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Atharva Veda 9.10.9: Kanda 9, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 10, Mantra 9

Sukta 10

वि॒धुं द॑द्रा॒णं स॑लि॒लस्य॑ पृ॒ष्ठे युवा॑नं॒ सन्तं॑ पलि॒तो ज॑गार । दे॒वस्य॑ पश्य॒ काव्यं॑ महि॒त्वाद्य म॒मार॒ स ह्यः समा॑न

Sanskrit recitationAtharva Veda 9.10.9

vidhúṃ dadrā́ṇaṃ salilásya pṛṣṭhé yúvānaṃ sántaṃ palitó jagāra | devásya páśya kā́vyaṃ mahitvā́dyá mamā́ra sá hyáḥ samā́na

The Vidhú, running on the back of the waters—young though being— the gray-haired one hath roused. Behold the god’s poetic craft by his greatness: today he hath died, who yesterday was the same.

జలపు పృష్టంపై పరుగెత్తే విధువును—యువకుడై ఉన్నా—పలితుడు (నెరిసినవాడు) లేపాడు. దేవుని కావ్యకౌశల్యాన్ని ఆయన మహిమచేత చూడండి: నిన్న అదే ఉన్నవాడు నేడు మరణించాడు.

विधुम्the shaker/driver (or: the moon), as object
विधुम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootविधु (प्रातिपदिक; √विध्/√धू ‘कम्पने/धुनने’ से निष्पन्न) अथवा ‘विधु’ (चन्द्र)
दद्राणम्running/impetuous
दद्राणम्:
कर्म
TypeParticiple
Root√द्रा (द्राण/दद्राण = ‘द्रुतगमन/वेग’ अर्थे)
सलिलस्यof the water, of the flood
सलिलस्य:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootसलिल (प्रातिपदिक)
पृष्ठेon the back/surface
पृष्ठे:
अधिकारण
TypeNoun
Rootपृष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
युवानम्the young one
युवानम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootयुवन् (प्रातिपदिक)
सन्तम्being, existing
सन्तम्:
कर्म
TypeParticiple
Root√अस् (सत्/सन्त्)
पलितःthe grey(-haired) one; the ancient
पलितः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootपलित (प्रातिपदिक)
जगारsang/uttered
जगार:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√गॄ/√गृ (गिरति/जगार = परिपूर्ण-भूत ‘said/sang’)
देवस्यof the god
देवस्य:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
पश्यsee! behold!
पश्य:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√पश् (दृश्-अर्थे)
काव्यम्poetic/wise work; inspired art
काव्यम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootकाव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
महित्वात्from/owing to greatness
महित्वात्:
अपादान (हेतु/कारण) अथवा कारण-पञ्चमी
TypeNoun
Rootमहित्व (प्रातिपदिक; महत् से भाव)
द्यःheaven, the sky
द्यः:
कर्तृ/विषय
TypeNoun
Rootद्यौ/द्यु (प्रातिपदिक)
ममारdied/has died
ममार:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√मृ (मरणे)
सःhe/that one
सः:
कर्तृ/विषय
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
ह्यःyesterday
ह्यः:
अधिकारण (काल)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootह्यस् (अव्यय)
समानःthe same, identical
समानः:
कर्तृ/विषय
TypeAdjective
Rootसमान (प्रातिपदिक)

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (anukramaṇī-dependent)

Devata: A divine cyclic principle (often read cosmologically; identification varies: lunar/solar/time-force)

Chandas: Requires metrical verification

Primary: adbhuta

Secondary: karuna

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