Mantra 7

Sukta 6

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

स उत्तमां दिशमनु व्यऽचलत्

IAST Transliteration

sá uttamā́ṃ díśam ánu vy-àcalat

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

He advanced along the highest quarter.

Word by Word

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

• उत्तमाम्: the highest
• उत्तमाम्: कर्म
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम (विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक)

• दिशम्: direction, quarter
• दिशम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिश् (स्त्रीलिङ्ग-प्रातिपदिक)

• अनु: along, after (in accordance with)
• अनु: —
• Type: Indeclinable (preverb)
• Root: अनु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

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

Attribution

Rishi: As in AV 15.6 complex (variable)

Devata: Dik (supreme quarter) / cosmic sovereignty

Chandas: Atharvanic narrative cadence

Mantra Rasa

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