Atharva Veda 1.32.2: Kanda 1, Anuvaka 4, Sukta 32, Mantra 2

Sukta 32

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

अ॒न्तरि॑क्ष आसां॒ स्थाम॑ श्रान्त॒सदा॑मिव । आ॒स्थान॑म॒स्य भू॒तस्य॑ वि॒दुष्टद् वे॒धसो॒ न वा॑

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 1.32.2

IAST Transliteration

antárikṣá āsā́m sthā́ma śrānta-sadā́m iva | āsthā́nam asyá bhūtásyá vidúṣ tád vedháso ná vā́ ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Mid-air is their station, as it were the seat of the weary; the standing-ground of this Being—this the wise ordainers know, and not otherwise, forsooth.

Translation

Ruang antara (antarikṣa) ialah tempat kediaman mereka, seolah-olah tempat duduk orang yang letih; tempat berpijak bagi Wujud ini—itulah yang diketahui para penata bijaksana (vedhas), dan tidak selain itu, sesungguhnya.

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Attribution

Rishi: Uncertain from the isolated verse; commonly requires hymn colophon/traditional anukramaṇī data for AVŚ 1.32.

Devata: Antarikṣa as locus; and/or the ‘Bhūta’ (as the addressed/managed entity) within an apotropaic frame.

Chandas: Likely Anuṣṭubh (requires full metrical check across the pādas; this verse is consistent with anuṣṭubh-style cadence).

Mantra Rasa

Primary: bhayankara

Secondary: shanta