Atharva Veda 15.12.11: Kanda 15, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 12, Mantra 11

Sukta 12

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

नास्या॒स्मिंल्लो॒क आ॒यत॑नं शिष्यते॒ य ए॒वं वि॒दुषा॒ व्रात्ये॒नान॑तिसृष्टो जु॒होति॑

IAST Transliteration

nā́syāsmíṁl loká ā́yatanaṁ śíṣyate yá eváṁ vidúṣā vrā́tyenā́natisṛṣṭo juhóti

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

For him, in this world, no footing is left deficient—who, thus knowing, offers, not having loosed the Vrātya against him (nor set him at enmity).

Translation

Baginya, di dunia ini, tiada pijakan yang tinggal kurang—ia yang, dengan mengetahui demikian, mempersembahkan, tanpa melepaskan Vrātya terhadap dirinya (dan tanpa menjadikannya bermusuhan).

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Word by Word

• न: not
• न: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (निषेध)

• अस्य: of this (one)
• अस्य: सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• अस्मिन्: in this
• अस्मिन्: अधिकरण
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• लोके: in the world
• लोके: अधिकरण
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)

• आयतनम्: abode; resting-place
• आयतनम्: कर्तृ/कर्म (context-dependent; here as subject-complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आयतन (प्रातिपदिक)

• शिष्यते: remains; is left
• शिष्यते: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √शिष् (शिष्—अवशेषणे ‘to remain’)

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

• एवम्: thus; in this manner
• एवम्: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• विदुषा: by/with a knowing (wise) [one]
• विदुषा: करण (instrument/agent-associate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विद्वस् (प्रातिपदिक; √विद् ‘to know’)

• व्रात्येन: by/with the Vrātya (a consecrated/outsider ascetic figure)
• व्रात्येन: करण
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्रात्य (प्रातिपदिक)

• अनतिसृष्टः: not over-released; not let loose/excessively dismissed (i.e., duly restrained/authorized)
• अनतिसृष्टः: कर्तृ (qualifier of यः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनतिसृष्ट (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √सृज् ‘to let go, release’ with न-अति + नि/अति-?; PPP)

• जुहोति: offers (into the fire); makes oblation
• जुहोति: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √हु (होम/यज्ञे ‘to offer, sacrifice’)

Attribution

Rishi: Vrātya-related tradition (AV 15 anukramaṇī attributions vary).

Devata: Vrātya (as potent sacral figure) and the social-cosmic ‘Loka’ order.

Chandas: Atharvanic mixed; semi-prose cadence.

Mantra Rasa

Primary: shanta

Secondary: vira