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Atharva Veda 15.11.7: Kanda 15, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 11, Mantra 7

Sukta 11

ऐनं॑ प्रि॒यं ग॑च्छति प्रि॒यः प्रि॒यस्य॑ भवति॒ य ए॒वं वेद॑

Sanskrit recitationAtharva Veda 15.11.7

ā́ enam priyáṃ gácchati priyáḥ priyásya bhávati yá eváṃ véda

Unto him cometh the dear (boon); dear he becometh unto the dear—whoso thus hath knowledge.

एनं प्रियं गच्छति; प्रियः प्रियस्य भवति—य एवं वेद।

एनम्him/this (one)
एनम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → एतद्/इदम्-श्रेणी
प्रियम्dear, beloved
प्रियम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
गच्छतिgoes/approaches
गच्छति:
TypeVerb
Rootगम् (धातु)
प्रियःthe dear one / a beloved (person)
प्रियः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective (substantivized)
Rootप्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
प्रियस्यof the dear (one)
प्रियस्य:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootप्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
भवतिbecomes/is
भवति:
TypeVerb
Rootभू (धातु)
यःwho (he who)
यः:
कर्तृ (वेद इति क्रियायाः)
TypeRelative pronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
एवम्thus, in this manner
एवम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएवम् (अव्यय)
वेदknows
वेद:
TypeVerb
Rootविद् (धातु)

Rishi: As in AVŚ 15.11 Vrātya section (variable/collective attribution)

Devata: Conceptual: Priya (favor) as an attained state; efficacy via vidyā

Chandas: Mixed/irregular (late Atharvanic cadence)

Primary: shanta

Secondary: shringara

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