Atharva Veda 12.5.3: Kanda 12, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 5, Mantra 3

Sukta 5

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

स्व॒धया॒ परि॑हिता श्र॒द्धया॒ पर्यू॑ढा दी॒क्षया॑ गु॒प्ता य॒ज्ञे प्रति॑ष्ठिता लो॒को नि॒धन॑म्

IAST Transliteration

svadháyā párihitā śraddháyā páryūḍhā dīkṣáyā guptā́ yajñé prátiṣṭhitā lokó nídhanam

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

With Svadhā set round about, with Faith encompassed, with Consecration guarded; in Sacrifice firmly founded—the World, its settled base.

Translation

ถูกล้อมด้วยสวธา (svadhā) ถูกโอบด้วยศรัทธา (śraddhā) ถูกคุ้มครองด้วยทีกษา—พิธีปฏิญาณ/การอภิเษก (dīkṣā) และตั้งมั่นในยัญญะ—พิธีบูชา (yajña) นั่นคือโลก (loka) ฐานอันแน่นอนของมัน

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Word by Word

• स्वधया: by/with svadhā (ancestral oblation, inherent power)
• स्वधया: करण
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वधा (प्रातिपदिक)

• परिहिता: placed/arranged all around; encompassed
• परिहिता: विशेषण (लोकस्य) / कर्मणि भावः
• Type: Adjective/Participle
• Root: परि-√धा (धा धातु) → परिहित (कृदन्त)

• श्रद्धया: by/with faith
• श्रद्धया: करण
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रद्धा (प्रातिपदिक)

• पर्यूढा: borne/led around; brought in full
• पर्यूढा: विशेषण (लोकस्य) / कर्मणि भावः
• Type: Adjective/Participle
• Root: परि-√वह/ऊह (वह धातु; ‘to carry/bring’) → पर्यूढ (कृदन्त)

• दीक्षया: by/with consecration (initiation, vow)
• दीक्षया: करण
• Type: Noun
• Root: दीक्षा (प्रातिपदिक)

• गुप्ता: guarded/protected
• गुप्ता: विशेषण (लोकस्य) / कर्मणि भावः
• Type: Adjective/Participle
• Root: √गुप् (गोपने) → गुप्त (कृदन्त)

• यज्ञे: in the sacrifice
• यज्ञे: अधिकरण
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)

• प्रतिष्ठिता: established; set firm
• प्रतिष्ठिता: विशेषण (लोकस्य) / कर्मणि भावः
• Type: Adjective/Participle
• Root: प्रति-√स्था (स्था धातु) → प्रतिष्ठित (कृदन्त)

• लोकः: the world
• लोकः: कर्तृ (वर्ण्य-विषयः) / विषय-प्रातिपदिकम्
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)

• निधनम्: end; dissolution; final resting/termination
• निधनम्: समानााधिकरण/विशेषणार्थ (लोकस्य) अथवा विधेय
• Type: Noun
• Root: निधन (प्रातिपदिक)

Attribution

Rishi: Unspecified in supplied excerpt (to be confirmed from AVŚ 12.5 anukramaṇī)

Devata: Svadhā, Śraddhā, Dīkṣā; and Yajña as sustaining principle

Chandas: Likely Anuṣṭubh segment within the hymn (verification needed)

Mantra Rasa

Primary: shanta

Secondary: vira