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Atharva Veda 3.17.7: Kanda 3, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 17, Mantra 7

Sukta 17

शुना॑सीरे॒ह स्म॑ मे जुषेथाम्। यद् दि॒वि च॒क्रथुः॒ पय॒स्तेने॒मामुप॑ सिञ्चतम्

śúnāsīréha smá me juṣethām | yád diví cakráthuḥ páyas ténémā́m úpa siñcatam ||

O Śunāsīrau, take pleasure here in mine offering. With the milk-like nourishment which ye fashioned in heaven, with that sprinkle ye this (field) upon us.

Wahai Śunāsīrau, berkenanlah di sini pada persembahanku. Dengan sari-nutrisi seumpama susu yang kamu berdua bentuk di langit, dengan itu renjiskanlah ini (ladang) ke atas kami.

शुना॑सीरेO Śunāsīra (pair of deities)
शुना॑सीरे:
सम्बोधन (आह्वान) / (कर्तृ-सम्बन्धः: जुषेथाम् इत्यस्य)
TypeNoun (compound)
Rootशुनासीरा- (प्रातिपदिक; द्वन्द्व-समासः: शुना + सीरा)
इहhere
इह:
अधिकरण (देश-निर्देशः)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइह (अव्यय)
स्मindeed / just (emphatic particle)
स्म:
— (पदपूरण/निपातः)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootस्म (अव्यय)
मेof me / my
मे:
सम्बन्ध (स्वामित्व/सम्बन्धः)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
जुषेथाम्may you two enjoy/favour (accept)
जुषेथाम्:
क्रिया (आह्वान-प्रार्थना)
TypeVerb
Rootजुष् (धातु; सेवने/प्रीतौ)
यत्what / that which
यत्:
कर्म (चक्रथुः इत्यस्य)
TypePronoun (relative)
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
दिविin heaven / in the sky
दिवि:
अधिकरण (स्थानम्)
TypeNoun
Rootदिव् (प्रातिपदिक: द्यौ/दिव्)
चक्रथुःyou two have made/done
चक्रथुः:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु; करणॆ)
पयःmilk / nourishing sap
पयः:
कर्म (सिञ्चतम् इत्यस्य)
TypeNoun
Rootपयस् (प्रातिपदिक)
तेनwith that
तेन:
करण
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
इमाम्this (one)
इमाम्:
कर्म (उपसिञ्चतम् इत्यस्य)
TypePronoun (demonstrative)
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
उपtowards, upon (as a preverb)
उप:
— (क्रियाविशेषण-भावः)
TypeIndeclinable (preverb)
Rootउप (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
सिञ्चतम्sprinkle/pour (you two)
सिञ्चतम्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootसिच् (धातु; सिञ्चने)

Rishi: Atharvanic/Angirasa tradition (anukramaṇī-dependent)

Devata: Śunāsīrau; fertility-fluid (payas) as operative power

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh

Primary: shanta

Secondary: adbhuta

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