Atharvaveda 15.14
Atharvavedasaṃhitā 15.14
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15.14.1
[14.1]a) sá yát prā́cīṃ díśam ánu vyácalan mā́rutaṃ śárdho bhūtvā́nuvyàcalan máno 'nnādáṃ kr̥tvā́ | [1]
[14.2]b) mánasānnādénā́nnam atti yá eváṃ véda ||1|| [2]
⌊1.⌋ As he moved out toward the eastern quarter, the troop (çárdhas) of Maruts, coming into being (bhūtvā́), moved out after, making mind [their] food-eater; ⌊2.⌋ with mind as food-eater doth he eat food who knoweth thus.
15.14.2
[14.3]a) sá yád dákṣiṇāṃ díśam ánu vyácalad índro bhūtvā́nuvyàcalad bálam annādáṃ kr̥tvā́ | [3]
[14.4]b) bálenānnādénā́nnam atti yá eváṃ véda ||2|| [4]
⌊3.⌋ As he moved out toward the southern quarter, Indra, coming into being, moved out after, making strength [his] food-eater; ⌊4.⌋ with strength as food-eater doth he eat food who knoweth thus.
15.14.3
[14.5]a) sá yát pratī́cīṃ díśam ánu vyácalad váruṇo rā́jā bhūtvā́nuvyàcalad apò 'nnādī́ḥ kr̥tvā́ | [5]
[14.6]b) adbhír annādī́bhir ánnam atti yá eváṃ véda ||3|| [6]
⌊5.⌋ As he moved out toward the western quarter, king Varuṇa, coming into being, moved out after, making the waters [his] food-eaters; ⌊6.⌋ with the waters as food-eaters doth he eat food who knoweth thus.
15.14.4
[14.7]a) sá yád údīcīṃ díśam ánu vyácalat sómo rā́jā bhūtvā́nuvyàcalat saptarṣíbhir hutá ā́hutim annādī́ṃ kr̥tvā́ | [7]
[14.8]b) ā́hutyānnādyā́nnam atti yá eváṃ véda ||4|| [8]
⌊7.⌋ As he moved out toward the northern quarter, king Soma, coming into being, moved out after, making the offering (ā́huti) in what is offered by the seven seers [his] food-eater; ⌊8.⌋ with the offering as food-eater doth he eat food who knoweth thus.
15.14.5
[14.9]a) sá yád dhruvā́ṃ díśam ánu vyácalad víṣṇur bhūtvā́nuvyàcalad virā́jam annādī́ṃ kr̥tvā́ | [9]
[14.10]b) virā́jānnādyā́nnam atti yá eváṃ véda ||5|| [10]
⌊9.⌋ he moved out toward the fixed quarter, Vishṇu, coming into being, moved out after, making virā́j [his] food-eater; ⌊10.⌋ with virā́j as food-eater doth he eat food who knoweth thus.
15.14.6
[14.11]a) sá yát paśū́n ánu vyácalad rudró bhūtvā́nuvyàcalad óṣadhīr annādī́ḥ kr̥tvā́ | [11]
[14.12]b) óṣadhībhir annādī́bhir ánnam atti yá eváṃ véda ||6|| [12]
⌊11.⌋ As he moved out toward the cattle, Rudra, coming into being, moved out after, making the herbs [his] food-eaters; ⌊12.⌋ with the herbs as food-eaters doth he eat food who knoweth thus.
15.14.7
[14.13]a) sá yát pitr̥̄́n ánu vyácalad yamó rā́jā bhūtvā́nuvyàcalat svadhākārám annādáṃ kr̥tvā́ | [13]
[14.14]b) svadhākāréṇānnādénā́nnam atti yá eváṃ véda ||7|| [14]
⌊13.⌋ As he moved out toward the Fathers, king Yama, coming into being, moved out after, making the call svadhā́ [his] food-eater; ⌊14.⌋ with the call svadhā́ as food-eater doth he eat food who knoweth thus.
15.14.8
[14.15]a) sá yán manuṣyā̀n ánu vyácalad agnír bhūtvā́nuvyàcalat svāhākārám annādáṃ kr̥tvā́ | [15]
[14.16]b) svāhākāréṇānnādénā́nnam atti yá eváṃ véda ||8|| [16]
⌊15.⌋ As he moved out toward men (manuṣyà), Agni, coming into being, moved out after, making the cry svā́hā ('hail') [his] food-eater; ⌊16.⌋ with the cry svā́hāas food-eater doth he eat food who knoweth thus.
15.14.9
[14.17]a) sá yád ūrdhvā́ṃ díśam ánu vyácalad bŕ̥haspátir bhūtvā́nuvyàcalad vaṣaṭkārám annādáṃ kr̥tvā́ | [17]
[14.18]b) vaṣaṭkāréṇānnādénā́nnam atti yá eváṃ véda ||9|| [18]
⌊17.⌋ As he moved out toward the upward quarter, Brihaspati, coming into being, moved out after, making the cry váṣaṭ [his] food-eater; ⌊18.⌋ with the cry váṣaṭ as food-eater doth he eat food who knoweth thus.
15.14.10
[14.19]a) sá yád devā́n ánu vyácalad ī́śāno bhūtvā́nuvyàcalan manyúm annādáṃ kr̥tvā́ | [19]
[14.20]b) manyúnānnādénā́nnam atti yá eváṃ véda ||10|| [20]
⌊19.⌋ As he moved out toward the gods, Īçāna ('the lord'), coming into being, moved out after, making fury [his] food-eater; ⌊20.⌋ with fury as food-eater doth he eat food who knoweth thus.
15.14.11
[14.21]a) sá yát prajā́ ánu vyácalat prajā́patir bhūtvā́nuvyàcalat prāṇám annādáṃ kr̥tvā́ | [21]
[14.22]b) prāṇénānnādénā́nnam atti yá eváṃ véda ||11|| [22]
⌊21.⌋ As he moved out toward progeny, Prajāpati ('lord of progeny'), coming into being, moved out after, making breath [his] food-eater; ⌊22.⌋ with breath as food-eater doth he eat food who knoweth thus.
15.14.12
[14.23]a) sá yát sárvān antardeśā́n ánu vyácalat parameṣṭhī́ bhūtvā́nuvyàcalad bráhmānnādáṃ kr̥tvā́ | [23]
[14.24]b) bráhmaṇānnādénā́nnam atti yá eváṃ véda ||12|| [24]
⌊23.⌋ As he moved out toward all the intermediate directions, the most exalted one, coming into being, moved out after, making the bráhman [his] food-eater; ⌊24.⌋ with the bráhman as food-eater doth he eat food who knoweth thus.
Translations (2)
- Atharva-Veda Saṃhitā (HOS 7–8) — William Dwight Whitney 1905, English
- The Hymns of the Atharvaveda — Ralph T. H. Griffith 1895, English
Commentaries (2)
- Atharvavedabhāṣya (Sāyaṇa) — Sāyaṇa, Sanskrit
- Atharvavedasaṃhitābhāṣya — Mādhavācārya, Sanskrit
Linked texts (1)
- Aṅgirasī — Sanskrit
Discussed in (1)
- Vedic Index of Names and Subjects — Macdonell & Keith 1912, English