Mantra 19

Sukta 5

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

तस्मै सर्वेभ्यो अन्तर्देशेभ्य ईशानमिष्वासमनुष्ठातारमकुर्वन्

IAST Transliteration

tásmai sárvebhyo antardeśébhya īśā́nám iṣvā́sám anuṣṭhātā́ram akurvan

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

For him, from all the intermediate regions, they appointed Īśāna the Archer to be the Attendant-Guardian.

Word by Word

• तस्मै: to him / for him
• तस्मै: सम्प्रदान
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• सर्वेभ्यः: from all
• सर्वेभ्यः: अपादान
• Type: Adjective (pronominal)
• Root: सर्व (सर्वनाम/विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक)

• अन्तर्देशेभ्यः: from the inner regions / intermediate quarters
• अन्तर्देशेभ्यः: अपादान
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तर्देश (प्रातिपदिक; अन्तर् + देश)

• ईशानम्: the lord / the ruler
• ईशानम्: कर्म
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: ईशान (प्रातिपदिक; ‘ruling, lordly’)

• इष्वासम्: the archer
• इष्वासम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: इष्वास (प्रातिपदिक; ‘bowman, archer’)

• अनुष्ठातारम्: the performer / executor
• अनुष्ठातारम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun (agent)
• Root: अनुष्ठातृ (प्रातिपदिक; कर्तृ-नाम, ‘performer’)

• अकुर्वन्: they made / they appointed
• अकुर्वन्: (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)

Attribution

Rishi: Anonymous

Devata: Īśāna (Rudraic Lord) as Iṣvāsa (Archer)

Chandas: Prose/mixed

Mantra Rasa

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