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Atharva Veda 18.2.49 — Kanda 18, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 2, Mantra 49

Sukta 2

ये न॑ पि॒तुः पि॒तरो॑ ये पि॑ताम॒हा य आ॑विवि॒शुरु॒र्व॑१न्तरि॑क्षम्। य आ॑क्षि॒यन्ति॑ पृथि॒वीमु॒त द्यां तेभ्यः॑ पि॒तृभ्यो॒ नम॑सा विधेम

yé naḥ pitúḥ pitáraḥ yé pitāmahā́ yá āvivíśur urvàṃ antárikṣam | yá ākṣíyanti pṛthivī́m utá dyā́m tébhyaḥ pitṛ́bhyo námāsā vidhéma

The Fathers of our father, and the grandsires, who have entered the broad mid-air; who dwell on Earth and also in Heaven—to those Fathers with reverence would we render worshipful service.

మా తండ్రి యొక్క తండ్రులైన పితరులు, పితామహులు, విశాల అంతరిక్షంలో ప్రవేశించినవారు; భూమిలోను ద్యౌ (స్వర్గంలోను) నివసించువారు—ఆ పితృదేవతలకు మేము నమస్కారంతో విధిపూర్వక సేవా-పూజను అర్పిస్తాము.

येwho (those who)
ये:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
नःof us / our
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
पितुःof the father
पितुः:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
पितरःthe fathers / ancestors
पितरः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
येwho
ये:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
पितामहाःgrandfathers
पितामहाः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootपितामह (प्रातिपदिक)
येwho
ये:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
आविविशुःentered
आविविशुः:
TypeVerb
Root√विश् (प्रवेशने)
उर्वःof the wide (vast)
उर्वः:
Sambandha
TypeAdjective
Rootउर्व्/उरु (प्रातिपदिक; ‘wide, broad’)
अन्तरिक्षम्the mid-space / atmosphere
अन्तरिक्षम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअन्तरिक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
येwho
ये:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
आक्षियन्तिdwell / abide
आक्षियन्ति:
TypeVerb
Root√क्षि (क्षये/निवासे; here ‘to dwell, abide’)
पृथिवीम्on the earth
पृथिवीम्:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootपृथिवी (प्रातिपदिक)
उतand / also
उत:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत (अव्यय)
द्याम्in the sky / heaven
द्याम्:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootद्यौ (प्रातिपदिक)
तेभ्यःto them
तेभ्यः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
पितृभ्यःto the Fathers (ancestors)
पितृभ्यः:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
नमसाwith reverence / by homage
नमसा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootनमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
विधेमmay we perform (our worship/rite)
विधेम:
TypeVerb
Root√धा (धारणे) + वि- (उपसर्ग); ‘विधा’ = to arrange/perform (rite)

Rishi: Traditionally connected with Pitṛ-hymn seers in AV 18 (often Atharvanic/Angirasa transmission; specific r̥ṣi attribution depends on Anukramaṇī).

Devata: Pitaraḥ (the Fathers/Manes)

Chandas: Mixed/Anuṣṭubh-like cadence (AV 18.2 often employs funeral-liturgical meters; exact chandas per Anukramaṇī).

Primary: shanta

Secondary: karuna

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