Atharva Veda 10.7.2: Kanda 10, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 7, Mantra 2

Sukta 7

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

कस्मा॒दङ्गाद् दीप्यते अ॒ग्निर॑स्य॒ कस्मा॒दङ्गा॑त् पवते मात॒रिश्वा॑ । कस्मा॒दङ्गा॒द् वि मि॑मी॒तेऽधि॑ च॒न्द्रमा॑ म॒ह स्क॒म्भस्य॒ मिमा॑नो॒ अङ्ग॑म्

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 10.7.2

IAST Transliteration

kásmād áṅgād dī́pyate agnír asyá kásmād áṅgāt pavate mātáriśvā́ | kásmād áṅgād ví mimī́te ’ádhi candrámā máhaḥ skámbhasya mímāno áṅgam

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

From what member of him doth Agni blaze? from what member doth Mātariśvan blow? From what member doth the Moon, measuring, mete out the mighty realm on high—measuring a member of Skambha?

Translation

อัคนี (Agni) ลุกโพลงสว่างจากอวัยวะใดของท่าน? มาตริศวาน (Mātariśvan) พัดพาเคลื่อนไปจากอวัยวะใดของท่าน? จากอวัยวะใด จันทรมา (Candrama) จึงวัดกำหนดแดนใหญ่เบื้องบน—วัดอยู่ซึ่งอวัยวะหนึ่งของสกัมภะ (Skambha) ผู้ค้ำจุน?

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Word by Word

• कस्मात्: from what?
• कस्मात्: Apādāna
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: किम् (प्रातिपदिक) → कस्-

• अङ्गात्: from a limb/part
• अङ्गात्: Apādāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)

• दीप्यते: shines, blazes
• दीप्यते: Kartā
• Type: Verb
• Root: दीप् (दीप्तौ)

• अग्निः: Agni; fire
• अग्निः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)

• अस्य: of this (one)
• अस्य: Sambandha (genitive)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• कस्मात्: from what?
• कस्मात्: Apādāna
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: किम् → कस्-

• अङ्गात्: from a limb/part
• अङ्गात्: Apādāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्ग

• पवते: blows; purifies/flows
• पवते: Kartā
• Type: Verb
• Root: पू (पवने/शोधने)

• मातरिश्वा: Mātariśvan (wind/fire-bringer)
• मातरिश्वा: Kartā
• Type: Noun (proper/epithet)
• Root: मातरिश्वन् (प्रातिपदिक)

• कस्मात्: from what?
• कस्मात्: Apādāna
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: किम् → कस्-

• अङ्गात्: from a limb/part
• अङ्गात्: Apādāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्ग

• वि: apart, asunder, distinctly
• वि: —
• Type: Indeclinable (prefix)
• Root: वि (उपसर्ग)

• मिमीते: measures out; apportions
• मिमीते: Kartā
• Type: Verb
• Root: मा (माने/मितौ) [मि-धातु, reduplicated present]

• अधि: over, upon
• अधि: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अधि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• चन्द्रमाः: the Moon
• चन्द्रमाः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्द्रमस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• महत्: great
• महत्: Viśeṣaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)

• स्कम्भस्य: of the Skambha (cosmic pillar/support)
• स्कम्भस्य: Sambandha (genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्कम्भ (प्रातिपदिक)

• मिमानः: measuring; apportioning
• मिमानः: Kartā (of implied action)
• Type: Participle
• Root: मा (माने/मितौ) → मिमान (वर्तमान कृदन्त)

• अङ्गम्: a limb/part
• अङ्गम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)

Attribution

Rishi: Traditionally attributed within Skambha cycle to Atharvanic seers (Angiras/Atharvan line; to be specified per anukramaṇī for 10.7).

Devata: Skambha (cosmic Support); with Agni, Vāyu (Mātariśvan), and Candramas as dependent manifestations

Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like cadence (as common in AV speculative hymns; verify by pada count in critical edition)

Mantra Rasa

Primary: adbhuta

Secondary: shanta