Atharva Veda 15.6.2: Kanda 15, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 6, Mantra 2

Sukta 6

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

तं भूमि॑श्चा॒ग्निश्चौष॑धयश्च॒ वन॒स्पत॑यश्च वानस्प॒त्याश्च॑ वी॒रुध॑श्चानु॒व्यऽचलन्

Sanskrit recitationAtharva Veda 15.6.2

IAST Transliteration

táṃ bhū́miś cāgníś coṣádhayaś ca vanaspátayaś ca vānaspatyā́ś ca vīrúdhaś cā́nu vy-àcalan

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

After him moved Earth and Agni; the herbs moved, and the forest-lords, and the forest-growths, and the creeping plants moved after him.

Translation

Sesudah dia, Bumi pun bergerak dan Agni; herba-herba ubat pun bergerak, dan para penguasa rimba, dan segala tumbuhan rimba, dan tumbuhan menjalar pun bergerak mengikutinya.

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Word by Word

• तम्: him / that (one)
• तम्: कर्म
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• भूमिः: the Earth
• भूमिः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमि (प्रातिपदिक)

• च: and
• च: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अग्निः: Fire (Agni)
• अग्निः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)

• च: and
• च: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• औषधयः: herbs, medicinal plants
• औषधयः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: औषधि (प्रातिपदिक)

• च: and
• च: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• वनस्पतयः: lords of the forest; trees
• वनस्पतयः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: वनस्पति (प्रातिपदिक)

• च: and
• च: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• वानस्पत्याः: forest-products / tree-born (plants)
• वानस्पत्याः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun/Adjective (substantivized)
• Root: वानस्पत्य (प्रातिपदिक; वनस्पति-सम्बन्धिन्)

• च: and
• च: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• वीरुधः: creepers, climbing plants
• वीरुधः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीरुध् (प्रातिपदिक)

• च: and
• च: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अनुव्यचलन्: followed; moved after (him/that)
• अनुव्यचलन्: — (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु + व्य् + चल् (धातु: चल् ‘to move’)

Attribution

Rishi: To be confirmed from Anukramaṇī for AV 15.6.

Devata: Bhūmi, Agni, Oṣadhis, Vanaspatis (collective natural powers).

Chandas: Catalogue-prose / mixed; to be verified.

Mantra Rasa

Primary: adbhuta

Secondary: shanta