Atharva Veda 7.40.2: Kanda 7, Anuvaka 4, Sukta 40, Mantra 2

Sukta 40

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

आ प्र॒त्यञ्चं॑ दा॒शुषे॑ दा॒श्वंसं॒ सर॑स्वन्तं पुष्ट॒पतिं॑ रयि॒ष्ठाम्। रा॒यस्पोषं॑ श्रव॒स्युं वसा॑ना इ॒ह हुवेम॒ सद॑नं रयी॒णाम्

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 7.40.2

IAST Transliteration

ā́ pratyáñcaṃ dāśúṣe dāśváṃsaṃ sárasvantaṃ puṣṭápatiṃ rayiṣṭhā́m | rāyás-poṣaṃ śravasyúṃ vásānā ihá huvema sádanaṃ rayīṇā́m

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Hither, turned toward the offerer, bounteous, Sarasvant—lord of nourishment, most wealthy—(bringing) increase of riches, fame-bestowing: clothing ourselves therewith, here let us invoke the seat of treasures.

Translation

إلى هنا، مُقبِلًا على المُقَدِّمِ للقُربان، سخيًّا—سَرَسْفَنت، ربَّ التغذية (Puṣṭapati)، الأوفرَ ثراءً—(حاملًا) نماءَ المال، ومانحًا للذِّكر الحسن؛ متوشِّحين بذلك، هنا لِنَدْعُ مَقْعَدَ الكنوز.

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Word by Word

• आ: towards; hither (preverb to the verb)
• आ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ (उपसर्ग) / ā (preverb)

• प्रत्यञ्चम्: the one turned towards (us); facing hither
• प्रत्यञ्चम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रत्यञ्च (प्रातिपदिक) / praty-añcá

• दाशुषे: to the worshipper/giver (to the one who offers)
• दाशुषे: Sampradāna
• Type: Noun (agent/participant) / Adjectival substantive
• Root: √दाश् (दाने/यज्ञे दाने) → दाशुष् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)

• दाश्वंसम्: the offering one; the generous worshipper
• दाश्वंसम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √दाश् → दाश्वांस् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, perf. act. ptcp.)

• सरस्वन्तम्: Sarasvant (the deity/possessor of Sarasvatī)
• सरस्वन्तम्: Karma
• Type: Noun (proper/epithet)
• Root: सरस्वन्त (प्रातिपदिक)

• पुष्टपतिम्: lord of nourishment/prosperity
• पुष्टपतिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्टि-पति (समास; प्रातिपदिक)

• रयिष्ठाम्: most rich in wealth; wealthiest (fem. acc. as epithet)
• रयिष्ठाम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective (superlative)
• Root: रयिष्ठा (स्त्रीलिङ्ग प्रातिपदिक; superlative from रयि/रय)

• रायस्पोषम्: increase/nourishment of wealth
• रायस्पोषम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रायस्-पोष (समास; प्रातिपदिक)

• श्रवस्यम्: fame-bringing; glorious
• श्रवस्यम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रवस्य (प्रातिपदिक)

• वसानाः: wearing; being clothed (we, as performers)
• वसानाः: Kartā
• Type: Participle (adjectival)
• Root: √वस् (आच्छादने) → वसान (वर्तमान कृदन्त/शतृ-प्रातिपदिक)

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)

• हुवेम: we invoke/call
• हुवेम: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √हू (आह्वाने) / √ह्वे (आह्वाने)

• सदनम्: seat; abode; dwelling
• सदनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सदन (प्रातिपदिक; from √सद् ‘to sit’)

• रयीणाम्: of riches/wealths
• रयीणाम्: Sambandha (genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रयि (प्रातिपदिक)

Attribution

Rishi: As per Anukramaṇī tradition for this hymn-group (variable across lists)

Devata: Sarasvant (prosperity and fame as attendant powers)

Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like (hymn-level assignment uncertain without full metrical audit)

Mantra Rasa

Primary: vira

Secondary: shanta