Atharva Veda 4.19.6 — Kanda 4, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 19, Mantra 6

Sukta 19

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

अस॒द् भूम्याः॒ सम॑भव॒त् तद् यामे॑ति म॒हद् व्यचः॑ । तद् वै ततो॑ विधू॒पाय॑त् प्र॒त्यक् क॒र्तार॑मृच्छतु

IAST Transliteration

ásat bhū́myāḥ sám abhavat tád yā́m eti mahád vyácaḥ | tád vái táto vidhūpā́yat prátyák kartā́ram ṛcchatu ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

From the earth the Unbeing came together into being; it goes its course, great and wide-spreading. Then indeed it smoked forth; let it reach back upon the doer (of the harm).

Translation

من الأرض اجتمع «اللاوجود» (أَسَت) فصار وجودًا؛ يمضي في مساره عظيمًا واسعَ الانتشار. ثم إنه حقًّا أخرج دخانًا؛ فليَرْجِعْ وليُصِبِ الفاعلَ (لِلأذى).

Word by Word

• असत्: non-being; the unreal (as subject)
• असत्: Kartā
• Type: Adjective/Noun
• Root: असत् (प्रातिपदिक; न- ‘सत्’)

• भूम्याः: of the earth/ground
• भूम्याः: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमि (प्रातिपदिक)

• सम्: together; completely (prefix)
• सम्: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम् (उपसर्ग)

• अभवत्: became; came to be
• अभवत्: Kriyā
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• याम्: goes
• याम्: Kriyā
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)

• एति: goes; proceeds
• एति: Kriyā
• Type: Verb
• Root: इ (धातु)

• महत्: great
• महत्: Viśeṣaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)

• व्यचः: expanse; wide space
• व्यचः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यचस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• वै: indeed
• वै: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (निपात)

• ततः: from there; thence
• ततः: Apādāna
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक ‘तद्’ + तसिल्)

• विधूपायत्: blew apart; was scattered/wafted
• विधूपायत्: Kriyā
• Type: Verb
• Root: धूप्/धू (धातु) + वि- (उपसर्ग)

• प्रत्यक्: backwards; toward oneself; in return
• प्रत्यक्: —
• Type: Indeclinable/Adjective
• Root: प्रत्यक् (अव्यय/विशेषण)

• कर्तारम्: the doer; maker; agent
• कर्तारम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्तृ (प्रातिपदिक; √कृ)

• ऋच्छतु: let (it) go/attain; may it reach
• ऋच्छतु: Kriyā
• Type: Verb
• Root: ऋच्छ्/ऋ (धातु)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition

Devata: Apāmārga-power as pervasive expulsion; dhūpa as operative medium

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh

Mantra Rasa

Primary: adbhuta

Secondary: raudra