Atharva Veda 15.9.3: Kanda 15, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 9, Mantra 3

Sukta 9

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

स॒भाया॑श्च॒ वै स समि॑तेश्च॒ सेना॑याश्च॒ सुरा॑याश्च॒ प्रि॒यं धाम॑ भवति॒ य ए॒वं वेद॑

IAST Transliteration

sabhā́yāś ca váí sá sámitéś ca sénāyāś ca śūrā́yāś ca priyáṃ dhā́ma bhavati yá eváṃ véda

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

He verily becometh a dear and favoured seat with the Council and the Assembly, with the host and with the heroes—whoso thus knoweth.

Translation

ผู้ใดรู้ดังนี้ ผู้นั้นย่อมเป็นที่นั่งอันเป็นที่รักและเป็นที่โปรดปรานอย่างแท้จริง ในท่ามกลางสภาและที่ประชุม ในท่ามกลางกองทัพและหมู่วีรชน

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Word by Word

• सभायाः: of the assembly
• सभायाः: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सभा (प्रातिपदिक)

• च: and
• च: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)

• वै: indeed
• वै: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)

• सः: he
• सः: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• समितेः: of the council/meeting
• समितेः: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समिति (प्रातिपदिक)

• च: and
• च: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)

• सेनायाः: of the army
• सेनायाः: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सेना (प्रातिपदिक)

• च: and
• च: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)

• सुरायाः: of surā (liquor)
• सुरायाः: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुरा (प्रातिपदिक)

• च: and
• च: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)

• प्रियं: dear; beloved
• प्रियं: Karma (फल/प्राप्त्यर्थक-विशेष्य)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)

• धाम: abode; station; splendor
• धाम: Karma (भवति-सम्पाद्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धामन् (प्रातिपदिक)

• भवति: becomes
• भवति: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)

• यः: who
• यः: Kartā (वेद-क्रियायाः)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• एवं: thus; in this manner
• एवं: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)

• वेद: knows
• वेद: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (धातु)

Attribution

Rishi: Vrātya tradition (anonymous/collective)

Devata: Sabhā-Samiti-Senā-Śūra (institutional powers)

Chandas: Prose-like Atharvanic refrain style

Mantra Rasa

Primary: shanta

Secondary: vira