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Atharva Veda 18.2.30: Kanda 18, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 2, Mantra 30

Sukta 2

यां ते॑ धे॒नुं नि॑पृ॒णामि॒ यमु॑ ते क्षी॒र ओ॑द॒नम्। तेना॒ जन॑स्यासो भ॒र्ता योऽत्रास॒दजी॑वनः

Sanskrit recitationAtharva Veda 18.2.30

yā́ṃ te dhenúṃ nipṛṇā́mi yám u te kṣīrá odanáṃ | ténā jánasyā́so bhartā́ yó ’trāsad ájīvanaḥ ||

The milch-cow which I bestow on thee, and the milked rice-gruel which is thine—therewith be thou the people’s sustainer, thou who here wast lying lifeless.

Lembu perah yang aku anugerahkan kepadamu, dan bubur nasi bersusu yang menjadi milikmu—dengan itu jadilah engkau penanggung umat, engkau yang di sini terbaring tidak bernyawa.

याम्whom/which (f.)
याम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
तेof you; your
ते:
सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
धेनुम्cow; milch-cow
धेनुम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootधेनु- (प्रातिपदिक)
निपृणामिI fill up; I satisfy (fully)
निपृणामि:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootनि-√पॄ (पॄ/पॢ) ‘पूरणे/तर्पणे’
यम्whom/which (m.)
यम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
indeed; and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउ (निपात)
तेof you; your
ते:
सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
क्षीरःmilk
क्षीरः:
कर्म (यम् इत्यस्य विशेषण/सम्बन्धि-द्रव्य) अथवा विषय
TypeNoun
Rootक्षीर- (प्रातिपदिक)
ओदनम्cooked rice; rice-porridge
ओदनम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootओदन- (प्रातिपदिक)
तेनwith that; by that
तेन:
करण
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
जनस्यof the people; of the folk
जनस्य:
सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootजन- (प्रातिपदिक) अथवा जन (समूह/लोक)
असःthat (man), he
असः:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootअस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) = ‘असौ’ (दूरवाचक)
भर्ताsupporter; maintainer
भर्ता:
कर्तृ (सम्बन्धवाचक-कर्तृ) / विधेय
TypeNoun (agent) / Adjective
Root√भृ ‘धारण-पोषणयोः’ → भर्तृ- (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
यःwho
यः:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अत्रhere
अत्र:
अधिकरण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअत्र (अव्यय)
आसदत्sat down; took his seat; came to sit
आसदत्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootआ-√सद् ‘उपवेशने/सन्निधौ’
अजीवनःlifeless; without life
अजीवनः:
कर्तृ-विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootअ-जीवन- (प्रातिपदिक) < जीवन- ‘living’ with privative अ-

Rishi: As in AV 18.2 Pitṛ-cycle (anukramaṇī attribution varies by tradition).

Devata: Pitṛ/deceased ancestor as recipient; Pitṛs collectively implied

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh

Primary: karuna

Secondary: shanta

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