Atharva Veda 15.2.23: Kanda 15, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 2, Mantra 23

Sukta 2

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

की॒र्तिश्च॒ यश॑श्च पुरःस॒रावैनं॑ की॒र्तिर्ग॑च्छ॒त्या यशो॑ गच्छति॒ य ए॒वं वेद॑

Sanskrit recitationAtharva Veda 15.2.23

IAST Transliteration

kīrtíś ca yáśaś ca purassarā́v enaṁ kīrtír gácchaty ā́ yáśo gácchati yá eváṁ véda

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Fame and Glory are his two forerunners: Fame comes unto him, and Glory comes unto him—who thus hath knowledge.

Translation

Ketenaran (kīrti) dan kemuliaan (yaśas) ialah dua pendahulunya: kīrti datang kepadanya, dan yaśas datang kepadanya—bagi dia yang mengetahui demikian.

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Word by Word

• कीर्तिः: fame, renown
• कीर्तिः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: कीर्ति (प्रातिपदिक) < √कीर्त् (कीर्तयति ‘to praise/mention’)

• च: and
• च: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (निपात)

• यशः: glory, good repute
• यशः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: यशस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• च: and
• च: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (निपात)

• पुरःसरौ: the two forerunners/going in front
• पुरःसरौ: कर्तृ
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: पुरःसर (प्रातिपदिक)

• एनम्: him
• एनम्: कर्म
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• कीर्तिः: fame
• कीर्तिः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: कीर्ति (प्रातिपदिक)

• गच्छति: goes
• गच्छति: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गम् (गच्छति)

• आ: towards, unto
• आ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ (उपसर्ग)

• यशः: glory
• यशः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: यशस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• गच्छति: goes
• गच्छति: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गम् (गच्छति)

• यः: who
• यः: कर्तृ
• Type: Pronoun (relative)
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• एवम्: thus, in this manner
• एवम्: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)

• वेद: knows
• वेद: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √विद् (वेद)

Attribution

Rishi: As in AV 15.2 catalogue tradition (variable).

Devata: Kīrti and Yaśas (personified).

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like cadence, though catalogue-elliptical.

Mantra Rasa

Primary: adbhuta

Secondary: vira