Atharva Veda 20.130.12: Kanda 20, Anuvaka 13, Sukta 130, Mantra 12
Sukta 130
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
प्रदुद्रु॑दो॒ मघा॑प्रति
IAST Transliteration
prá dudrúdo maghā́ práti
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
Forth hast thou run, toward Maghā.
Translation
तू आगे भागा मघा की तरफ। मघा एक नक्षत्र है, अब तू उसके पास पहुंच गया।
Word by Word
प्रforth, forward (prefix)
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (उपसर्ग)
दुद्रुदःran forth / rushed
दुद्रुदः:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Root√द्रु (द्रवणे/गत्यर्थः)
मघा(under) Maghā (the lunar mansion)
मघा:
Kartā (समनाधिकरण/विषय-निर्देश) अथवा अधिकरण (काल/नक्षत्र-निर्देश)
TypeNoun
Rootमघा (प्रातिपदिक; नक्षत्रनाम)
प्रतिtowards, against
प्रति:
Adhikaraṇa (दिशा/प्रत्यभिमुखता) / Sampradāna (लक्ष्य)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्रति (उपसर्ग/उपपद-प्रयोगे अव्यय)
Attribution
Rishi: Uncertain (requires full hymn context).
Devata: Maghā (as nakṣatra-personified) or the expelling force addressed in the larger verse.
Chandas: Uncertain from fragment.
Mantra Rasa
Primary: vira
Secondary: bhayankara
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