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Atharva Veda 3.16.3: Kanda 3, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 16, Mantra 3

Sukta 16

भग॒ प्रणे॑त॒र्भग॒ सत्य॑राधो॒ भगे॒मां धिय॒मुद॑वा॒ दद॑न्नः । भग॒ प्र णो॑ जनय॒ गोभि॒रश्वै॒र्भग॒ प्र नृभि॑र्नृ॒वन्तः॑ स्याम

bhága práṇetaḥ bhága sátyarādhaḥ bháge māḿ dhíyam úd avāḥ dádann naḥ | bhága prá no janaya góbhir áśvaiḥ bhága prá nṛ́bhir nṛvántāḥ syāma

Bhaga, our leader; Bhaga of unfailing bounty—O Bhaga, uplift this our prayer, bestowing upon us. Bhaga, bring us forth increase with cows and horses; Bhaga, with men—may we be rich in men.

يا بهاگا، يا قائدَنا؛ يا بهاگا ذا العطاء الذي لا يَخيب—ارفعْ هذه الدعوةَ لنا، وامنحْنا معها. يا بهاگا، أنشِئْ لنا زيادةً بالبقرِ والخيل؛ يا بهاگا، وبالرجال—لِنَكُنْ أغنياءَ بالرجال (نِرْفَنْتَ).

भगO Bhaga (Lord of fortune)
भग:
सम्बोधन (आह्वान)
TypeNoun
Rootभग (प्रातिपदिक)
प्रणे॑त॒र्O leader/guide
प्रणे॑त॒र्:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootप्र-नी (धातु) → प्रणेता (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
भगO Bhaga
भग:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootभग (प्रातिपदिक)
सत्य॑राधःO true-bestowing (of wealth/favor)
सत्य॑राधः:
सम्बोधन
TypeAdjective (used as epithet)
Rootसत्य-राधस् (समास-प्रातिपदिक)
भगे॒O Bhaga
भगे॒:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootभग (प्रातिपदिक)
इमाम्this
इमाम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम)
धियम्thought, prayer, insight
धियम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootधी (प्रातिपदिक)
उद॑वाupwards; forth (as a request: ‘raise/bring forth’)
उद॑वा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउद् + वा (धातु) → उदवा (अव्यय/निपात-प्रयोग)
दद॑न्giving
दद॑न्:
कर्ता (भगः)
TypeVerb (participle)
Rootदा (धातु)
नःto us / our
नः:
सम्प्रदान (दत्तेः प्राप्ता) / सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
भगO Bhaga
भग:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootभग (प्रातिपदिक)
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
नःus
नः:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
जनयbeget, generate, produce
जनय:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootजन् (धातु) → जनय (णिजन्त)
गोभिःwith cows
गोभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootगो (प्रातिपदिक)
अश्वैःwith horses
अश्वैः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootअश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
भगO Bhaga
भग:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootभग (प्रातिपदिक)
प्रforth
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
नृभिःwith men
नृभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootनृ (प्रातिपदिक)
नृ॒वन्तः॑possessing men/heroic followers; manly
नृ॒वन्तः॑:
कर्ता (वयं)
TypeAdjective
Rootनृवन्त् (प्रातिपदिक; -वन्त् प्रत्यय)
स्यामmay we be
स्याम:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition

Devata: Bhaga

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (prosperity petition style)

Primary: shanta

Secondary: adbhuta

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