Mantra 4
Sukta 5
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
तस्मै दक्षिणाया दिशो अन्तर्देशाच्छर्वमिष्वासमनुष्ठातारमकुर्वन्
IAST Transliteration
tásmai dakṣiṇā́yā diśó antardeśā́c charvám iṣvāsám anuṣṭhātā́ram akurvan
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
For him, from the inner realm of the southern quarter, they appointed Śarva, the Archer, to stand attendant.
Word by Word
तस्मैto him/for him
तस्मै:
सम्प्रदान
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
दक्षिणायाःof the southern (direction)
दक्षिणायाः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootदक्षिणा (प्रातिपदिक)
दिशःof the direction/quarter
दिशः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootदिश् (प्रातिपदिक)
अन्तर्देशात्from the inner region
अन्तर्देशात्:
अपादान
TypeNoun
Rootअन्तर्देश (प्रातिपदिक; अन्तर् + देश)
छर्वम्Śarva (a Rudra-epithet)
छर्वम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun (proper/epithet)
Rootछर्व (प्रातिपदिक; AV-विशेष शब्द, ‘शर्व’/‘शर्वन्’ से संबद्ध रूप माना जाता है)
इष्वाwith an arrow
इष्वा:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootइषु (प्रातिपदिक)
आसम्was
आसम्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
अनुष्ठातारम्the performer/one who carries out (a rite)
अनुष्ठातारम्:
कर्म
TypeAgent noun
Rootअनुष्ठातृ (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; अनु + √स्था + तृ)
अकुर्वन्they made/appointed
अकुर्वन्:
—
TypeVerb
Root√कृ (धातु)
Attribution
Rishi: Atharvanic/anonymous
Devata: Śarva (Rudra-form) as guardian of the South
Chandas: Prose/Anuṣṭubh-associated formula
Mantra Rasa
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