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Atharva Veda 4.16.4: Kanda 4, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 16, Mantra 4

Sukta 16

उत यो द्याम॑ति॒सर्पा॑त् प॒रस्ता॒न्न स मु॑च्यातै॒ वरु॑णस्य॒ राज्ञः॑ । दि॒व स्पशः॒ प्र च॑रन्ती॒दम॑स्य सहस्रा॒क्षा अति॑ पश्यन्ति॒ भूमि॑म्

Sanskrit recitationAtharva Veda 4.16.4

utá yó dyā́m atisárpāt párastān ná sá mucyātai váruṇasya rā́jñaḥ | diváḥ spáśaḥ prá carantī́dam asya sahasrākṣā́ áti paśyanti bhū́mim ||

And he who should creep beyond, far past even Heaven—he shall not so be loosed from Varuṇa the King. His spies of Heaven roam abroad through this world; thousand-eyed, they look over and behold the Earth.

Dẫu có kẻ bò trườn vượt qua cả Trời, đi xa hơn nữa—kẻ ấy cũng chẳng được tháo gỡ khỏi Varuṇa, bậc Vua. Những do thám của Trời của Ngài đi khắp cõi này; ngàn mắt, họ nhìn vượt qua và thấy rõ mặt đất.

उतand, also
उत:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत
यःwho
यः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
द्याम्heaven, sky
द्याम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootद्यौ (प्रातिपदिक: द्यौ/द्याम्)
अतिसर्पात्should creep/steal past, overpass
अतिसर्पात्:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√सृप् (सर्पति) + अति-
परस्तात्from beyond, further than
परस्तात्:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपरस्तात्
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
सःhe
सः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
मुच्यातैwould be released, escape
मुच्यातै:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√मुच् (मुच्यते)
वरुणस्यof Varuṇa
वरुणस्य:
Sambandha (genitive)
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootवरुण
राज्ञःof the king
राज्ञः:
Sambandha (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
दिवःof heaven
दिवः:
Sambandha (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootद्यौ (दिव्)
स्पशःspies, watchers
स्पशः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootस्पश्
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र
चरन्तिthey move about, roam
चरन्ति:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√चर् (चरति)
इदम्this (world/realm)
इदम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
अस्यof him/this
अस्य:
Sambandha (genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
सहस्राक्षाःthousand-eyed
सहस्राक्षाः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootसहस्राक्ष (बहुव्रीहि)
अतिover, beyond
अति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअति
पश्यन्तिthey see
पश्यन्ति:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√पश् (पश्यति)
भूमिम्earth
भूमिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootभूमि

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (Varuṇa hymn)

Devata: Varuṇa; his spáśaḥ (watchers)

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (to be verified)

Primary: bhayankara

Secondary: shanta

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