Atharva Veda 7.21.1: Kanda 7, Anuvaka 3, Sukta 21, Mantra 1

Sukta 21

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

एको विभुः। स॒मेत॒ विश्वे॒ वच॑सा॒ पतिं॑ दि॒व एको॑ वि॒भूरति॑थि॒र्जना॑नाम्। स पू॒र्व्यो नूत॑नमा॒विवा॑सत् तं व॑र्त॒निरनु॑ वावृत॒ एक॒मित् पु॒रु

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 7.21.1

IAST Transliteration

éko vibhúḥ | saméta víśve vácasā pátim divá éko vibhū́r átithir jánānām | sá pū́rvyo nū́tanam ā́vivāsat táṃ vartánir ánu vāvṛta ékam ít púru

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

One is the All-pervading: with speech have all assembled to the Lord of heaven; one, the All-pervading, the Guest of men. He, primeval, hath welcomed the new-comer; along his track the course hath turned—unto the One alone, indeed, in manifold wise.

Translation

មួយគឺជាអ្នកគ្រប់គ្រងទាំងប៉ុន្មាន៖ ដោយពាក្យសុត្រ ទាំងអស់បានប្រជុំគ្នានៅជាមួយព្រះអម្ចាស់នៃស្ថានសួគ៌៖ មួយ ជាអ្នកគ្រប់គ្រងទាំងប៉ុន្មាន ជាភ្ញៀវនៃមនុស្សទាំងឡាយ។ ព្រះអង្គដែលជាបុរាណបានស្វាគមន៍អ្នកមកថ្មី៖ តាមដានរបស់ព្រះអង្គ គន្លងបានបត់ទៅរកព្រះអង្គមួយអង្គគត់ ដោយវិធីផ្សេងៗគ្នា។

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Word by Word

• एकः: one (single)
• एकः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)

• विभुः: the all-pervading one; lord
• विभुः: Kartā
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: विभु (प्रातिपदिक)

• समेत: having come together; assembled
• समेत: Kartā
• Type: Participle
• Root: सम् + इ (धातु) → समेत (कृदन्त, क्त)

• विश्वे: all (the gods/people), all (of them)
• विश्वे: Kartā
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: विश्व (प्रातिपदिक)

• वचसा: with speech; by a word
• वचसा: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• पतिम्: lord; master
• पतिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक)

• दिवः: of heaven; of the sky
• दिवः: Sambandha (genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिव्/द्यौ (प्रातिपदिक)

• एकः: one
• एकः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)

• विभुः: the pervasive one
• विभुः: Kartā
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: विभु (प्रातिपदिक)

• अतिथिः: guest
• अतिथिः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: अतिथि (प्रातिपदिक)

• जनानाम्: of peoples; of men
• जनानाम्: Sambandha (genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन (प्रातिपदिक)

• सः: he
• सः: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम)

• पूर्व्यः: ancient; primeval
• पूर्व्यः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्व्य (प्रातिपदिक)

• नूतनम्: anew; newly
• नूतनम्: Karma (object of ‘made/caused’)
• Type: Adjective (used adverbially)
• Root: नूतन (प्रातिपदिक)

• आविवासत्: he caused to dwell/entertain; he welcomed
• आविवासत्: Kriyā
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + √वास् (धातु) (caus./intensive sense in Vedic) → आविवासत्

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम)

• वर्तनिः: path; track
• वर्तनिः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्तनि (प्रातिपदिक)

• अनु: along; after
• अनु: Upasarga/Adverbial
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनु (अव्यय)

• वावृत: has turned/rolled along; has followed
• वावृत: Kriyā
• Type: Verb/Participle (Vedic)
• Root: √वृत् (धातु) → वावृत (कृदन्त/परिप्रयोगः; Vedic perfect/participle-like form)

• एकम्: the one
• एकम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)

• इत्: indeed; just
• इत्: Emphasis particle
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इत् (निपात)

• पुरु: much; many(ways)
• पुरु: Adverbial
• Type: Adjective/Indeclinable (Vedic)
• Root: पुरु (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययवत्)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic/Angirasa tradition (specific ṛṣi attribution varies by anukramaṇī; requires verification for AVŚ 7.21.1).

Devata: Āditya/Sūrya as 'the One, all-pervading Lord'; alternatively a monistic 'Pati' principle.

Chandas: Mixed/irregular (close to Triṣṭubh cadence in parts; requires metrical checking against pada lengths).

Mantra Rasa

Primary: shanta

Secondary: adbhuta