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Atharva Veda 9.10.2 — Kanda 9, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 10, Mantra 2

Sukta 10

गा॒य॒त्रेण॒ प्रति॑ मिमीते अ॒र्कम॒र्केण॒ साम॒ त्रैष्टु॑भेन वा॒कम्। वा॒केन॑ वा॒कं द्वि॒पदा॒ चतु॑ष्पदा॒क्षरे॑ण मिमते स॒प्त वाणीः॑

gāyatréṇa práti mimīte arkám arkéṇa sā́ma trā́iṣṭubhena vā́kam | vā́kena vā́kaṃ dví-padā cátuṣ-padā́kṣareṇa mimate saptá vā́ṇīḥ

With Gāyatrī he measures out the hymn; with hymn, the Sāman; with Trāiṣṭubha, speech. With speech (he measures) speech: by the syllable they measure the seven voices, two-footed and four-footed.

గాయత్రీతో అతడు ఋక్ (ఋచా/స్తుతి)ను కొలుస్తాడు; ఋక్‌తో సామను; త్రైష్టుభంతో వాక్ (వాణి)ను. వాక్‌తో వాక్‌ను (కొలుస్తాడు); అక్షరంతో వారు ఏడు వాణులను కొలుస్తారు—ద్విపదీ, చతుష్పదీగా.

गायत्रेणby/with the Gāyatrī (metre)
गायत्रेण:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootगायत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
प्रतिtowards; in return; correspondingly
प्रति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्रति
मिमीतेmeasures; apportions
मिमीते:
TypeVerb
Rootमा (माने/मितौ) धातु
अर्कम्the Arka (hymn/chant; also ‘sun’ in other contexts)
अर्कम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootअर्क (प्रातिपदिक)
अर्केणby/with the Arka
अर्केण:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootअर्क (प्रातिपदिक)
सामthe Sāman (chant)
साम:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootसामन् (प्रातिपदिक; nom./acc. sg. neut. ‘साम’)
त्रैष्टुभेनby/with the Triṣṭubh (metre)
त्रैष्टुभेन:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootत्रैष्टुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
वाor
वा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा
वाकम्speech; utterance
वाकम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootवाच् (प्रातिपदिक ‘वाक्/वाच्’)
वाकेनby/with speech
वाकेन:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootवाच् (प्रातिपदिक)
वाकम्speech
वाकम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootवाच् (प्रातिपदिक)
द्विपदाtwo-footed (i.e., of two pādas/feet)
द्विपदा:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootद्विपद् (प्रातिपदिक)
चतुष्पदाfour-footed (i.e., of four pādas/feet)
चतुष्पदा:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootचतुष्पद् (प्रातिपदिक)
अक्षरेणby/with a syllable; by the imperishable (word)
अक्षरेण:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootअक्षर (प्रातिपदिक)
मिमते(they) measure; apportion
मिमते:
TypeVerb
Rootमा (माने/मितौ) धातु
सप्तseven
सप्त:
TypeNumeral
Rootसप्त
वाणीःvoices; utterances
वाणीः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootवाणी (प्रातिपदिक)

Rishi: Atharvanic/Angirasa tradition (speculative hymn).

Devata: Vāc / Chandas / Akṣara (speech and its imperishable unit).

Chandas: Didactic/speculative; internally references Gāyatrī and Trāiṣṭubh.

Primary: adbhuta

Secondary: shanta

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