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Atharva Veda 9.7.7: Kanda 9, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 7, Mantra 7

Sukta 7

मि॒त्रश्च॒ वरु॑ण॒श्चांसौ॒ त्वष्टा॑ चार्य॒मा च॑ दो॒षणी॑ महादे॒वो बा॒हू

Sanskrit recitationAtharva Veda 9.7.7

mitráś ca váruṇaś cā́ṃsau tváṣṭā cā́ryamā́ ca doṣáṇī mahādevó bāhū́

Mitra and Varuṇa are the shoulders; Tvaṣṭṛ and Aryaman are the forearms; Mahādeva is the two arms.

ミトラとヴァルナはその両肩、トヴァシュトリとアリヤマンはその前腕、マハーデーヴァはその両腕である。

मित्रःMitra (the deity)
मित्रः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootमित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
वरुणःVaruṇa (the deity)
वरुणः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootवरुण (प्रातिपदिक)
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
अंसौthe two shoulders
अंसौ:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootअंस (प्रातिपदिक)
त्वष्टाTvaṣṭṛ (the divine artisan)
त्वष्टा:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootत्वष्टृ (प्रातिपदिक)
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
अर्यमाAryaman (the deity)
अर्यमा:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootअर्यमन् (प्रातिपदिक)
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
दोषणीthe two forearms (lit. ‘night-doers/working arms’, a Vedic body-term)
दोषणी:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootदोषणी (प्रातिपदिक)
महादेवःMahādeva (the great god)
महादेवः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootमहादेव (प्रातिपदिक)
बाहूthe two arms
बाहू:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootबाहु (प्रातिपदिक)

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (anukramaṇī attribution variable)

Devata: Mitra-Varuṇa; Tvaṣṭṛ; Aryaman; Mahādeva (as protective power)

Chandas: Mixed/irregular identificatory style

Primary: vira

Secondary: shanta

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