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Atharva Veda 6.123.5: Kanda 6, Anuvaka 13, Sukta 123, Mantra 5

Sukta 123

नाके॑ राज॑न् प्रति॑ तिष्ठ॒ तत्रै॒तत् प्रति॑ तिष्ठतु । वि॒द्धि पू॒र्तस्य॑ नो राज॒न्त्स दे॑व सु॒मना॑ भव

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 6.123.5

nāké rāján práti tiṣṭha tátra etát práti tiṣṭhatu | víddhi pūrtásya no rājantsá déva sumánā bhava

On the height of heaven, O King, stand thou confronting; there let this stand confronting. Acknowledge thou our pious due, O King; do thou, O god, become of gracious mind.

ഹേ രാജാവേ, സ്വർഗ്ഗത്തിന്റെ ശിഖരത്തിൽ നേരെ നില്ക്കുക; അവിടെ ഇതും നേരെ നില്ക്കട്ടെ. ഹേ രാജാവേ, ഞങ്ങളുടെ പൂർത്ത (പുണ്യകർമ്മ)ത്തിന്റെ ബാധ്യത അംഗീകരിക്ക; ഹേ ദേവാ, സുമനസ് (കൃപാഭാവമുള്ള മനസ്സുള്ളവൻ) ആകുക.

नाकेin heaven, in the celestial realm
नाके:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootनाक (प्रातिपदिक)
राजन्O king
राजन्:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootराजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
प्रतिtowards; in response; (with √स्था) ‘firmly/again’
प्रति:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्रति
तिष्ठstand; take your stand
तिष्ठ:
—
TypeVerb
Root√स्था (तिष्ठति)
तत्रthere
तत्र:
अधिकरण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत्र
एतत्this (thing/act)
एतत्:
कर्तृ (तिष्ठतु इत्यस्य)
TypePronoun
Rootएतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
प्रतिtowards; in response; firmly
प्रति:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्रति
तिष्ठतुlet it stand; let it be established
तिष्ठतु:
—
TypeVerb
Root√स्था (तिष्ठति)
विद्धिknow; recognize
विद्धि:
—
TypeVerb
Root√विद् (वेद/वित्ते) ‘जानाति’
पूर्तस्यof the pious ‘pūrta’ merit (from charitable/public works)
पूर्तस्य:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootपूर्त (प्रातिपदिक; ‘पूर्त’ = दान/इष्टापूर्त-जन्य पुण्य, या ‘पूर्तकर्म’)
नःof us; our
नः:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
राजन्O king
राजन्:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootराजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
सःhe; that one
सः:
कर्तृ (भव इत्यस्य)
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
देवO god; O divine one
देव:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
सुमनाःkind-minded; gracious
सुमनाः:
कर्तृ-विशेषण (सः इत्यस्य)
TypeAdjective
Rootसुमनस् (प्रातिपदिक; सु- + मनस्)
भवbe; become
भव:
—
TypeVerb
Root√भू (भवति)

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (exact r̥ṣi not specified in the provided excerpt).

Devata: Rājan (sacral kingship/royal power), with ‘deva’ as divine sanction.

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable; requires full pada count confirmation).

Primary: vira

Secondary: shanta

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