Mantra 16

Sukta 4

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

तस्मा ऊर्ध्वाया दिशः

IAST Transliteration

tásmai ūrdhvā́yā diśáḥ

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

To him belong the Quarters of the Upward Region.

Word by Word

• तस्मै: to him/for that
• तस्मै: सम्प्रदान
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• ऊर्ध्वायाः: of the upper/upward
• ऊर्ध्वायाः: सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ऊर्ध्व (विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक)

• दिशः: of the direction/quarter
• दिशः: सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिश् (स्त्रीलिङ्ग-प्रातिपदिक)

Attribution

Rishi: Late Atharvanic cosmological/rajya material (AV 15).

Devata: Ūrdhvā Dik (upper quarter).

Chandas: Prose/ritual formula.

Mantra Rasa

Primary: shanta