Mantra 19

Sukta 14

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

स यद् देवाननु व्यचलदीशानो भूत्वानुव्यऽचलन्मन्युमन्नादं कृत्वा

IAST Transliteration

sá yád devā́n ánu vy ácalad īśā́no bhūtvā́nu vy àcalan mányum annā́daṁ kṛtvā́

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

When he moved forth along after the gods, having become Īśāna he moved forth accordingly, having made Wrath a food-eater.

Translation

Ketika ia bergerak maju mengikuti para dewa, setelah menjadi Īśāna ia pun bergerak maju sebagaimana mestinya, setelah menjadikan Manyu (Amarah) sebagai pemakan makanan.

Word by Word

• सः: he (that one)
• सः: कर्तृ
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → स

• यत्: when; that which
• यत्: अधिकरण (काल/निमित्त) / सम्बन्ध
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद् (सम्बन्ध-सर्वनाम)

• देवान्: the gods
• देवान्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)

• अनु: after; following
• अनु: (क्रियाविशेषणम्)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनु

• व्यचलत्: moved forth; went after
• व्यचलत्: (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चल् (धातु) + वि (उपसर्ग)

• ईशानः: ruling; lordly
• ईशानः: कर्तृ (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective/Participle
• Root: ईश् (धातु) → ईशान (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, शानच्)

• भूत्वा: having become
• भूत्वा: (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Gerund
• Root: भू (धातु) + त्वा

• अनु: after; following
• अनु: (क्रियाविशेषणम्)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनु

• व्यचलन्: moved forth; followed
• व्यचलन्: (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चल् (धातु) + वि (उपसर्ग)

• मन्युमत्: wrathful; full of anger
• मन्युमत्: (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मन्यु (प्रातिपदिक) + मतुप्

• अन्नादम्: food-eater; devourer
• अन्नादम्: कर्म (कृत्वा इत्यस्य)
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: अन्नाद (प्रातिपदिक: अन्न + आद ‘eater’)

• कृत्वा: having made
• कृत्वा: (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Gerund
• Root: कृ (धातु) + त्वा

Attribution

Rishi: Anonymous/Brāhmaṇa-style Atharvanic exposition (AV 15).

Devata: Īśāna (lordly Rudra aspect) and Manyu (personified force) as subordinated power.

Chandas: Prose-like brāhmaṇa cadence.

Mantra Rasa

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