Atharva Veda 13.1.54: Kanda 13, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 1, Mantra 54

Sukta 1

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

गी॒र्भिरू॒र्ध्वान् क॑ल्पयि॒त्वा रोहि॑तो॒ भूमि॑मब्रवीत्। त्वयी॒दं सर्वं॑ जायतां॒ यद् भू॒तं यच्च॑ भा॒व्यऽम्

Sanskrit recitationAtharva Veda 13.1.54

IAST Transliteration

gī́rbhir ūrdhvā́n kalpayitvā́ róhito bhū́mim abravīt | tváyídaṃ sárvaṃ jāyatāṃ yád bhū́taṃ yác ca bhā́vyam

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Having with sacred utterances set them upright, Rohita spake unto Earth: ‘In thee let all this be born—what hath been, and what shall yet be.’

Translation

ครั้นตั้งสิ่งเหล่านั้นให้ตั้งตรงด้วยวาจาศักดิ์สิทธิ์แล้ว โรหิตะ (Rohita) กล่าวแก่แผ่นดินว่า “ขอให้สิ่งทั้งปวงนี้บังเกิดในเจ้า—ทั้งสิ่งที่เป็นมาแล้ว และสิ่งที่จะเป็นต่อไป”

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Word by Word

• गीर्भिः: with hymns/utterances
• गीर्भिः: करण
• Type: Noun
• Root: गीर् (स्त्री. प्रातिपदिक) / गिर्

• ऊर्ध्वान्: the upright/raised (ones)
• ऊर्ध्वान्: कर्म
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ऊर्ध्व (प्रातिपदिक)

• कल्पयित्वा: having arranged/formed
• कल्पयित्वा: (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कॢप् (कल्पयति) / causative √कॢप्

• रोहितः: Rohita (a divine/personified being)
• रोहितः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: रोहित (प्रातिपदिक)

• भूमिम्: the earth
• भूमिम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमि (स्त्री. प्रातिपदिक)

• अब्रवीत्: said/spoke
• अब्रवीत्: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ब्रू

• त्वयि: in you
• त्वयि: अधिकरण
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम)

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: कर्तृ
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम)

• सर्वम्: all/entire
• सर्वम्: कर्तृ
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)

• जायताम्: let (it) be born/arise
• जायताम्: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: √जन्

• यत्: whatever/that which
• यत्: कर्तृ
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम)

• भूतम्: what has been (past/existent)
• भूतम्: कर्तृ
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भूत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √भू + क्त)

• यत्: and whatever
• यत्: कर्तृ
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम)

• च: and
• च: (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• भाव्यम्: what is to be / future
• भाव्यम्: कर्तृ
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भाव्य (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √भू + यत्/अनीय)

Attribution

Rishi: Rohita-cycle attribution.

Devata: Pṛthivī (Earth) addressed; Rohita as speaker.

Chandas: Mixed; verify by scansion.

Mantra Rasa

Primary: shanta

Secondary: adbhuta