Previous Mantra
Next Mantra

Atharva Veda 13.2.42: Kanda 13, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 2, Mantra 42

Sukta 2

आ॒रोह॑न्छु॒क्रो बृ॑ह॒तीरत॑न्द्रो॒ द्वे रू॒पे कृ॑णुते॒ रोच॑मानः । चि॒त्रश्चि॑कि॒त्वान् म॑हि॒षो वात॑माया॒ याव॑तो लो॒कान॒भि यद् वि॒भाति॑

Sanskrit recitationAtharva Veda 13.2.42

āróhan śukró bṛhatī́r átandro dvé rūpé kṛṇute rócamānaḥ | citráś cikitvā́n mahiṣó vātamāyā́ yā́vato lokā́n abhí yád vibhā́ti

Ascending, bright, unwearied, he traverseth the mighty regions; shining, he assumeth twofold forms. Wondrous, discerning, the mighty Bull, whose magic is as wind, he shineth forth over whatsoever worlds there be, making them manifest.

Ngài vươn lên, rực sáng, không mệt mỏi, đi khắp những cõi rộng lớn; khi chiếu soi, Ngài hiện thành hai dạng. Kỳ diệu, minh tri, là Con Bò Đực hùng mạnh, có māyā như gió; Ngài tỏa sáng trên mọi thế giới hễ có, khiến chúng hiển lộ.

आरोहन्ascending, mounting
आरोहन्:
Kartā
TypeVerb (participial)
Rootआ-√रुह् (रुहँ) / वर्तमानकृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक 'आरोहन्'
शुक्रःbright, radiant (one)
शुक्रः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective/Noun
Rootशुक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
बृहतीःthe great (ones); great regions/expanses
बृहतीः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootबृहती (प्रातिपदिक)
अतन्द्रःunwearied, untiring
अतन्द्रः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootअतन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
द्वेtwo
द्वे:
Karma
TypeNumeral
Rootद्वि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
रूपेforms
रूपे:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootरूप (प्रातिपदिक)
कृणुतेmakes, fashions
कृणुते:
(क्रिया) — कर्म: रूपे
TypeVerb
Root√कृ (डुकृञ् करणे)
रोचमानःshining, being radiant
रोचमानः:
Kartā
TypeVerb (participial)
Root√रुच् (रुचँ दीप्तौ) / 'रोचमान' (शानच्)
चित्रःvariegated, wondrous
चित्रः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootचित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
चिकित्वान्wise, discerning
चिकित्वान्:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootचिकित्वस्/चिकित्वान् (प्रातिपदिक; 'knowing, wise')
महिषःbull; mighty one
महिषः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootमहिष (प्रातिपदिक)
वातमायाःwind-like powers/illusions; airy devices
वातमायाः:
Kartā (सहचर/विशेषण-सम्बन्धः) अथवा करण-भावः (मायाभिः) — पाठभेदानुसार
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootवातमाया (समास: वात + माया) (प्रातिपदिक)
यावतःas many as
यावतः:
Karma
TypePronoun/Adjective
Rootयावत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
लोकान्worlds, realms
लोकान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootलोक (प्रातिपदिक)
अभिtowards, over
अभि:
Upasarga (क्रियाविशेषक)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
यत्that which; insofar as
यत्:
(सम्बन्ध/निमित्त) — 'insofar as/when/that which'
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम)
विभातिshines forth, illuminates
विभाति:
(क्रिया) — कर्ता: (सः) महिषः/शुक्रः
TypeVerb
Rootवि-√भा (भा दीप्तौ)

Rishi: Traditionally associated with solar seers in AV 13.2 (Āditya/Sūrya hymn complex); specific r̥ṣi attribution varies in ancillary indices.

Devata: Sūrya/Āditya (solar ‘mahiṣa’)

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; long pādas with 11-syllable cadence)

Primary: adbhuta

Secondary: shanta

Ask anything about this verse

Answers come straight from the texts, with the shlokas they draw on. Ask in your own words.

Not sure where to start?

A free sign-in with Google or Apple keeps your chat saved across web and the app.

Read Atharva Veda in the Vedapath app

Scan the QR code to open this directly in the app, with word-by-word meanings, Sanskrit recitation where available, and more.

Continue reading in the Vedapath app

Open in App