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Atharva Veda 9.9.16: Kanda 9, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 9, Mantra 16

Sukta 9

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

सा॒कं॒जानां॑ स॒प्तथ॑माहुरेक॒जं षडिद् य॒मा ऋष॑यो देव॒जा इति॑ । तेषा॑मि॒ष्टानि॒ विहि॑तानि धाम॒श स्था॒त्रे रे॑जन्ते॒ विकृ॑तानि रूप॒शः

IAST Transliteration

sākaṃjānā́ṃ saptátham āhur ekajáṃ ṣáḍ íd yamā́ ṛ́ṣayo devajā́ íti | téṣām iṣṭā́ni víhitāni dhā́maśaḥ sthātré rejante víkṛtāni rūpaśáḥ

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Of those co-born they call one the seventh, single-born: six, forsooth, are twin-paired seers, god-begotten—so they say. Their wished-for portions, duly set in stations, within the fixed support shine forth, transformed in manifold of form.

Translation

సహజన్ములలో ఒకదాన్ని వారు ‘సప్తమం’—ఏకజం (ఒక్క జన్మ) అని అంటారు; ఆరు మాత్రం ‘యమ’ (జంట) ఋషులు, దేవజులు—అని చెబుతారు. వారి ఇష్ట భాగాలు నియత ధామాలలో విధిగా స్థాపింపబడి, స్థిర ఆధారంలో రూపరూపాలుగా వికృతమై ప్రకాశిస్తాయి.

Word by Word
साकम्together, in company
साकम्:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसाकम् (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक) अव्यय
जानाम्of the people/tribes
जानाम्:
Sambandha (Genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootजन (प्रातिपदिक: जन) / √जन्
सप्तथम्the seventh
सप्तथम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसप्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
आहुःthey have said/called
आहुः:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√अह् (ब्रू-अर्थे) / √आह् (परस्मै)
एकजम्single-born / of one origin
एकजम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootएकज (प्रातिपदिक; एक + ज ‘जन्म/उत्पत्ति’)
षट्six
षट्:
Kartā (गणनाविशेषण)
TypeNoun
Rootषष्/षट् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
इत्indeed, just
इत्:
(निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइत् (निपात)
यमाःthe Yamas (a class of beings / restrainers)
यमाः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootयम (प्रातिपदिक)
ऋषयःseers
ऋषयः:
Kartā (समुच्चित)
TypeNoun
Rootऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
देवजाःgod-born, of divine origin
देवजाः:
Kartā (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootदेवज (प्रातिपदिक; देव + ज)
इतिthus
इति:
(वाक्य-चिह्न)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति (अव्यय)
तेषाम्of them
तेषाम्:
Sambandha (Genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
इष्टानिdesired (things), cherished
इष्टानि:
Karma/Viśeṣya (contextual)
TypeAdjective
Rootइष्ट (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √इष् ‘इच्छ’ → इष्ट ‘desired/pleasing’)
विहितानिordained, arranged
विहितानि:
Karma/Viśeṣaṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootविहित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; वि + √धा ‘स्थापन’ → विहित ‘appointed/ordained’)
धामशःby abodes, in (their) stations
धामशः:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootधामन् (प्रातिपदिक) + -शस् (अव्ययीभाव/विभक्त्यर्थ-प्रत्यय)
स्थात्रेin the fixed support/standing-place
स्थात्रे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootस्थात्र (प्रातिपदिक; √स्था + तृन् ‘स्थाता/स्थापनकर्ता/आधार’)
रेजन्तेthey tremble/shine
रेजन्ते:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√रेज् (कम्पने/दीप्तौ)
विकृतानिvariously formed, modified
विकृतानि:
Kartā/Viśeṣaṇa (contextual)
TypeAdjective
Rootविकृत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; वि + √कृ ‘करण’ → विकृत ‘altered/formed’)
रूपशःaccording to forms, in various shapes
रूपशः:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootरूप (प्रातिपदिक) + -शस् (अव्यय-प्रत्यय)
Attribution

Rishi: As per AV 9.9 speculative hymn tradition.

Devata: Classificatory cosmic powers (ṛṣayaḥ/devajāḥ); implicitly Ṛta.

Chandas: Triṣṭubh

Mantra Rasa

Primary: shanta

Secondary: adbhuta

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