Atharva Veda 9.6.3: Kanda 9, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 6, Mantra 3

Sukta 6

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

यद् वा अति॑थिपति॒रति॑थीन् प्रति॒पश्य॑ति देव॒यज॑नं॒ प्रेक्ष॑ते

IAST Transliteration

yád vā atíthipatír atíthīn pratipáśyati devayájanaṃ prékṣaté

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

When, again, the Master of Guests looks forth upon the guests, he is, in very deed, looking upon the worship of the Gods.

Translation

यदा पुनर् अतिथिपतिर् अतिथीन् प्रतिपश्यति, तदा स एव देवयजनं प्रेक्षते।

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Word by Word

• यत्: which/that
• यत्: सम्बन्ध/विशेषण (अन्वय-सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• वा: or
• वा: समुच्चय/विकल्प
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (निपात)

• अतिथिपतिः: the lord/host of guests
• अतिथिपतिः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: अतिथि-पति (समास-प्रातिपदिक)

• अतिथीन्: guests
• अतिथीन्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: अतिथि (प्रातिपदिक)

• प्रतिपश्यति: looks toward / looks back at
• प्रतिपश्यति: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पश् (दृश्) + प्रति

• देवयजनम्: the place of worship/sacrifice for the gods
• देवयजनम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव-यजन (समास-प्रातिपदिक)

• प्रेक्षते: looks at / observes
• प्रेक्षते: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ईक्ष् + प्र

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (bandhu-style prose/bridging formula; r̥ṣi attribution varies by anukramaṇī traditions)

Devata: Atithi (guest) as sacral recipient; indirectly Devas via devayajana-bandhu

Chandas: Prose / yajus-like (not a regular metrical ṛc)

Mantra Rasa

Primary: shanta

Secondary: shringara