Mantra 4
Sukta 6
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
स ऊर्ध्वां दिशमनु व्यऽचलत्
IAST Transliteration
sá ūrdhvā́ṃ díśam ánu vy-àcalat
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
He advanced along the upward quarter.
Word by Word
सःhe
सः:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → स-
ऊर्ध्वाम्upward
ऊर्ध्वाम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootऊर्ध्व (विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक)
दिशम्direction
दिशम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootदिश् (स्त्रीलिङ्ग-प्रातिपदिक) ‘दिशा/दिक्’
अनुalong, following
अनु:
—
TypeIndeclinable (preverb)
Rootअनु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
व्यचलत्moved forth / proceeded
व्यचलत्:
क्रिया (कर्तृ-सापेक्षा)
TypeVerb
Rootचल् (धातु) + वि (उपसर्ग)
Attribution
Rishi: Traditionally associated with the AV 15 complex (Vrātya/Puruṣa-cosmic figure); r̥ṣi attribution varies by anukramaṇī tradition.
Devata: Dik (Direction) / cosmic ascent under Ṛta
Chandas: Mixed/prose-like Atharvanic narrative cadence (often treated as non-R̥gvedic metrical style in this section)
Mantra Rasa
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