Atharva Veda 13.4.13: Kanda 13, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 4, Mantra 13

Sukta 4

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

ए॒ते अ॑स्मिन् दे॒वा ए॑क॒वृतो॑ भवन्ति

IAST Transliteration

eté asmín devā́ ekavŕto bhavanti

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

In him these Gods become of one observance, gathered under a single rule.

Translation

ఇందులో ఈ దేవతలు ఏకవ్రతులు (ఒకే వ్రతాచరణ)గా అవుతారు—ఒకే నియమాధీనంగా సమేకమవుతారు.

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Word by Word

• एते: these
• एते: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun (Demonstrative)
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• अस्मिन्: in this (here)
• अस्मिन्: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Pronoun (Demonstrative)
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: Kartā (एते इति विशेष्याः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)

• एकवृतः: of one enclosure / in one circle (united)
• एकवृतः: Kartā (देवाः इति विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एकवृत (प्रातिपदिक; समासः: एक + वृत)

• भवन्ति: become / are
• भवन्ति: (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition

Devata: Ekavrata/Skambha (as integrator of the devas)

Chandas: Likely Anuṣṭubh-type cadence (verification needed)

Mantra Rasa

Primary: shanta