Mantra 10
Sukta 21
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
ये पर्वताः सोमपृष्ठा आप उत्तानशीवरीः । वातः पर्जन्य आदग्निस्ते क्रव्यादमशीशमन्
IAST Transliteration
yé párvatāḥ sómapṛṣṭhā ā́pa uttānaśī́varīḥ | vā́taḥ párjanya ā́d agníṣ té kravyā́dam aśīśaman ||
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
The Soma-backed mountains, the waters wide outspread, the Wind, Parjanya, and Agni—by these hath that flesh-eater been made quiet.
Word by Word
येwho/which (those)
ये:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (sarvanāma-prātipadika)
पर्वताःmountains
पर्वताः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootपर्वत (prātipadika)
सोमपृष्ठाःhaving Soma on their backs / Soma-backed
सोमपृष्ठाः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootसोमपृष्ठ (बहुव्रीहि-समास; सोम + पृष्ठ)
आपःwaters
आपः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअप् (prātipadika; pluralia tantum)
उत्तानशीवरीःlying/spreading out; widely extended (of the waters)
उत्तानशीवरीः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootउत्तानशीवरी (prātipadika; कर्मधारय/बहुव्रीहि-भावः: उत्तान + शीवरी)
वातःwind
वातः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootवात (prātipadika)
पर्जन्यःParjanya (rain-god); rain
पर्जन्यः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootपर्जन्य (prātipadika)
आद्then; moreover
आद्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआद् (avyaya)
अग्निःAgni; fire
अग्निः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (prātipadika)
तेthey (those)
ते:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (sarvanāma-prātipadika)
क्रव्यादम्the flesh-eater (demonic being)
क्रव्यादम्:
Karma
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootक्रव्याद (prātipadika; क्रवि + आद ‘eater’)
अशीशमन्they quieted/appeased; they made (him) be at peace
अशीशमन्:
—
TypeVerb
Root√शम् (धातु; causative/intensive-stem: शीशम्-)
Attribution
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (anukramaṇī-dependent)
Devata: Cosmic regulators (Āpaḥ, Vāta, Parjanya) with Agni; target: kravyād
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh
Mantra Rasa
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