Mantra 13

Sukta 6

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

स परमां दिशमनु व्यऽचलत्

IAST Transliteration

sá paramā́ṃ díśam ánu vy-àcalat

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

He advanced along unto the supreme direction—the highest quarter.

Word by Word

• सः: he / that one
• सः: कर्तृ
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → स

• परमाम्: highest, supreme
• परमाम्: कर्म
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक)

• दिशम्: direction, quarter
• दिशम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिश् (प्रातिपदिक: दिश्/दिशा)

• अनु: after, along, following
• अनु: —
• Type: Indeclinable (Preverb/Adverb)
• Root: अनु

• व्यचलत्: moved forth / proceeded
• व्यचलत्: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: चल् (धातु) + वि (उपसर्ग)

Attribution

Rishi: Late Atharvanic compilers (sectional).

Devata: Diś (Quarters), especially the ‘paramā diś’ as a supreme realm.

Chandas: Brāhmaṇa-like cadence.

Mantra Rasa

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