Atharva Veda 4.12.4 — Kanda 4, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 12, Mantra 4

Sukta 12

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

म॒ज्जा म॒ज्ज्ञा सं धी॑यतां॒ चर्म॑णा॒ चर्म॑ रोहतु । असृ॑क् ते॒ अस्थि॑ रोहतु मां॒सं मां॒सेन॑ रोहतु

IAST Transliteration

majjā majjñā sáṃ dhī́yatāṃ cármaṇā cárma rohatú | asṛ́k te ásthi rohatú māṃsáṃ māṃséna rohatú ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Let marrow with marrow be set in union; with skin let skin grow whole. Let thy blood and bone grow whole; let flesh with flesh grow whole again.

Translation

لِيَتَّحِدِ النُّخاعُ بالنُّخاع، ولْتَلْتَئِمِ الجِلْدَةُ بالجِلْدِ وتَنْمُو كاملةً. ولْيَلْتَئِمْ دمُكَ وعظمُكَ، ولْيَلْتَئِمِ اللحمُ باللحمِ ويعودَ صحيحًا.

Word by Word

• मज्जा: marrow
• मज्जा: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: मज्जा (प्रातिपदिक)

• मज्ज्ञा: with marrow
• मज्ज्ञा: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: मज्जन् (प्रातिपदिक)

• सम्: together, completely
• सम्: —
• Type: Indeclinable (prefix/preverb)
• Root: सम्

• धीयताम्: let it be placed/put (together)
• धीयताम्: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: धा (धातु)

• चर्मणा: with skin/hide
• चर्मणा: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: चर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)

• चर्म: skin
• चर्म: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: चर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)

• रोहतु: let it grow/heal
• रोहतु: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: रुह् (धातु)

• असृक्: blood
• असृक्: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: असृज्/असृक् (प्रातिपदिक)

• ते: your
• ते: —
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• अस्थि: bone
• अस्थि: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्थि (प्रातिपदिक)

• रोहतु: let it grow/heal
• रोहतु: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: रुह् (धातु)

• मांसम्: flesh
• मांसम्: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: मांस (प्रातिपदिक)

• मांसेन: with flesh
• मांसेन: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: मांस (प्रातिपदिक)

• रोहतु: let it grow/heal
• रोहतु: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: रुह् (धातु)

Attribution

Rishi: R̥bhu(s) (associated with the sukta’s craft/repair imagery; tradition varies within the hymn)

Devata: Rohiṇī (healing plant), with R̥bhu-craft paradigm in the background

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (dominant in the hymn; individual verses may vary by tradition)

Mantra Rasa

Primary: shanta

Secondary: karuna