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Atharva Veda 4.16.6 — Kanda 4, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 16, Mantra 6

Sukta 16

ये ते॒ पाशा॑ वरुण स॒प्तस॑प्त त्रे॒धा तिष्ठ॑न्ति॒ विषि॑ता॒ रुश॑न्तः । छि॒नन्तु॒ सर्वे॒ अनृ॑तं॒ वद॑न्तं॒ यः स॑त्यवा॒द्यति॒ तं सृ॑जन्तु

yé te pā́śā varuṇa saptá-sapta tredhā́ tíṣṭhanti víṣitā rúśantaḥ | chinántu sárve anṛ́taṃ vádantaṃ yáḥ satyavā́dyati táṃ sṛ́jantu ||

Those nooses of thine, O Varuṇa—seven and seven—threefold they stand, sent forth, and gleaming. Let them all cut down the speaker of untruth; but him who speaketh truth, let them release.

येwho/which (those)
ये:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
तेyour/of you
ते:
Adhikaraṇa
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
पाशाःnooses, bonds
पाशाः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootपाश (प्रातिपदिक)
वरुणO Varuṇa
वरुण:
(सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun (Vocative)
Rootवरुण (प्रातिपदिक)
सप्तसप्तseven-and-seven (fourteen)
सप्तसप्त:
Viśeṣaṇa (of पाशाः)
TypeNumeral
Rootसप्त (संख्या-शब्द)
त्रेधाin three ways, threefold
त्रेधा:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootत्रिधा (अव्यय)
तिष्ठन्तिstand, remain
तिष्ठन्ति:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootस्था (धातु)
विषिताःloosed, set in motion
विषिताः:
Viśeṣaṇa (of पाशाः)
TypeAdjective (Participle)
Rootवि-षि/शि (धातु) → विषित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
रुशन्तःshining, gleaming
रुशन्तः:
Viśeṣaṇa (of पाशाः)
TypeAdjective (Participle)
Rootरुश् (धातु) → रुशन्त् (वर्तमान कृदन्त)
छिनन्तुlet (them) cut
छिनन्तु:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootछिद् (धातु)
सर्वेall
सर्वे:
Kartā (with छिनन्तु)
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
अनृतम्untruth, falsehood
अनृतम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअनृत (प्रातिपदिक)
वदन्तम्(one) speaking
वदन्तम्:
Karma (object qualified by participle)
TypeAdjective (Participle)
Rootवद् (धातु) → वदन्त् (वर्तमान कृदन्त)
यःwho (he who)
यः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सत्यवाद्यतिspeaks truth, speaks truly
सत्यवाद्यति:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb (Denominative)
Rootसत्य-वादिन् (प्रातिपदिक) → सत्यवाद्य (denom. base) / √वद् (semantic base)
तम्him
तम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सृजन्तुlet (them) release, set free
सृजन्तु:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootसृज् (धातु)

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (Varuṇa hymn)

Devata: Varuṇa; his pāśāḥ

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (to be verified)

Primary: vira

Secondary: bhayankara

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