Atharva Veda 8.2.7: Kanda 8, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 2, Mantra 7

Sukta 2

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

अधि॑ ब्रूहि॒ मा र॑भथाः सृ॒जेमं तवै॒व सन्त्सर्व॑हाया इ॒हास्तु॑ । भवा॑शर्वौ मृ॒डतं॒ शर्म॑ यच्छतमप॒सिध्य॑ दुरि॒तं ध॑त्त॒मायुः॑

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 8.2.7

IAST Transliteration

ádhi brūhi mā́ rabhathāḥ sṛjá imáṃ taváiva sán sárvahāyā ihā́stu | bhávāśárvau mṛḍátaṃ śárma yacchatam apasídhya duritáṃ dhattám ā́yuḥ ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Pronounce thou over him: seize him not; release this man—being thine, let him abide here, complete in all his years. O Bhava and Śarva, be gracious; grant ye shelter; drive ye away misfortune; set ye fast his life.

Translation

تَلَوْ عليه: لا تَخْتَطِفْهُ؛ أَطْلِقْ هذا الرجل—فهو لك، فَلْيَمْكُثْ هنا، كاملاً في جميع سِنِيه. يا بهافا ويا شَرْفا، تَرَأَّفا؛ امنحا المَلاذ؛ اطردا الشؤم؛ ثَبِّتا له العُمْر.

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Word by Word

• अधि: upon; over; in addition (as preverb)
• अधि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अधि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• ब्रूहि: speak; say
• ब्रूहि: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)

• मा: do not
• मा: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मा (निषेध)

• रभथाः: seize; attack; lay hold (do not)
• रभथाः: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: रभ् (धातु)

• सृज: release; let go; send forth
• सृज: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: सृज् (धातु)

• इमम्: this (one)
• इमम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• तव: of you; your
• तव: Sampradāna (possessive/benefactive sense)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• एव: indeed; just
• एव: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)

• सन्तः: being; existing; (as) your own
• सन्तः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत् (प्रातिपदिक; √अस् से वर्तमान कृदन्त)

• सर्वहायाः: all-abandoning; leaving everything (behind)
• सर्वहायाः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्वहाय (प्रातिपदिक)

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

• अस्तु: let it be
• अस्तु: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)

• भवा: be; become
• भवा: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)

• शर्वौ: O two Śarvas (Rudras)
• शर्वौ: —
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर्व (प्रातिपदिक; रुद्र-नाम)

• मृडतम्: be gracious; show mercy (you two)
• मृडतम्: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: मृड् (धातु)

• शर्म: shelter; protection; comfort
• शर्म: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)

• यच्छतम्: grant; bestow (you two)
• यच्छतम्: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: यम् (धातु)

• अपसिध्य: having driven away; after removing
• अपसिध्य: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: अप + सिध् (धातु)

• दुरितम्: evil; sin; misfortune
• दुरितम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुरित (प्रातिपदिक)

• धत्तम्: place; bestow; establish (you two)
• धत्तम्: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: धा (धातु)

• आयुः: life; lifespan
• आयुः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आयुस् (प्रातिपदिक)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic (per Anukramaṇī for AV 8.2).

Devata: Bhava-Śarva (Rudra) and the power of release from seizure (anti-Mṛtyu).

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (likely; confirm in edition).

Mantra Rasa

Primary: shanta

Secondary: vira