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Atharva Veda 9.9.22: Kanda 9, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 9, Mantra 22

Sukta 9

यत्रा॑ सुप॒र्णा अ॒मृत॑स्य भ॒क्षमनि॑मेषं वि॒दथा॑भि॒स्वर॑न्ति । ए॒ना विश्व॑स्य॒ भुव॑नस्य गो॒पाः स मा॒ धीरः॒ पाक॒मत्रा वि॑वेश

Sanskrit recitationAtharva Veda 9.9.22

yátra supárṇā amṛ́tasya bhakṣám ánimēṣaṃ vidáthābhir abhí svaranti | énā víśvasya bhúvanasya gopā́ḥ sá mā dhī́raḥ pā́kam átrā́ vivēśa ||

Where the fair-winged chant, by sacred sessions, the unwinking portion of immortality—thereby the guardians of the whole world: may the wise one enter me here; may the unripe (simple) not enter.

यत्रwhere
यत्र:
अधिकरण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयत्र (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
सुपर्णाःthe fair-winged ones (birds)
सुपर्णाः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootसुपर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
अमृतस्यof immortality / of ambrosia
अमृतस्य:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootअमृत (प्रातिपदिक)
भक्षम्food, portion to be eaten
भक्षम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootभक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
अनिमेषम्unblinking, unfailing
अनिमेषम्:
कर्म (विशेषणत्वेन)
TypeAdjective
Rootअनिमेष (प्रातिपदिक)
विदथाभिःwith ceremonies / with ritual assemblies
विदथाभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootविदथा (प्रातिपदिक; ‘विदथ’ नपुंसकस्य बहुवचन-रूपम्) + भिस्
स्वरन्तिthey sound, sing
स्वरन्ति:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√स्वर् (स्वरति ‘to sound, sing’)
एनाby this / with this
एना:
करण
TypePronoun
Rootएना (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक; ‘एतद्’ इत्यस्य वैदिक-रूपम्)
विश्वस्यof all, of the whole
विश्वस्य:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeAdjective
Rootविश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
भुवनस्यof the world / of existence
भुवनस्य:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootभुवन (प्रातिपदिक)
गोपाःguardians, protectors
गोपाः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootगोपा (प्रातिपदिक)
सःhe
सः:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
माnot / lest
मा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा (अव्यय)
धीरःwise, steadfast
धीरः:
कर्तृ (विशेषणत्वेन)
TypeAdjective
Rootधीर (प्रातिपदिक)
पाकम्ripeness; maturity; (also) cooking/boiling
पाकम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootपाक (प्रातिपदिक)
अत्रhere
अत्र:
अधिकरण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअत्र (अव्यय)
विवेशentered
विवेश:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√विश् (विशति ‘to enter’) with vi-

Rishi: Speculative seer tradition (continuation of the two-birds complex)

Devata: Guardians (gopāḥ) of the world; Amṛta/immortality; Wisdom (dhī)

Chandas: Triṣṭubh

Primary: shanta

Secondary: adbhuta

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