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Atharva Veda 5.17.10: Kanda 5, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 17, Mantra 10

Sukta 17

पुन॒र्वै दे॒वा अ॑ददुः॒ पुन॑र्मनु॒ष्या अददुः । राजा॑नः स॒त्यं गृ॑ह्णा॒ना ब्र॑ह्मजा॒यां पुन॑र्ददुः

púnaḥ váí devā́ adaduḥ púnar manuṣyā́ adaduḥ | rājā́naḥ satyáṃ gr̥hṇānā́ brahmajāyā́m púnar daduḥ

Back, verily, the Gods gave her; back men gave her. The kings, taking hold of truth, gave back again the Brahman’s wife.

സത്യമായി ദേവന്മാർ അവളെ വീണ്ടും തിരികെ നൽകി; മനുഷ്യരും വീണ്ടും തിരികെ നൽകി. രാജാക്കന്മാർ സത്യത്തെ പിടിച്ചു (സത്യത്തിൽ ഉറച്ച്) ബ്രാഹ്മണന്റെ ഭാര്യയെ വീണ്ടും തിരികെ നൽകി.

पुनःagain
पुनः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुनर् (अव्यय)
वैindeed
वै:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवै (निपात)
देवाःthe gods
देवाः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
अददुःgave
अददुः:
TypeVerb
Rootदा (दाने)
पुनःagain
पुनः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुनर् (अव्यय)
मनुष्याःmen; humans
मनुष्याः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootमनुष्य (प्रातिपदिक)
अददुःgave
अददुः:
TypeVerb
Rootदा (दाने)
राजानःkings; rulers
राजानः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootराजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
सत्यम्truth
सत्यम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootसत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
गृह्णानाःseizing; taking
गृह्णानाः:
कर्तृ
TypeVerb
Rootग्रह् (ग्रहणे) → गृह्णान (शतृ/वर्तमान कृदन्त)
ब्रह्मजायाम्in/into the Brahman’s wife (brahma-wife)
ब्रह्मजायाम्:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मजाया (प्रातिपदिक; ब्रह्म + जाया)
पुनःagain
पुनः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुनर् (अव्यय)
ददुःgave
ददुः:
TypeVerb
Rootदा (दाने)

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition.

Devata: Satyá (Truth) as operative principle; Devas and kings as agents of restoration; Brahmajāyā as the protected focus.

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like (edition-dependent).

Primary: shanta

Secondary: karuna

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