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Atharva Veda 3.16.7: Kanda 3, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 16, Mantra 7

Sukta 16

अश्वा॑वती॒र्गोम॑तीर्न उ॒षा॑सो॑ वी॒रव॑तीः॒ सद॑मुछन्तु भ॒द्राः । घृ॒तं दुहा॑ना वि॒श्वतः॒ प्रपी॑ता यू॒यं पा॑त स्व॒स्तिभिः॒ सदा॑ नः

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 3.16.7

áśvāvatīr gómatīr na uṣā́so vīrávatīḥ sádam ucchantu bhadrā́ḥ | ghṛtáṃ dúhānā viśvátaḥ prápītā yūyáṃ pāta svastíbhíḥ sádā naḥ

Steed-rich, cow-rich, hero-rich—O Dawns—let the auspicious ones shine forth for us each day; yielding ghee, well-satisfied from every side. Do ye, with blessings of welfare, protect us evermore.

غنيةً بالخيل، غنيةً بالبقر، غنيةً بالأبطال—يا أُصُحُ—لتشرق المباركاتُ لنا كلَّ يوم؛ حالباتٍ للسمن (ghṛta)، مرتوياتٍ من كلِّ جانب. فاحفظنَا دائمًا ببركاتِ السلامة.

अश्वावतीःhaving horses
अश्वावतीः:
कर्तृ (उषासः-विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootअश्वावत् (प्रातिपदिक) < अश्व
गोमतीःhaving cows
गोमतीः:
कर्तृ (उषासः-विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootगोमत् (प्रातिपदिक) < गो
नःof us / for us
नः:
सम्प्रदान (हितार्थे) / सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
उषासःthe dawns
उषासः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootउषस् (प्रातिपदिक)
वीरवतीःrich in heroes/men
वीरवतीः:
कर्तृ (उषासः-विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootवीरवत् (प्रातिपदिक) < वीर
सदम्always
सदम्:
अधिकरण (काल/नित्यत्वे)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसदम् (अव्यय)
उच्छन्तुmay (they) shine/appear
उच्छन्तु:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootउद्+शा (धातु: शा/शाय् ‘to shine’)
भद्राःauspicious
भद्राः:
कर्तृ (उषासः-विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootभद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
घृतम्ghee
घृतम्:
कर्म (दुहाना-सम्बद्धम्)
TypeNoun
Rootघृत (प्रातिपदिक)
दुहानाmilking (yielding)
दुहाना:
कर्तृ (उषासः) / क्रियाविशेषण (सहभावे)
TypeParticiple
Rootदुह् (धातु) → दुह् + शानच् (वर्तमान कृदन्त)
विश्वतःfrom all sides
विश्वतः:
अधिकरण/दिक् (दिशार्थे)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootविश्वतस् (अव्यय)
प्रपीताwell-drunk/imbibed (i.e., having drunk fully)
प्रपीता:
कर्तृ (उषासः) / विशेषण
TypeParticiple
Rootप्र+पा (धातु) → प्रपीत (भूतकृदन्त/PPP)
यूयम्you
यूयम्:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
पातprotect
पात:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootपा (धातु ‘to protect’)
स्वस्तिभिःwith well-being/auspicious blessings
स्वस्तिभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootस्वस्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
सदाalways
सदा:
अधिकरण (कालार्थे)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसदा (अव्यय)
नःus
नः:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्

Rishi: As in the Uṣas prosperity unit of AVŚ 3.16 (anukramaṇī attribution varies).

Devata: Uṣas (Dawns); svasti as functional power

Chandas: Jagatī-like (RV-style dawn stanza adapted in AV)

Primary: shanta

Secondary: adbhuta

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