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Mantra 13

Sukta 30

ऐतु प्राण ऐतु मन ऐतु चक्षुरथो बलम्। शरीरमस्य सं विदां तत् पद्भ्यां प्रति तिष्ठतु

étu prāṇá étu mána étu cákṣur átho bálam | śarī́ram asya sáṃ vidā́ṃ tát padbhyā́ṃ práti tiṣṭhatu

Let breath come back; let mind come back; let sight come back, and also strength. This man’s body—whole do I recognize it—let that stand firm upon its feet.

एतुlet (him/it) come
एतु:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Root√इ (इण्) गत्यर्थे
प्राणःthe vital breath
प्राणः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootप्राण (प्रातिपदिकम्; प्र + √अन्/अन् ‘श्वास’ से व्युत्पन्न)
एतुlet (it) come
एतु:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Root√इ (इण्) गत्यर्थे
मनःmind
मनः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootमनस् (प्रातिपदिकम्)
एतुlet (it) come
एतु:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Root√इ (इण्) गत्यर्थे
चक्षुःeye; sight
चक्षुः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootचक्षुस् (प्रातिपदिकम्)
अथthen; and then
अथ:
(सम्बन्ध/अनुक्रम) —
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ
बलम्strength
बलम्:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootबल (प्रातिपदिकम्)
शरीरम्body
शरीरम्:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootशरीर (प्रातिपदिकम्)
अस्यof him/this (person)
अस्य:
(सम्बन्धः/षष्ठी) —
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिकम्)
सम्together; completely
सम्:
(क्रियाविशेषण) —
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसम् (उपसर्गः)
विदाम्may we find/know; may we recover
विदाम्:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Root√विद् (विदँ) ज्ञाने
तत्that (it)
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिकम्)
पद्भ्याम्with (his) two feet
पद्भ्याम्:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootपद् (प्रातिपदिकम्)
प्रतिtowards; back to
प्रति:
(दिशा/प्रत्यभिमुखता) —
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्रति
तिष्ठतुlet it stand; let it be established
तिष्ठतु:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Root√स्था (ष्ठा) तिष्ठति

Rishi: Atharvanic transmission (Anukramaṇī-dependent).

Devata: Revivifying powers centered on Prāṇa (and allied faculties); often within an Agni/Sūrya healing frame in the hymn.

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (likely; confirm in edition).

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