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Atharva Veda 19.20.2: Kanda 19, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 20, Mantra 2

Sukta 20

या॑नि॑ च॒कार॒ भुव॑नस्य॒ यस्पतिः॑ प्र॒जाप॑तिर्मात॒रिश्वा॑ प्र॒जाभ्यः॑ । प्र॒दिशो॒ यानि॑ वस॒ते दिश॑श्च॒ तानि॑ मे॒ वर्मा॑णि बहु॒लानि॑ सन्तु

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 19.20.2

yā́ni cakā́ra bhúvanasya yás pátiḥ prajā́pátir mātáriśvā́ prajā́bhyaḥ | pradíśo yā́ni vásate díśaś ca tā́ni me varmā́ṇi bahulā́ni santu

What armours he hath made for creatures—the Lord of the world, Prajāpati, and Mātariśvan—for offspring; what dwell in the fore-quarters and in the quarters of space: let those be mine, protections many and abundant.

प्रजापति ने दुनिया के लिए कवच बनाए। वो और मातरिश्वन ने लोगों की सुरक्षा के लिए यह सब किया। यह कवच चारों तरफ से आते हैं, हर दिशा में हैं। मैं चाहूंगा कि यह सब मेरे पास हो, बहुत सारे, हर तरफ से।

यानिwhich (things)
यानि:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (निपात)
चकारmade, created
चकार:
—
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु)
भुवनस्यof the world, of existence
भुवनस्य:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive) / अधिकरण-सम्बन्धः
TypeNoun
Rootभुवन (प्रातिपदिक; भू + यु/अन प्रत्ययः)
यःwho
यः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
पतिःlord
पतिः:
Kartā (यः पतिः = कर्ता) / विशेष्य
TypeNoun
Rootपति (प्रातिपदिक)
प्रजापतिःPrajāpati
प्रजापतिः:
Kartā (apposition to यः पतिः)
TypeNoun
Rootप्रजापति (प्रातिपदिक)
मातरिश्वाMātariśvan (Vedic figure, often linked with Vāyu/Agni)
मातरिश्वा:
Kartā (apposition)
TypeNoun (proper/epithet)
Rootमातरिश्वन् (प्रातिपदिक; वैदिक-नाम)
प्रजाभ्यःto the creatures, to the offspring
प्रजाभ्यः:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootप्रजा (प्रातिपदिक)
प्रदिशःthe (intermediate) directions, quarters
प्रदिशः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootप्रदिश् (प्रातिपदिक)
यानिwhich (ones)
यानि:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वसतेdwells, abides
वसते:
—
TypeVerb
Rootवस् (धातु)
दिशःdirections
दिशः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदिश् (प्रातिपदिक)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (निपात)
तानिthose
तानि:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
मेmy / for me
मे:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वर्माणिarmours, protections
वर्माणि:
Kartā (in ‘सन्तु’) / or Karma (as predicate-acc.)
TypeNoun
Rootवर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
बहुलानिmany, abundant
बहुलानि:
—
TypeAdjective
Rootबहुल (प्रातिपदिक)
सन्तुmay they be
सन्तु:
—
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (protective hymn; r̥ṣi attribution varies)

Devata: Prajāpati and Mātariśvan; also the Directions personified as loci of protection

Chandas: Late Atharvanic mixed meter (prose-like triṣṭubh expansion)

Primary: shanta

Secondary: bhayankara

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