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Atharva Veda 13.2.33: Kanda 13, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 2, Mantra 33

Sukta 2

ति॒ग्मो वि॒भ्राज॑न् त॒न्वं॑१ शिशा॑नोऽरंग॒मासः॑ प्र॒वतो॒ ररा॑णः । ज्योति॑ष्मान् प॒क्षी म॑हि॒षो व॑यो॒धा विश्वा॒ आस्था॑त् प्र॒दिशः॒ कल्प॑मानः

Sanskrit recitationAtharva Veda 13.2.33

tigmó vibh­rā́jan tanvàṃ śiśā́no ’raṃgamā́saḥ praváto rárāṇaḥ | jyótiṣmān pakṣī mahiṣó vayodhā́ víśvā ā́sthāt pradíśaḥ kálpamānaḥ

Keen, widely shining, whetting his own form, swift-going, rejoicing in the courses; the light-possessing winged mighty one, bestower of life, hath taken his stand in all the quarters, setting them in order.

तिग्मो विभ्राजन् तन्वं शिशानोऽरंगमासः प्रवतो रराणः । ज्योतिष्मान् पक्षी महिषो वयोधा विश्वा आस्थात् प्रदिशः कल्पमानः ॥

ति॒ग्मःsharp, keen
ति॒ग्मः:
विशेषण (कर्तृ-पदस्य)
TypeAdjective
Rootतिग्म (प्रातिपदिक)
वि॒भ्राज॑न्shining forth
वि॒भ्राज॑न्:
कर्तृ (सह-विशेषण)
TypeVerb (present participle)
Rootभ्राज् (दीप्तौ) + वि-
त॒न्वम्body, form
त॒न्वम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootतनू (प्रातिपदिक)
शिशा॑नःwhetting/being sharpened; eager, impetuous
शिशा॑नः:
कर्तृ (सह-विशेषण)
TypeVerb (perfect/inten. participial adjective)
Rootशा (तीक्ष्णीकरणे/शाने) → शिशान (कृदन्त)
अरङ्ग॒मासःthe swift-goer/runner (epithet)
अरङ्ग॒मासः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootअरङ्गमास (प्रातिपदिक; वैदिक)
प्र॒वतःfrom the slopes/descents (downward courses)
प्र॒वतः:
अपादान
TypeNoun
Rootप्रवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
ररा॑णःrejoicing, delighting
ररा॑णः:
कर्तृ (सह-विशेषण)
TypeVerb (perfect participle)
Rootरम् (क्रीडायाम्/रत्यर्थे) → रराण (कृदन्त)
ज्योति॑ष्मान्luminous
ज्योति॑ष्मान्:
विशेषण (कर्तृ-पदस्य)
TypeAdjective
Rootज्योतिस् + मतुप् (ज्योतिष्मत्)
प॒क्षीwinged one; bird
प॒क्षी:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootपक्षिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
म॑हि॒षःbuffalo; mighty one
म॑हि॒षः:
कर्तृ (समानााधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootमहिष (प्रातिपदिक)
व॑यो॒धाlife-sustainer; supporter of vitality
व॑यो॒धा:
कर्तृ (समानााधिकरण)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootवयस् + धा (धारयति) → वयो-धा (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त-समास)
विश्वाःall
विश्वाः:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootविश्व (सर्व)
आस्था॑त्he stood; he took his stand
आस्था॑त्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootस्था (तिष्ठति) + आ-
प्र॒दिशः॒the directions, quarters
प्र॒दिशः॒:
कर्म (आस्थात् इत्यस्य)
TypeNoun
Rootप्रदिश् (प्रातिपदिक)
कल्प॑मानःbeing arranged/formed; taking shape
कल्प॑मानः:
कर्तृ (सह-विशेषण)
TypeVerb (present middle participle)
Rootकॢप् (समर्थने/कल्पने) → कल्पमान (कृदन्त)

Rishi: Solar seer tradition; confirm via AV anukramaṇī for 13.2.

Devata: Sūrya/Āditya as cosmic regulator.

Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like (recommend metrical verification).

Primary: vira

Secondary: shanta

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