Atharva Veda 12.5.2 — Kanda 12, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 5, Mantra 2

Sukta 5

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

स॒त्येनावृ॑ता श्रि॒या प्रावृ॑ता॒ यश॑सा॒ परी॑वृता

IAST Transliteration

satyénā́vr̥tā śríyā prá̄vr̥tā yáśasā párīvr̥tā

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

With Truth encompassed, with Fortune well invested, with Glory round about enwrapped.

Translation

Dilingkungi oleh Satya (Kebenaran), diselubungi oleh Śrī (Kemakmuran), dan dibalut oleh Yaśas (Kemasyhuran) di sekelilingnya.

Word by Word

• सत्येन: by/with truth
• सत्येन: करण
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक) < सत् (√अस् ‘to be’) + -य

• आवृता: covered, enveloped
• आवृता: —
• Type: Adjective (past passive participle)
• Root: √वृ (वृणोति/वृणुते) ‘to cover, envelop’ + आ- (उपसर्ग); क्त (PPP)

• श्रिया: with splendor/fortune
• श्रिया: करण
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक)

• प्रावृता: covered, wrapped (forth)
• प्रावृता: —
• Type: Adjective (past passive participle)
• Root: √वृ (वृणोति/वृणुते) ‘to cover’ + प्र- (उपसर्ग); क्त (PPP)

• यशसा: with fame/glory
• यशसा: करण
• Type: Noun
• Root: यशस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• परीवृता: covered all around, encompassed
• परीवृता: —
• Type: Adjective (past passive participle)
• Root: √वृ (वृणोति/वृणुते) ‘to cover’ + परि- (उपसर्ग); क्त (PPP)

Attribution

Rishi: Unspecified in supplied excerpt (to be confirmed from AVŚ 12.5 anukramaṇī)

Devata: Śrī/Yaśas/Satya as personified powers (abstract deities)

Chandas: Likely Anuṣṭubh segment within the hymn (verification needed from full text)

Mantra Rasa

Primary: shanta

Secondary: adbhuta