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Atharva Veda 4.16.1 — Kanda 4, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 16, Mantra 1

Sukta 16

सत्यानृतसमीक्षकः। बृ॒हन्ने॑षामधिष्ठा॒ता अ॑न्ति॒कादि॑व पश्यति । य स्ता॑यन्मन्य॑ते॒ चर॒न्त्सर्वं॑ दे॒वा इ॒दं वि॑दुः

satyā́nṛtasamīkṣakáḥ | bṛhánn eṣām adhiṣṭhātā́ ántikād iva paśyati | yáḥ stā́yan mányate cáran sárvaṃ devā́ idáṃ viduḥ ||

The discerner of truth and falsehood—the Great One, their Overlord—beholds as though from close at hand. He who, moving about, deems himself stealing unseen: all this the Gods do know.

సత్యాసత్యాలను పరిశీలించువాడు—ఆ మహానుడు, వారి అధిష్ఠాత—సమీపం నుండే చూచినట్లుగా చూస్తాడు. తిరుగుతూ, ‘నేను కనిపించకుండా దొంగతనం చేస్తున్నాను’ అని భావించువాడిని గూర్చి—ఇదంతా దేవులు తెలుసుకొనియున్నారు.

सत्यानृतसमीक्षकःthe examiner/judge of truth and untruth
सत्यानृतसमीक्षकः:
Kartā
TypeNoun (agentive epithet)
Rootसत्य-अनृत-सम्-ईक्ष (प्रातिपदिक: सत्य, अनृत; कृदन्त: समीक्षक)
बृहन्the great (one)
बृहन्:
Kartā (apposition)
TypeAdjective
Rootबृहन्त् (प्रातिपदिक)
एषाम्of these (people)
एषाम्:
Sambandha (genitive relation)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अधिष्ठाताthe overseer/ruler
अधिष्ठाता:
Kartā
TypeNoun (agent)
Rootअधि-स्था (धातु √स्था) → अधिष्ठातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
अन्तिकात्from nearby
अन्तिकात्:
Apādāna
TypeIndeclinable (ablatival form used adverbially)
Rootअन्तिक (प्रातिपदिक)
इवas/like
इव:
TypeParticle
Rootइव
पश्यतिsees
पश्यति:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√पश् (दृश्-अर्थे)
यःwho
यः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
स्तायन्stealing; acting as a thief
स्तायन्:
Kartā (qualifier of यः)
TypeParticiple (present)
Root√स्ताय्/स्ते (स्तेय-आचरणे; ‘to steal’) → स्तायन् (वर्तमान कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
मन्यतेthinks/supposes
मन्यते:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√मन् (मन्यते)
चरन्moving about; roaming
चरन्:
Kartā (qualifier of यः)
TypeParticiple (present)
Root√चर् (गत्यर्थे) → चरन् (वर्तमान कृदन्त)
सर्वम्everything
सर्वम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective/Pronoun
Rootसर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
देवाःthe gods
देवाः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
इदम्this
इदम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
विदुःknow
विदुः:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√विद् (ज्ञाने)

Rishi: Atharvanic/anonymous

Devata: Varuṇa (as satyānṛta-samīkṣaka) and the Viśve Devāḥ as witnesses

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (didactic-judicial tone)

Primary: bhayankara

Secondary: shanta

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