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Atharva Veda 13.2.36: Kanda 13, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 2, Mantra 36

Sukta 2

उ॒च्चा पत॑न्तमरु॒णं सु॑प॒र्णं मध्ये॑ दि॒वस्त॒रणिं॒ भ्राज॑मानम्। पश्या॑म त्वा सवि॒तारं॒ यमा॒हुरज॑स्रं॒ ज्योति॒र्यदवि॑न्द॒दत्त्रिः॑

Sanskrit recitationAtharva Veda 13.2.36

uccā́ pátantam aruṇáṃ supárṇaṃ mádhye divás taraṇíṃ bhrā́jamānam | páśyām tvā savitā́raṃ yám āhúr ájasraṃ jyótir yád avíndad dáttriḥ

Aloft, flying, ruddy, fair-winged, in mid-heaven the shining Crosser—may I behold thee, Savitar, whom men call the unceasing Light, which Dattri found.

ଉଚ୍ଚରେ ଉଡୁଥିବା, ଅରୁଣ (ଲାଲିମାୟୁକ୍ତ), ସୁପର୍ଣ୍ଣ (ସୁନ୍ଦର ପକ୍ଷବାନ), ମଧ୍ୟ ଦିବିରେ ପ୍ରଭାସ୍ୱର ତରଣି (ପାର କରାଇବାଳା)—ହେ ସବିତା, ମୁଁ ତୁମକୁ ଦର୍ଶନ କରୁ; ଯାହାକୁ ଲୋକେ ଅଜସ୍ର ଜ୍ୟୋତି (ଅବିରତ ପ୍ରକାଶ) ବୋଲି କହନ୍ତି, ସେଇ ଜ୍ୟୋତିକୁ ଦତ୍ତ୍ରି ଖୋଜି (ପ୍ରାପ୍ତ କରି)ଥିଲେ।

उच्चाaloft, on high
उच्चा:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउच्च (प्रातिपदिक) / उच्चै (अव्यय-प्रयोग)
पतन्तम्flying
पतन्तम्:
Karma
TypeParticiple
Rootपत् (धातु) → पतन्त् (शतृ-कृदन्त)
अरुणम्ruddy, tawny
अरुणम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअरुण (प्रातिपदिक)
सुपर्णम्the fair-winged one (bird)
सुपर्णम्:
Karma
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootसुपर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
मध्येin the middle
मध्ये:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootमध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
दिवःof heaven, of the sky
दिवः:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootदिव्/द्यौ (प्रातिपदिक)
तरणिम्the crosser; the sun (as one who carries across)
तरणिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootतरणि (प्रातिपदिक)
भ्राजमानम्shining, radiant
भ्राजमानम्:
Karma
TypeParticiple
Rootभ्राज् (धातु) → भ्राजमान (शानच्-कृदन्त)
पश्यामिI see
पश्यामि:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootदृश् (धातु; पश्य-आदेश)
त्वाyou (acc.)
त्वा:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सवितारम्Savitṛ (the impeller, Sun-god)
सवितारम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसवितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
यम्whom
यम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
आहुःthey have said / they call
आहुः:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootअह्/ब्रू (धातु; परस्मैपद-प्रयोग)
अजस्रम्unceasing, continual
अजस्रम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअजस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
ज्योतिःlight
ज्योतिः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootज्योतिस् (प्रातिपदिक)
यत्which
यत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अविन्दत्found, discovered
अविन्दत्:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootविद् (धातु; अव-उपसर्ग)
अत्त्रिःAtri (the seer)
अत्त्रिः:
Kartā
TypeProper Noun
Rootअत्रि (प्रातिपदिक)

Rishi: Dattri/Dadhyanc tradition is invoked; formal r̥ṣi attribution should be checked in the AV anukramaṇī for 13.2.

Devata: Savitar (solar impeller).

Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like (verify).

Primary: adbhuta

Secondary: shanta

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