Atharva Veda 20.70.15: Kanda 20, Anuvaka 7, Sukta 70, Mantra 15

Sukta 70

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

य एक॑श्चर्षणी॒नां वसू॑नामिर॒ज्यति॑ । इन्द्रः॒ पञ्च॑ क्षिती॒नाम्

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 20.70.15

IAST Transliteration

yá ékaś carṣaṇīnā́ṃ vásūnām irajyáti | índraḥ páñca kṣitīnā́m ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

He who alone among the peoples governs the treasures—Indra of the fivefold habitations.

Translation

जो एकेला सब लोगों के बीच खजाने पे राज करता है, वो इंद्र है। पाँच टाइप की बस्तियों का मालिक है वो।

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Word by Word

• यः: who (he who)
• यः: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• एकः: alone, one
• एकः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective/Numeral
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)

• चर्षणीनाम्: of the peoples/men (communities)
• चर्षणीनाम्: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: चर्षणी (प्रातिपदिक)

• वसूनाम्: of the riches/goods
• वसूनाम्: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसु (प्रातिपदिक)

• इरज्यति: rules, is lord over
• इरज्यति: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: इरज् (धातु)

• इन्द्रः: Indra
• इन्द्रः: Kartā
• Type: Noun (proper)
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• पञ्च: five
• पञ्च: —
• Type: Numeral
• Root: पञ्च (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)

• क्षितीनाम्: of the lands/regions
• क्षितीनाम्: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षिति (प्रातिपदिक)

Attribution

Rishi: RV-derived

Devata: Indra

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (truncated/pāda-final style as transmitted)

Mantra Rasa

Primary: shanta

Secondary: adbhuta