Atharva Veda 18.4.23: Kanda 18, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 4, Mantra 23

Sukta 4

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

अ॒पू॒पवा॒न् रस॑वांश्च॒रुरेह सी॑दतु । लो॒क॒कृतः॑ पथि॒कृतो॑ यजामहे॒ ये दे॒वानां॑ हु॒तभा॑गा इ॒ह स्थ

Sanskrit recitationAtharva Veda 18.4.23

IAST Transliteration

apūpavā́n rasavā́ṃś carúr eha sī́datu | lokakṛ́taḥ pathikṛ́to yajāmahe yé devā́nāṃ hutabhā́gā ihá sthá

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Let the cooked offering, rich in cake and full of sap and savour, be set down here. We do sacrifice unto the World-builders, the Path-makers, who have their portion in the gods’ oblation: be ye here present.

Translation

Hier werde die gekochte Opfergabe (caru), reich an Opferkuchen (apūpa) und voll von Saft und Geschmack, niedergesetzt. Den Weltenbauern (Lokakṛt), den Pfadbereitern (Pathikṛt) opfern wir, denen ein Anteil an der Opfergabe der Götter zukommt: seid hier zugegen.

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Word by Word

• अपूपवान्: having cakes (offering-cakes)
• अपूपवान्: कर्तृ (सीदतु इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अपूपवत् (प्रातिपदिक; अपूप + वत्)

• रसवान्: juicy, full of sap/flavour
• रसवान्: कर्तृ (सीदतु इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रसवत् (प्रातिपदिक; रस + वत्)

• च: and
• च: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• चरुः: the cooked oblation (caru)
• चरुः: कर्तृ (सीदतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चरु (प्रातिपदिक)

• इह: here
• इह: अधिकरण (सीदतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह

• सीदतु: let (it) sit/settle; let it be placed
• सीदतु: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √सद् (सीदति)

• लोककृतः: world-makers; those who fashioned the worlds
• लोककृतः: कर्तृ (यजामहे)
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: लोककृत् (प्रातिपदिक; लोक + कृत्)

• पथिकृतः: path-makers; those who made the paths
• पथिकृतः: कर्तृ (यजामहे) / लोककृतः इत्यस्य समुच्चितविशेषणम्
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: पथिकृत् (प्रातिपदिक; पथि/पथिन् + कृत्)

• यजामहे: we worship/sacrifice
• यजामहे: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √यज् (यजते)

• ये: who
• ये: कर्तृ (स्थ)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• देवानाम्: of the gods
• देवानाम्: सम्बन्ध (हुतभागाः इत्यस्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)

• हुतभागाः: having a share in the oblation; entitled to offerings
• हुतभागाः: कर्तृ (स्थ) / ये इत्यस्य विशेषणम्
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: हुतभाग (प्रातिपदिक; हुत + भाग)

• इह: here
• इह: अधिकरण (स्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह

• स्थ: be; remain; stand (here)
• स्थ: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (भू) — वैदिक रूप: स्थ = स्थ (लोट्/आज्ञार्थ, 2 पु., बहु.)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic funerary tradition (AV 18 corpus).

Devata: Lokakṛt and Pathikṛt.

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like formula (variable).

Mantra Rasa

Primary: shanta

Secondary: karuna