Atharva Veda 20.129.11: Kanda 20, Anuvaka 13, Sukta 129, Mantra 11

Sukta 129

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

अ॒यन्म॒हा ते॑ अर्वा॒हः

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 20.129.11

IAST Transliteration

ayám mahā́ te arvāháḥ

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

This, for thee, is the mighty bringing-hither.

Translation

Dies ist für dich das mächtige Herbeibringen.

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Word by Word

• अयम्: this (one)
• अयम्: Kartā (कर्ता) / विषय-निर्देशकः
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → अयम्

• महान्: great
• महान्: Kartā (कर्ता) — कर्तृपदस्य विशेषणम्
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक)

• ते: of you / your
• ते: सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी (possessor/related-to)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• अर्वाहः: the one facing/coming hither; the near/this-side one
• अर्वाहः: Kartā (कर्ता) / विधेय-नाम (predicate nominative) — ‘अयम् महान् … अर्वाहः’
• Type: Noun (directional/locative sense) / Adjectival substantive
• Root: अर्वाह (प्रातिपदिक; ‘अर्वाक्’/‘अर्वाञ्च्’ इत्यस्य देश-विशेषः: ‘अर्वाक्’ = इहाभिमुख/अधोमुख/अर्वाचीन)

Attribution

Rishi: Uncertain from the excerpt alone (AV 20 parallels Ṛgvedic material; r̥ṣi assignment requires the full hymn context).

Devata: Unclear in isolation; likely a functional ‘bringing-hither’ addressed to a power associated with conveyance/arrival.

Chandas: Uncertain (fragmentary pāda; meter requires full verse context).

Mantra Rasa

Primary: shringara

Secondary: adbhuta