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Atharva Veda 9.2.25: Kanda 9, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 2, Mantra 25

Sukta 2

यास्ते॑ शि॒वास्त॒न्वःऽ काम भ॒द्रा याभिः॑ स॒त्यं भव॑ति॒ यद् वृ॑णी॒षे। ताभि॒ष्ट्वम॒स्माँ अ॑भि॒संवि॑शस्वा॒न्यत्र॑ पा॒पीरप॑ वेशया॒ धियः॑

yā́s te śivā́s tanvàḥ kā́ma bhadrā́ yā́bhiḥ satyáṁ bhávati yád vṛṇī́ṣe | tā́bhis tvám asmā́ṁ abhí sáṁviśasvā́nyátra pāpī́r ápa veśayā dhíyaḥ

Those gracious forms of thine, O Kāma—those goodly powers whereby what thou choosest becomes true—therewith do thou enter in upon us and abide; but elsewhere drive thou away the evil thoughts.

याःwhich (fem. pl.)
याः:
Kartā (सम्बन्ध-कर्तृ; ‘याः … तन्वः’)
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
तेof you / your
ते:
Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) / तद् (सर्वनाम) — here: ‘ते’ = ‘तव’ (enclitic gen.)
शिवाःauspicious, kindly
शिवाः:
Kartā-viśeṣaṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootशिव (प्रातिपदिक)
तन्वःbodies, forms
तन्वः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootतनू (प्रातिपदिक)
कामO Kāma (Desire)
काम:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun
Rootकाम (प्रातिपदिक) — vocative
भद्राःfortunate, beneficent
भद्राः:
Kartā-viśeṣaṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootभद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
याभिःby which (fem. pl.)
याभिः:
Karaṇa
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सत्यम्truth
सत्यम्:
Kartā (भवति इत्यस्य)
TypeNoun
Rootसत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
भवतिbecomes, comes to be
भवति:
(अकर्मक) —
TypeVerb
Rootभू (धातु)
यत्what (that which)
यत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वृणीषेyou choose
वृणीषे:
Kartā (त्वम्) + Karma (यत्)
TypeVerb
Rootवृ (वृणोति ‘to choose’)
ताभिःwith those
ताभिः:
Karaṇa
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
इष्ट्वम्you, the desired/pleasing one
इष्ट्वम्:
Kartā (त्वम्)
TypeCompound (Adj + Pronoun)
Rootइष्ट (कृदन्त; √इष्/√यज्? here: ‘इष्ट’ = ‘desired/pleasing’) + त्वम् (सर्वनाम)
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अस्मान्us
अस्मान्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अभिसंविशस्वenter into (us), come into
अभिसंविशस्व:
Kartā (त्वम्) + Karma (अस्मान्)
TypeVerb
Rootविश् (प्रवेशने) + उपसर्गाः: अभि-सम्
अन्यत्रelsewhere
अन्यत्र:
Adhikaraṇa (स्थान)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअन्यत्र (अव्यय)
पापीःevil (fem. pl.), harmful (ones)
पापीः:
Karma
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootपापी (स्त्री; ‘evil one/evil [powers]’)
अपaway
अप:
(क्रियाविशेषण/उपसर्गः)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअप (उपसर्ग/निपात)
वेशयcause to enter / drive (them) into
वेशय:
Kartā (त्वम्) + Karma (पापीः … धियः)
TypeVerb
Rootविश् (प्रवेशने) — causative: वेषयति
धियःthoughts, intentions
धियः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootधी (प्रातिपदिक)

Rishi: Atharvanic seer attribution within Kāma-hymn complex (varies).

Devata: Kāma (as beneficent indwelling power)

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh

Primary: shanta

Secondary: adbhuta

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