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Atharva Veda 4.14.7: Kanda 4, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 14, Mantra 7

Sukta 14

पञ्चौ॑दनं प॒ञ्चभि॑र॒ङ्गुलि॑भि॒र्द॑र्व्योद्ध॑र पञ्च॒धैतमो॑द॒नम्। प्राच्यां॑ दि॒शि शिरो॑ अ॒जस्य॑ धेहि॒ दक्षि॑णायां दि॒शि दक्षि॑णं धेहि पा॒र्श्वम्

Sanskrit recitationAtharva Veda 4.14.7

páñcā́udanaṃ páñcabhir aṅgulíbhir darvyóddhara páñcadhā́ etám odanám | prā́cyāṃ diśí śíro ajásya dhehi dákṣiṇāyāṃ diśí dákṣiṇaṃ dhehi pā́rśvam

The fivefold porridge—lift it with the ladle, with five fingers; portion this porridge in five divisions. In the eastern quarter set the goat’s head; in the southern quarter set the right flank.

Кашу пятикратную — подними её ковшом, пятью пальцами; раздели эту кашу на пять долей. В восточной стороне положи голову козла; в южной стороне положи правый бок.

पञ्चfive
पञ्च:
Karma (विशेषण) / Viśeṣaṇa
TypeAdjective/Numeral
Rootपञ्च (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
ओदनम्cooked rice, porridge (oblation-food)
ओदनम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootओदन (प्रातिपदिक)
पञ्चभिःwith five
पञ्चभिः:
Karaṇa (विशेषण) / Viśeṣaṇa
TypeAdjective/Numeral
Rootपञ्च (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
अङ्गुलिभिःwith (the) fingers
अङ्गुलिभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootअङ्गुलि (प्रातिपदिक)
दर्विO ladle (spoon)
दर्वि:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन) / (कर्तृ-प्रेरण) संबोधित
TypeNoun
Rootदर्वि (प्रातिपदिक)
उद्धरlift out, take up
उद्धर:
(आज्ञा) क्रिया; कर्ता = त्वम् (दर्वि) ; कर्म = ओदनम्
TypeVerb
Rootउद्-√हृ (हरति)
पञ्चधाin five portions / fivefold
पञ्चधा:
Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (रीति/प्रकार)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपञ्चधा (अव्यय) < पञ्च + धा
एतत्this
एतत्:
Karma (विशेषण) / Viśeṣaṇa
TypePronoun
Rootएतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
ओदनम्cooked rice, porridge
ओदनम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootओदन (प्रातिपदिक)
प्राच्याम्in the eastern (direction)
प्राच्याम्:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun (direction) / Adjective
Rootप्राची (प्रातिपदिक)
दिशिin the direction
दिशि:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootदिश् (प्रातिपदिक)
शिरःhead
शिरः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootशिरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
अजस्यof the goat
अजस्य:
Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootअज (प्रातिपदिक)
धेहिplace, set
धेहि:
(आज्ञा) क्रिया; कर्ता = त्वम्; कर्म = शिरः
TypeVerb
Root√धा (दधाति)
दक्षिणायाम्in the southern (direction)
दक्षिणायाम्:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun (direction) / Adjective
Rootदक्षिणा (प्रातिपदिक) / दक्षिण (दिशा-विशेषण)
दिशिin the direction
दिशि:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootदिश् (प्रातिपदिक)
दक्षिणम्right; southern
दक्षिणम्:
Karma (विशेषण) / Viśeṣaṇa
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootदक्षिण (प्रातिपदिक)
धेहिplace, set
धेहि:
(आज्ञा) क्रिया; कर्ता = त्वम्; कर्म = (दक्षिणं) पार्श्वम्
TypeVerb
Root√धा (दधाति)
पार्श्वम्side, flank
पार्श्वम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपार्श्व (प्रातिपदिक)

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (anukramaṇī-dependent)

Devata: Yajña/ritual order (implicit); directions as sacral powers

Chandas: Prose-like/ritual instruction in metrical frame (often treated as mixed)

Primary: shanta

Secondary: vira

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