Atharva Veda 20.132.7: Kanda 20, Anuvaka 14, Sukta 132, Mantra 7
Sukta 132
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
न व॑निष॒दना॑ततम्
IAST Transliteration
ná vaniṣadá ná ātatám
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
Not the Vaniṣadā—no, not (is it) spread abroad.
Translation
लेकिन वनिषदा ऐसे नहीं फैली है। नहीं, यह कहीं भी नहीं बिछी हुई है।
Word by Word
नnot
न:
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TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (निषेध-निपात)
वनिषदनाततम्(something) stretched/extended from the forest-seat (i.e., from a woodland dwelling/abode)
वनिषदनाततम्:
विशेषण (सम्बन्धित-नामपदस्य)
TypeAdjective
Rootवनिषदनातत (प्रातिपदिक; समास/कृदन्त-आधारित)
Attribution
Rishi: Uncertain from excerpt (AV 20 compilation context).
Devata: Apotropaic negation against Vaniṣadā
Chandas: Uncertain from single pāda excerpt.
Mantra Rasa
Primary: shanta
Secondary: vira
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