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Atharva Veda 9.7.23 — Kanda 9, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 7, Mantra 23

Sukta 7

मि॒त्र ईक्ष॑माण॒ आवृ॑त्त आन॒न्दः

mitrá ī́kṣamāṇa ā́vṛtta ānándaḥ

Mitra, beholding, is turned back: joy is returned.

മിത്രൻ ദർശിച്ചുകൊണ്ട് പിന്നോട്ടു തിരിഞ്ഞിരിക്കുന്നു; ആനന്ദം മടങ്ങിവന്നിരിക്കുന്നു.

मित्रःMitra (the deity/friend)
मित्रः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootमित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
ईक्षमाणःlooking on, beholding
ईक्षमाणः:
कर्तृ (मित्रः का विशेषण)
TypeParticiple (Adjective/Verbal)
Rootईक्ष् (धातु) → ईक्षमाण (वर्तमान-कृदन्त, शतृ/शानच्)
आवृत्तःreturned, turned back; having come back
आवृत्तः:
कर्तृ (मित्रः का विशेषण)
TypeParticiple (Adjective/Verbal)
Rootआ-√वृत् (धातु) → आवृत्त (भूतकृदन्त, क्त)
आनन्दःbliss, joy
आनन्दः:
कर्तृ/विशेष्य (सम्बन्धः: ‘मित्रः … आनन्दः’ = Mitra is/embodies bliss)
TypeNoun
Rootआनन्द (प्रातिपदिक)

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (edition-dependent).

Devata: Mitra (and the abstract result: Ānanda).

Chandas: Formulaic fragment.

Primary: shanta

Secondary: adbhuta

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