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Atharva Veda 5.13.1: Kanda 5, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 13, Mantra 1

Sukta 13

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

सर्पविषनाशनम्। द॒दिर्हि मह्यं॒ वरु॑णो दि॒वः क॒विर्वचो॑भिरु॒ग्रैर्नि रि॑णामि ते वि॒षम्। खा॒तमखा॑तमु॒त स॒क्तम॑ग्रभ॒मिरे॑व॒ धन्व॒न् नि ज॑जास ते वि॒षम्

Sanskrit recitationAtharva Veda 5.13.1
IAST Transliteration

sarpa-viṣa-nāśanam | dadír hí máhyaṃ váruṇo diváḥ kavír vácobhir ugráir ní riṇāmi te viṣám | khātám ákhātam utá saktám ágrabham írāiva dhánvan ní jajāsa te viṣám ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Destruction of serpent-venom. For Varuṇa, the heavenly Sage, is a giver unto me: with potent words I drive away thy poison. Poison dug in, poison not dug in, and poison that clingeth—this have I seized; like a rushing force, running, I have crushed away thy poison.

Translation

إبطالُ سُمِّ الحيّة. إنَّ ڤارونا، الحكيمَ السماويَّ (الكَڤي)، واهبٌ لي حقًّا؛ وبكلماتٍ شديدةٍ أطردُ عنك سُمَّك. سُمٌّ مدفونٌ، وسُمٌّ غيرُ مدفونٍ، وسُمٌّ عالقٌ—هذا كلَّه قد قبضتُ عليه؛ وكقوّةٍ مندفعَةٍ في الفلاة، أسحقُ سُمَّك وأزيله.

Word by Word
द॒दिःcurd (as the acting agent in the charm)
द॒दिः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootदधि (प्रातिपदिक) अथवा √धा (कृदन्त-निष्पन्न)
हिindeed, for
हि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
मह्यम्to me, for me
मह्यम्:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअहम् (अस्मद्-प्रातिपदिक)
वरुणःVaruṇa
वरुणः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootवरुण (प्रातिपदिक)
दिवःof heaven, of the sky
दिवः:
—
TypeNoun
Rootदिव्/द्यौ (प्रातिपदिक)
कविःseer, sage
कविः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootकवि (प्रातिपदिक)
वचोभिःwith words, by utterances
वचोभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootवचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
उग्रैःfierce, potent
उग्रैः:
Karaṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootउग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
निdown, away (intensifier with verb)
नि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनि
ऋणामिI drive away / remove
ऋणामि:
—
TypeVerb
Root√ऋ (ऋणोति/ऋणाति)
तेyour, of you
ते:
—
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (युष्मद्-प्रातिपदिक)
विषम्poison, venom
विषम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootविष (प्रातिपदिक)
खातम्dug in, buried
खातम्:
Karma
TypeParticiple (past passive) used adjectivally
Root√खन् (कृदन्त: क्त) / खात (प्रातिपदिक)
अखातम्not dug up / unburied
अखातम्:
Karma
TypeParticiple (past passive) used adjectivally
Rootअ- + √खन् (कृदन्त: क्त) / अखात (प्रातिपदिक)
उतand also
उत:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत
सक्तम्clinging, stuck (fastened)
सक्तम्:
Karma
TypeParticiple (past passive) used adjectivally
Root√सञ्ज्/√सक् (कृदन्त: क्त) / सक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
अग्रभम्I seized, I grasped
अग्रभम्:
—
TypeVerb
Root√ग्रह् (लुङ्)
इवlike, as
इव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
धन्वन्in the desert/waste, on dry ground
धन्वन्:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootधन्वन् (प्रातिपदिक)
निdown, away
नि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनि
जजासyou have crushed / you have worn down
जजास:
—
TypeVerb
Root√जस् (जसति) / √जन्? (वेदिक-रूप)
तेyour, of you
ते:
—
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (युष्मद्-प्रातिपदिक)
विषम्poison, venom
विषम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootविष (प्रातिपदिक)
Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic healer-seer (specific anukramaṇī attribution varies within AV 5th kāṇḍa).

Devata: Varuṇa (as healer/unbinder) and the targeted Viṣa (as adversarial entity)

Chandas: Mixed/irregular (Atharvanic healing verses often loosen strict RV meters)

Mantra Rasa

Primary: vira

Secondary: raudra

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