Atharva Veda 2.27.4: Kanda 2, Anuvaka 3, Sukta 27, Mantra 4

Sukta 27

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

पा॒टामिन्द्रो॒ व्याऽश्ना॒दसु॑रेभ्य॒ स्तरी॑तवे । प्राशं॒ प्रति॑प्राशो जह्यर॒सान् कृ॑ण्वोषधे

Sanskrit recitationAtharva Veda 2.27.4

IAST Transliteration

pāṭā́m índro ví aśnād ásurebhyaḥ stárītave | prāśáṃ práti-prāśo jahy arásān kṛ́ṇvoṣadhe ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Let Indra eat the Pāṭā, to prevail against the Asuras. With dose confronting counter-dose, smite thou the sap-destroyers; make (us) whole, O Herb.

Translation

Möge Indra die Pāṭā verzehren, um über die Asuras zu siegen. Mit Gabe gegen Gegengabe: schlage die Saftverderber; mache uns heil, o Kraut.

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Word by Word

• पाटाम्: (the herb) pāṭā (as object)
• पाटाम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाटा (प्रातिपदिक)

• इन्द्रः: Indra
• इन्द्रः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• वि: apart, asunder; forth (intensifier)
• वि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• अश्नात्: ate; consumed
• अश्नात्: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: अश् (अश्नोति)

• असुरेभ्यः: from the Asuras
• असुरेभ्यः: अपादान
• Type: Noun
• Root: असुर (प्रातिपदिक)

• स्तरीतवे: to spread out; to strew (for the purpose of)
• स्तरीतवे: प्रयोजन (अर्थे दत्तिवत्)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तॄ (स्तृणाति/स्तारयति) → स्तरीतु (तुमुन्/तवेन् infinitive-base)

• प्राशम्: a bite/portion (to be eaten)
• प्राशम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राश (प्रातिपदिक; ‘a bite/portion, eating’)

• प्रति: towards; in return; back
• प्रति: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति (अव्यय/उपसर्ग)

• प्राशः: the counter-bite/return portion
• प्राशः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राश (प्रातिपदिक)

• जहि: strike down; kill
• जहि: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन्

• अरसान्: tasteless; sapless; (those) without rasa/vital sap
• अरसान्: कर्म
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ-रस (प्रातिपदिक)

• कृणु: make; render
• कृणु: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ

• ओषधे: O herb (medicinal plant)!
• ओषधे: सम्बोधन
• Type: Noun
• Root: ओषधि (प्रातिपदिक) संबोधन

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (specific ṛṣi attribution for AVŚ 2.27 varies by anukramaṇī; commonly treated as Atharvan/Angiras-type healing seers)

Devata: Pāṭā (Oṣadhi) with Indra as empowering divine model; hostile beings framed as Asuras/arasa-agents

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (11+11/8+8 style typical of AV healing verses; to be metrically confirmed against pada counts in the edition used)

Mantra Rasa

Primary: adbhuta

Secondary: vira