)

Devata: Aditi with the Ādityas; cosmic guardians

Chandas: Mixed/irregular

Primary: shanta

Secondary: karuna

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