Mantra 7
Sukta 8
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
येत आसीद् भूमिः पूर्वा यामद्धातय इद् विदुः । यो वै तां विद्यान्नामथा स मन्येत पुराणवित्
IAST Transliteration
yát āsī́d bhū́miḥ pū́rvā yā́m addhātáya íd vidúḥ | yó vái tā́ṃ vidyā́n nā́mā́thā sá manyeta purāṇavít |
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
That Earth which first of all existed, which the primal ordainers verily have known—whoso should know her by her name, he thereupon would deem himself a knower of the ancient lore.
Word by Word
यत्which (that)
यत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) / यद्-शब्द
आसीत्was
आसीत्:
—
TypeVerb
Root√अस् (भू-सत्तायाम्)
भूमिःthe earth
भूमिः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootभूमि (प्रातिपदिक)
पूर्वाformer, primeval
पूर्वा:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootपूर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
याम्whom/which
याम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) / यद्-शब्द
अद्धातयःthe knowers of truth; the seers who know directly
अद्धातयः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअद्धातृ (प्रातिपदिक; ‘अद्धा’ + तृन्-प्रत्ययः) अथवा अद्धा + धातृ (व्युत्पत्त्यन्तरम्)
इत्indeed, just
इत्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइत् (निपात/अव्यय)
विदुःhave known / know
विदुः:
—
TypeVerb
Root√विद् (ज्ञाने)
यःwho
यः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) / यद्-शब्द
वैindeed
वै:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवै (निपात/अव्यय)
ताम्that (earth)
ताम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) / तद्-शब्द
विद्यात्should know
विद्यात्:
—
TypeVerb
Root√विद् (ज्ञाने)
नामindeed, truly
नाम:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनाम (निपात/अव्यय)
अथthen
अथ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ (अव्यय)
सःhe
सः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) / तद्-शब्द
मन्येतshould consider (himself)
मन्येत:
—
TypeVerb
Root√मन् (मन्यते—मन्यते/मन्यते; ‘मन्य’ धातु, भावने/मते)
पुराणवित्knower of the ancient (lore); antiquity-knower
पुराणवित्:
Kartā
TypeNoun (agent) / Adjective
Rootपुराण (प्रातिपदिक) + √विद् (ज्ञाने) → वित् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; क्विप्)
Attribution
Rishi: Atharvanic speculative tradition
Devata: Bhūmi (Earth) as primordial support
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh
Mantra Rasa
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