Atharva Veda 13.2.19: Kanda 13, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 2, Mantra 19

Sukta 2

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

त॒रणि॑र्वि॒श्वद॑र्शतो ज्योति॒ष्कृद॑सि सूर्य । विश्व॒मा भा॑सि रोचन

Sanskrit recitationAtharva Veda 13.2.19

IAST Transliteration

taraṇír viśvá-darśato jyótiṣ-kṛ́d asi sū́rya | viśvám ā́ bhāsi rocaná ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

A crosser art thou, all-seeing; a maker of light, O Sūrya: over all thou shinest, O Radiant One.

Translation

汝は渡り越えし者、万を見通す者。光を作る者よ、スーリヤ（Sūrya）。万有の上に汝は輝く、光輝ある者よ。

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Word by Word

• तरणिः: the crosser; (i.e.) the Sun
• तरणिः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: तरणि- (प्रातिपदिक; √तॄ 'to cross' से व्युत्पन्न) अथवा 'तरणि' = 'सूर्य' नाम

• विश्वदर्शतः: visible to all; all-seen
• विश्वदर्शतः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विश्व-दर्शत- (प्रातिपदिक; 'all' + 'visible/seen, splendid')

• ज्योतिष्कृत्: light-maker
• ज्योतिष्कृत्: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ज्योतिस्-कृत् (कृदन्त; √कृ 'to make' + ज्योतिस्)

• असि: you are
• असि: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (to be)

• सूर्य: O Sun
• सूर्य: Sampradāna (सम्बोधन/आह्वान-प्रयोग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्य- (प्रातिपदिक)

• विश्वम्: the whole (world); everything
• विश्वम्: Karma
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: विश्व- (प्रातिपदिक)

• आ: forth; towards; fully
• आ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ (उपसर्ग/निपात)

• भासि: you shine
• भासि: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भास् (to shine)

• रोचन: brightness; the shining region
• रोचन: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रोचन- (प्रातिपदिक; √रुच् 'to shine/please' से) अथवा 'रोचन' = 'bright realm/brightness'

Attribution

Rishi: AV 13 Sūrya-hymn tradition (variable).

Devata: Sūrya

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh

Mantra Rasa

Primary: adbhuta

Secondary: shanta