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Atharva Veda 4.8.7: Kanda 4, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 8, Mantra 7

Sukta 8

ए॒ना व्या॒घ्रं प॑रिषस्वजा॒नाः सिं॒हं हि॑न्वन्ति मह॒ते सौभ॑गाय । स॒मु॒द्रं न सु॒भुव॑स्तस्थि॒वांसं॑ मर्मृ॒ज्यन्ते॑ द्वी॒पिन॑म॒प्स्व॑१न्तः

Sanskrit recitationAtharva Veda 4.8.7

enā́ vyā́ghraṃ pariṣasvajānā́ḥ síṃhaṃ hinvanti mahaté sáubhagāya | samudráṃ ná subhúvaḥ tasthivā́ṃsaṃ marmṛ́jyante dvīpínam apsv àntáḥ

By this, embracing the Tiger round about, they urge on the Lion for mighty good fortune; as (men) within the waters polish the Leopard, firmly set like an ocean, (so is his splendour brought forth).

Dengan ini, memeluk Harimau dari sekeliling, mereka menggerakkan Singa demi keberuntungan yang besar. Seperti (orang) di dalam air menggosok hingga berkilau Macan Tutul, yang tegak kukuh laksana samudra—demikianlah kemilaunya ditampakkan.

एनाwith this (by this means)
एना:
करण
TypePronoun
Rootएतद् (प्रातिपदिक ‘एना’ = ‘एनेन/एतया’ इत्यर्थे) सर्वनाम-प्रयोगः
व्यात्घ्रम्the tiger
व्यात्घ्रम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootव्यात्घ्र (प्रातिपदिक)
परिaround, all around
परि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपरि
स्वजानाः(his) own kin / those born of him
स्वजानाः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective (participial) / Noun
Rootस्वजन् (धातु √जन् ‘to be born’ + उपसर्ग स्व-; कृत्: शानच्/आनच् → ‘स्वजान’ = ‘one’s own-born/kin’)
सिंहम्the lion
सिंहम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootसिंह (प्रातिपदिक)
हिindeed, for
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
हिन्वन्तिthey impel / drive on
हिन्वन्ति:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√हिन्/√हिन्व् (हिनोति/हिन्वति ‘to impel, set in motion, drive on’)
महतेfor the great (one) / for great
महते:
सम्प्रदान
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत् (प्रातिपदिक)
सौभागायfor good fortune
सौभागाय:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootसौभाग्य (प्रातिपदिक; सौ- + भाग्य)
समुद्रम्the ocean (as a comparison)
समुद्रम्:
कर्म (उपमान-रूपे) / उपमेय-संबन्धः
TypeNoun
Rootसमुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
like, as
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
सुभुवःthe prosperous (ones)
सुभुवः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective / Noun
Rootसुभुव् (सु- + भू ‘to be’; प्रातिपदिक/विशेषण ‘well-being, prosperous’)
तस्थिवांसम्standing, having stood
तस्थिवांसम्:
कर्म (विशेष्य) / अधिकरण-सम्बद्धः
TypeParticiple
Root√स्था (परस्मैपद; कृत्: वसु/वांस् → ‘तस्थिवांस्’ ‘having stood’)
मर्मृज्यन्तेthey wipe/cleanse/polish
मर्मृज्यन्ते:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√मृज् (मृजति ‘to wipe, cleanse, polish’; वैदिके पुनरुक्त-धातुरूप ‘मर्मृज्’)
द्वीपिनम्the leopard/panther
द्वीपिनम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootद्वीपिन् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘leopard/panther’)
अप्सुin the waters
अप्सु:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootअप् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘water’)
अन्तःwithin, inside
अन्तः:
अधिकरण (अप्सु इत्यस्य विशेषणम्) / देश
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअन्तः

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (uncertain)

Devata: Tejas/Vārchas conceptualized through animal emblems; waters as medium

Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like (irregular)

Primary: vira

Secondary: adbhuta

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