Mantra 11
Sukta 4
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
स प्रजाभ्यो वि पश्यति यच्च प्राणति यच्च न
IAST Transliteration
sá prajā́bhyo ví paśyati yác ca prāṇáti yác ca ná
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
For all his creatures he looks abroad, discerning what breathes and what breathes not.
Word by Word
सःhe / that one
सः:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → स
प्रजाभ्यःto/for the creatures (offspring, people)
प्रजाभ्यः:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootप्रजा (प्रातिपदिक)
विapart, distinctly (intensifier with the verb)
वि:
—
TypeIndeclinable (prefix/preverb)
Rootवि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
पश्यतिsees
पश्यति:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√पश् (दृश्-अर्थे) धातु
यत्what / that which
यत्:
कर्म
TypePronoun (relative)
Rootयद् (संबन्ध/यत्-प्रातिपदिक)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
प्राणतिbreathes
प्राणति:
क्रिया (यत्-सम्बद्धा)
TypeVerb
Root√अन् (प्राणने) धातु; प्र- उपसर्ग
यत्what / that which
यत्:
कर्म
TypePronoun (relative)
Rootयद् (संबन्ध/यत्-प्रातिपदिक)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
नnot
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (निषेध-अव्यय)
Attribution
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (as above for AVŚ 13.4)
Devata: Skambha/Ekavrata as omniscient support
Chandas: Likely Anuṣṭubh-type cadence (verification needed)
Mantra Rasa
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