Atharva Veda 9.7.21: Kanda 9, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 7, Mantra 21

Sukta 7

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

प्र॒त्यङ् तिष्ठ॑न् धा॒तोद॒ङ् तिष्ठ॑न्त्सवि॒ता

IAST Transliteration

pratyáṅ tíṣṭhan dhātóḥ udáṅ tíṣṭhan savitā́

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Standing turned backward—of Dhātṛ; standing turned upward—Savitar.

Translation

ధాతృ—వెనుకకు ముఖం తిప్పి నిలిచినవాడు; సవితా—పైకి ముఖం ఉంచి నిలిచినవాడు.

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Word by Word

• प्रत्यङ्: backwards; facing/turned back
• प्रत्यङ्: Adhikaraṇa (दिशा/देशवाचक-विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective (directional)
• Root: प्रति + अञ्च् (प्रातिपदिक: प्रत्यञ्च्)

• तिष्ठन्: standing
• तिष्ठन्: Kartā (कर्ता-विशेषणम्; सविता इत्यस्य)
• Type: Verb (participial)
• Root: स्था (धातु)

• धातोः: of the element/substance; of the constituent
• धातोः: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धा (धातु) → धातु (प्रातिपदिक)

• उदङ्: upwards; northwards
• उदङ्: Adhikaraṇa (दिशा/देशवाचक-विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective (directional)
• Root: उद् + अञ्च् (प्रातिपदिक: उदञ्च्)

• तिष्ठन्त्: standing
• तिष्ठन्त्: Kartā (कर्ता-विशेषणम्; सविता इत्यस्य)
• Type: Verb (participial)
• Root: स्था (धातु)

• सविता: Savitar (the impeller, solar deity)
• सविता: Kartā (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun (deity name)
• Root: √सू (सवितृ-प्रातिपदिक)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (specific ṛṣi attribution varies by anukramaṇī for AV 9.7; requires edition-specific confirmation).

Devata: Dhātṛ and Savitar (functional deities of stabilization and impulsion).

Chandas: Mixed/irregular (short formulaic pādas; often treated as anustubh-fragment in AV ritual use).

Mantra Rasa

Primary: shanta

Secondary: bhayankara