Mantra 9
Sukta 12
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
न पितृयाणं पन्थां जानाति न देवयानम्
IAST Transliteration
ná pitṛyā́ṇaṃ pánthāṃ jānāti ná devayā́nam
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
He knoweth not the Path that leadeth to the Fathers; he knoweth not the Path that leadeth to the Gods.
Translation
他既不知通往祖灵（Pitṛ）的道路，也不知通往诸神（Deva）的道路。
Word by Word
नnot
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
पितृयाणम्the path/way of the Fathers (pitṛ-yāna)
पितृयाणम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपितृयाण (प्रातिपदिक)
पन्थाम्path, way
पन्थाम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपथिन्/पन्था (प्रातिपदिक)
जानातिknows
जानाति:
—
TypeVerb
Root√ज्ञा (जानाति)
नnot
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
देवयानम्the path/way of the Gods (deva-yāna)
देवयानम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदेवयान (प्रातिपदिक)
Attribution
Rishi: Vrātya-section tradition (Atharvanic).
Devata: The Two Paths (as doctrinal powers) in negative form.
Chandas: Prose-like/irregular.
Mantra Rasa
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