Atharva Veda 15.11.7: Kanda 15, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 11, Mantra 7

Sukta 11

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

ऐनं॑ प्रि॒यं ग॑च्छति प्रि॒यः प्रि॒यस्य॑ भवति॒ य ए॒वं वेद॑

IAST Transliteration

ā́ enam priyáṃ gácchati priyáḥ priyásya bhávati yá eváṃ véda

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Unto him cometh the dear (boon); dear he becometh unto the dear—whoso thus hath knowledge.

Translation

അവന്റെ അടുക്കൽ പ്രിയമായ (വരം) വരുന്നു; പ്രിയർക്കു അവൻ പ്രിയനാകുന്നു—ഇങ്ങനെ അറിയുന്നവൻ.

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Word by Word

• एनम्: him/this (one)
• एनम्: कर्म
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → एतद्/इदम्-श्रेणी

• प्रियम्: dear, beloved
• प्रियम्: कर्म
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)

• गच्छति: goes/approaches
• गच्छति: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)

• प्रियः: the dear one / a beloved (person)
• प्रियः: कर्तृ
• Type: Adjective (substantivized)
• Root: प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)

• प्रियस्य: of the dear (one)
• प्रियस्य: सम्बन्ध (genitive)
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)

• भवति: becomes/is
• भवति: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)

• यः: who (he who)
• यः: कर्तृ (वेद इति क्रियायाः)
• Type: Relative pronoun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• एवम्: thus, in this manner
• एवम्: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)

• वेद: knows
• वेद: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (धातु)

Attribution

Rishi: As in AVŚ 15.11 Vrātya section (variable/collective attribution)

Devata: Conceptual: Priya (favor) as an attained state; efficacy via vidyā

Chandas: Mixed/irregular (late Atharvanic cadence)

Mantra Rasa

Primary: shanta

Secondary: shringara