Atharva Veda 15.9.2: Kanda 15, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 9, Mantra 2

Sukta 9

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

तं स॒भा च॒ समि॑तिश्च॒ सेना॑ च॒ शुरा॑ चानु॒व्यऽचलन्

IAST Transliteration

táṃ sabhā́ ca sámitiś ca sénā ca śū́rāś cā́nu ví ácalan

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Him followed forth the Council and the Assembly, the host, and the heroes.

Translation

Dia diikuti oleh Dewan (sabhā) dan Majlis (samiti), oleh bala tentera, dan oleh para wira; mereka bergerak maju mengikutinya.

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Word by Word

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

• सभा: the assembly
• सभा: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: सभा (प्रातिपदिक)

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

• समितिः: the council / gathering
• समितिः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: समिति (प्रातिपदिक)

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

• सेना: the army
• सेना: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: सेना (प्रातिपदिक)

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

• शूराः: the heroes / brave men
• शूराः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूर (प्रातिपदिक)

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

• अनुव्यचलन्: followed; moved after (him)
• अनुव्यचलन्: क्रिया (कर्तृ-सम्बन्धः: सभा/समितिः/सेना/शूराः)
• Type: Verb
• Root: व्यचल् (धातु; चल्-गत्यर्थः, वि-उपसर्गेण) + अनु- (उपसर्ग)

Attribution

Rishi: Vrātya tradition (anonymous/collective)

Devata: Sabhā, Samiti, Senā, Śūrāḥ (personified institutions as powers)

Chandas: Prose-like enumerative cadence

Mantra Rasa

Primary: vira

Secondary: adbhuta