Mantra 21
Sukta 7
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
प्रत्यङ् तिष्ठन् धातोदङ् तिष्ठन्त्सविता
IAST Transliteration
pratyáṅ tíṣṭhan dhātóḥ udáṅ tíṣṭhan savitā́
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
Standing turned backward—of Dhātṛ; standing turned upward—Savitar.
Word by Word
प्रत्यङ्backwards; facing/turned back
प्रत्यङ्:
Adhikaraṇa (दिशा/देशवाचक-विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective (directional)
Rootप्रति + अञ्च् (प्रातिपदिक: प्रत्यञ्च्)
तिष्ठन्standing
तिष्ठन्:
Kartā (कर्ता-विशेषणम्; सविता इत्यस्य)
TypeVerb (participial)
Rootस्था (धातु)
धातोःof the element/substance; of the constituent
धातोः:
Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्धः)
TypeNoun
Rootधा (धातु) → धातु (प्रातिपदिक)
उदङ्upwards; northwards
उदङ्:
Adhikaraṇa (दिशा/देशवाचक-विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective (directional)
Rootउद् + अञ्च् (प्रातिपदिक: उदञ्च्)
तिष्ठन्त्standing
तिष्ठन्त्:
Kartā (कर्ता-विशेषणम्; सविता इत्यस्य)
TypeVerb (participial)
Rootस्था (धातु)
सविताSavitar (the impeller, solar deity)
सविता:
Kartā (कर्ता)
TypeNoun (deity name)
Root√सू (सवितृ-प्रातिपदिक)
Attribution
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (specific ṛṣi attribution varies by anukramaṇī for AV 9.7; requires edition-specific confirmation).
Devata: Dhātṛ and Savitar (functional deities of stabilization and impulsion).
Chandas: Mixed/irregular (short formulaic pādas; often treated as anustubh-fragment in AV ritual use).
Mantra Rasa
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