Mantra 7

Sukta 5

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

तस्मै प्रतीच्या दिशो अन्तर्देशात् पशुपतिमिष्वासमनुष्ठातारमकुर्वन्

IAST Transliteration

tásmai pratī́cyā diśó antardeśā́t paśupátim iṣvā́sám anuṣṭhātā́ram akurvan

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

For him, from the western quarter, from the mid-region, they appointed Paśupati the Archer as attendant-performer.

Translation

因此，为此人，自西方之方、由中域而来，他们立帕舒帕提（Paśupati）——执箭之射者——为随侍行仪之执行者。

Word by Word

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

• प्रतीच्या: western
• प्रतीच्या: अधिकरण (दिशा-निर्देशः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रतीच् (प्रातिपदिक)

• दिशः: of the direction (quarter)
• दिशः: अधिकरण
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिश् (प्रातिपदिक)

• अन्तर्देशात्: from the inner region
• अन्तर्देशात्: अपादान
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तर्देश (प्रातिपदिक; अन्तर् + देश)

• पशुपतिम्: the lord of beasts (Paśupati)
• पशुपतिम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: पशुपति (प्रातिपदिक)

• इष्वासम्: the archer / bowman
• इष्वासम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: इष्वास (प्रातिपदिक)

• अनुष्ठातारम्: the performer / one who carries out (rites)
• अनुष्ठातारम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun (agent)
• Root: अनुष्ठातृ (प्रातिपदिक; कर्तृ-प्रत्यय -तृ, √स्था with anu-)

• अकुर्वन्: they made / they appointed
• अकुर्वन्: (क्रिया) —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (करणे)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (AV 15 complex; specific r̥ṣi uncertain)

Devata: Paśupati (Rudra-form) as directional protector; also the ‘Archer’ function

Chandas: Prose-like Atharvanic line; not securely metrical

Mantra Rasa

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