Atharva Veda 6.123.2: Kanda 6, Anuvaka 13, Sukta 123, Mantra 2

Sukta 123

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

जा॒नी॒त स्मै॑नं पर॒मे व्योऽम॒न् देवाः॒ सध॑स्था वि॒द लो॒कमत्र॑ । अ॒न्वा॒ग॒न्ता यज॑मानः स्व॒स्तीऽष्टापू॒र्तं स्म॑ कृणुता॒विर॑स्मै

Sanskrit recitationAtharva Veda 6.123.2

IAST Transliteration

jānīta smáinaṃ paramé vyòman devā́ḥ sadhásthā víd lókam átra | anvāgántā yajámānaḥ svastí ’ṣṭāpūrtáṃ smá kṛṇutāvír asmai ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Acknowledge ye it, indeed, in the highest heaven; O gods, companions of one seat, take knowledge of the world here. Following on, the sacrificer (comes) in welfare: make ye for him, manifestly, the merit of sacrifice and of pious gift.

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Word by Word

• जानीत: know (you all), recognize
• जानीत: (वाक्य-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ज्ञा (जानीते)

• स्म: indeed; just
• स्म: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्म

• एनम्: him
• एनम्: कर्म
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम् (एतद्-प्रातिपदिकम्)

• परमे: in the highest
• परमे: अधिकरण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम

• व्योमन्: in the sky/firmament
• व्योमन्: अधिकरण
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्योमन्

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव

• सधस्थाः: sharing one seat/assembly; seated together
• सधस्थाः: कर्तृ (देवाः इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: सधस्था

• विद: knows; has found
• विद: (वाक्य-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √विद् (वेद)

• लोकम्: the world; realm
• लोकम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: अधिकरण (देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र

• अन्वागन्ता: come after; follow (hither)
• अन्वागन्ता: (वाक्य-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु-आ-√गम्

• यजमानः: the sacrificer
• यजमानः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: यजमान

• स्वस्ति: well-being; blessing
• स्वस्ति: कर्म/प्रार्थ्य-वस्तु
• Type: Noun/Indeclinable
• Root: स्वस्ति

• अष्टापूर्तम्: the ‘iṣṭa-and-pūrta’ merit (sacrificial and charitable works)
• अष्टापूर्तम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: अष्टापूर्त

• स्म: indeed; just
• स्म: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्म

• कृणुत: make; do (you all)
• कृणुत: (वाक्य-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (कृणोति)

• आविः: manifestly; openly
• आविः: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आविस्/आविः

• अस्मै: for him
• अस्मै: सम्प्रदान
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम् (अस्मद्-प्रातिपदिकम्)

Attribution

Rishi: Not specified in excerpt; verify via Anukramaṇī.

Devata: Devas as witnesses; saumanasa/merit as operative power.

Chandas: Likely Anuṣṭubh (verification needed).

Mantra Rasa

Primary: shanta

Secondary: adbhuta