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Atharva Veda 9.7.13: Kanda 9, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 7, Mantra 13

Sukta 7

क्रोधो॑ वृ॒क्कौ म॒न्युरा॒ण्डौ प्र॒जा शेपः॑

kródho vṛ́kkau mányur ā́ṇḍau prajā́ śépaḥ

Wrath (is) the kidneys; fury (is) the testicles; progeny (is) the member—(thus are the powers disposed).

क्रोधो वृक्कौ; मन्युरण्डौ; प्रजा शेपः—एवं शक्तयः प्रतिष्ठिताः।

क्रोधःanger
क्रोधः:
कर्तृ (सम्बन्ध/समानााधिकरण-निर्देश)
TypeNoun
Rootक्रोध (प्रातिपदिक)
वृक्कौthe two kidneys
वृक्कौ:
कर्म (समानााधिकरण-निर्देश)
TypeNoun
Rootवृक्क (प्रातिपदिक)
मन्युःwrath, rage
मन्युः:
कर्तृ (सम्बन्ध/समानााधिकरण-निर्देश)
TypeNoun
Rootमन्यु (प्रातिपदिक)
अण्डौthe two testicles
अण्डौ:
कर्म (समानााधिकरण-निर्देश)
TypeNoun
Rootअण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
प्रजाoffspring, progeny
प्रजा:
कर्तृ (सम्बन्ध/समानााधिकरण-निर्देश)
TypeNoun
Rootप्रजा (प्रातिपदिक)
शेपःpenis
शेपः:
कर्म (समानााधिकरण-निर्देश)
TypeNoun
Rootशेप (प्रातिपदिक)

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (anukramaṇī-dependent)

Devata: Internal passions (Manyu/Krodha) and Prajā (procreative power)

Chandas: Enumerative (catalogue-style)

Primary: shanta

Secondary: raudra

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