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Atharva Veda 12.2.35: Kanda 12, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 2, Mantra 35

Sukta 2

द्वि॒भा॒ग॒ध॒नमा॒दाय॒ प्र क्षि॑णा॒त्यव॑र्त्या । अ॒ग्निः पु॒त्रस्य॑ ज्ये॒ष्ठस्य॒ यः क्र॒व्यादनि॑राहितः

dvibhāgádhanam ādā́ya prá kṣiṇā́ty àvartyā́ | agníḥ putrásya jyéṣṭhasya yáḥ kravyā́do ’nirāhitaḥ

Taking the twofold portion of wealth, he wasteth it utterly by returning again:—that Agni, the flesh-devourer, not duly established, (preyeth) upon the eldest son.

Dengan mengambil bahagian harta yang dua, ia membinasakannya seluruhnya dengan kembali semula;—itulah Agni, si pemakan-daging, yang tidak ditegakkan dengan sewajarnya, (menerkam) anak lelaki sulung.

द्विभागधनम्wealth divided into two shares
द्विभागधनम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootद्वि-भाग-धन (प्रातिपदिक-समासः)
आदायhaving taken
आदाय:
(क्रियाविशेषणम्; पूर्वक्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootआ + √दा (दा॒ने/ग्रहणे)
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
(क्रियाविशेषणम्)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (उपसर्ग/निपात)
क्षिणातिdiminishes, wastes away
क्षिणाति:
(मुख्यक्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√क्षि (क्षये/क्षीणे) [वेदिक-प्रयोगः: ‘क्षिणाति’ = ‘क्षययति/क्षिणोति’]
अवर्त्याby/with the ‘avartyā’ (a turning/warding means; an instrument/agency)
अवर्त्या:
करण
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootअवर्त्य (प्रातिपदिकम्; ‘अवर्त’/‘अवर्तिन्’ इत्यादि-सम्बद्धः)
अग्निःAgni (fire)
अग्निः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिकम्)
पुत्रस्यof the son
पुत्रस्य:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootपुत्र (प्रातिपदिकम्)
ज्येष्ठस्यof the eldest
ज्येष्ठस्य:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeAdjective
Rootज्येष्ठ (प्रातिपदिकम्)
यःwho
यः:
कर्तृ (सम्बन्धवाक्ये)
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिकम्)
क्रव्यादःthe flesh-eater (cremation-fire)
क्रव्यादः:
कर्तृ-विशेषणम्
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootक्रव्याद (प्रातिपदिकम्; ‘कच्चित् मांसभक्षी/शवभक्षी’)
अनिराहितःnot duly set up/maintained (unestablished)
अनिराहितः:
कर्तृ-विशेषणम्
TypeAdjective
Rootअनिराहित (निर्-आ-√धा/√हृ? इत्यादि-सम्बद्धः; वेदिक-विशेषणम् ‘अनिराहित’ = ‘अनाहृत/अनिराधित/अनिराहित’—‘not duly established/maintained’)

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (not specified in excerpt)

Devata: Agni (in kravyād vs. properly established polarity)

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like

Primary: bhayankara

Secondary: shanta

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