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Atharva Veda 4.11.8: Kanda 4, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 11, Mantra 8

Sukta 11

मध्य॑मे॒तद॑न॒डुहो॒ यत्रै॒ष वह॒ आहि॑तः । ए॒ताव॑दस्य प्रा॒चीनं॒ यावा॑न् प्र॒त्यङ् स॒माहि॑तः

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 4.11.8

mádhyam etád anaḍúho yátraiṣá váha ā́hitaḥ | etā́vad asya prācī́naṃ yā́vān pratyáṅ samā́hitaḥ ||

This is the middle of the draught-ox, wherein this bearing-power is set. So far is his fore-part, as far as, backward, it is gathered and contained.

ഇത് അനഡുഹ് (വലിക്കുന്ന കാള)ന്റെ മദ്ധ്യഭാഗമാണ്; ഇവിടെ അതിന്റെ വഹന-ശക്തി സ്ഥാപിതമാണ്. എത്രത്തോളം അതിന്റെ മുൻഭാഗമോ, അത്രത്തോളം തന്നെ പിന്നിലേക്കും അത് സംഹിതമായി സമാഹിതമാണ്.

मध्यमेin the middle (place)
मध्यमे:
अधिकरण
TypeAdjective
Rootमध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
एतत्this
एतत्:
कर्तृ/विषय (उद्देश्य)
TypePronoun
Rootएतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अनडुहःof the bull/ox
अनडुहः:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootअनडुह् (प्रातिपदिक)
यत्रwhere
यत्र:
अधिकरण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयत्र (अव्यय)
एषःthis (one), he
एषः:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootएतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वहःthe carrier/draught-animal (bearer)
वहः:
कर्तृ (एषः वहः) / विशेष्य
TypeNoun
Rootवह (प्रातिपदिक; ‘वाह/वह’ = वहनकर्ता/वाहक)
आहितःplaced, set, deposited
आहितः:
(कर्तृ-सम्बन्धे) विधेय-विशेषणम्
TypeVerb
Rootआ-धा (धातु) → आहित (कृदन्त, क्त)
एतावत्so much, this much
एतावत्:
कर्तृ/विषय (उद्देश्य)
TypePronoun
Rootएतावत् (सर्वनाम/परिमाणवाचक-प्रातिपदिक)
अस्यof this, of him/it
अस्य:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
प्राचीनम्eastern, facing east / anterior
प्राचीनम्:
विधेय-विशेषणम्
TypeAdjective
Rootप्राचीन (प्रातिपदिक) < प्राच् (पूर्व)
यावान्as great as, as much as
यावान्:
कर्तृ/विषय (उद्देश्य)
TypePronoun
Rootयावत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
प्रत्यङ्westward, facing back/towards (the west)
प्रत्यङ्:
विधेय-विशेषणम्
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रत्यञ्च्/प्रत्यङ् (प्रातिपदिक; दिशावाचक)
समाहितःset together, arranged, placed in proper position
समाहितः:
विधेय-विशेषणम्
TypeVerb
Rootसम्-आ-धा (धातु) → समाहित (कृदन्त, क्त)

Rishi: Atharvanic/anonymous

Devata: Anaduh / Vaha (personified draught-power)

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (approximate; AV often permits irregularities)

Primary: shanta

Secondary: vira

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