Atharva Veda 18.3.45 — Kanda 18, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 3, Mantra 45

Sukta 3

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

उप॑हूता नः पि॒तरः॑ सो॒म्यासो॑ बर्हि॒ष्येऽषु नि॒धिषु॑ प्रि॒येषु॑ । त आ ग॑मन्तु॒ त इ॒ह श्रु॑व॒न्त्वधि॑ ब्रुवन्तु॒ तेऽवन्त्व॒स्मान्

IAST Transliteration

upahūtā́ naḥ pitáraḥ somyā́so barhiṣyé ’ṣú nidhíṣu priyéṣu | tá ā́ gamantu tá ihá śruvántv ádhi bruvantu té ’vantu asmā́n

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Invited are our Fathers, Soma-worthy: swiftly to the barhis, to the treasured, dear deposits. Let them come hither; here let them hearken; let them speak with authority; let them help and guard us.

Translation

Herbeigerufen sind unsere Väter, soma-würdig: eilends zum Barhis, zu den gehüteten, lieben Niederlegungen. Sie mögen herkommen; hier mögen sie hören; mit Vollmacht mögen sie sprechen; sie mögen uns helfen und behüten.

Word by Word

• उप॑हूता: invoked, called near
• उप॑हूता: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उप-√ह्वा (आह्वाने) → उपहूत (ppp) स्त्री. बहु.

• नः: to us / our
• नः: Sampradāna
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्

• पितरः: the Fathers, ancestors
• पितरः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ

• सोम्यासः: soma-worthy / connected with Soma
• सोम्यासः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सोम्य

• बर्हिष्ये: on the sacred grass (barhis)
• बर्हिष्ये: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बर्हिष्य

• अषु: therein / here (Vedic particle)
• अषु: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अषु (अव्यय) अथवा ‘असु’ (वेद.)

• निधिषु: in the deposits/treasures (stored offerings)
• निधिषु: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: निधि

• प्रियेषु: in the dear/pleasing (ones/places)
• प्रियेषु: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रिय

• ते: they
• ते: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्

• आ: hither, towards
• आ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• गमन्तु: let them come
• गमन्तु: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गम् (गतौ)

• ते: they
• ते: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्

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

• श्रुवन्तु: let them hear
• श्रुवन्तु: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √श्रु (श्रवणे)

• अधि: over, concerning; moreover
• अधि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अधि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• ब्रुवन्तु: let them speak
• ब्रुवन्तु: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ब्रू (वचने)

• ते: they
• ते: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्

• अवन्तु: let them protect/help
• अवन्तु: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अव् (रक्षणे/अवने)

• अस्मान्: us
• अस्मान्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्

Attribution

Rishi: Pitṛ-hymn seer per AV Anukramaṇī tradition (edition-specific)

Devata: Pitaraḥ (Somyāsaḥ)

Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like (variable by pāda; consult metrical notes of the edition)

Mantra Rasa

Primary: shanta

Secondary: adbhuta