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Atharva Veda 3.19.3: Kanda 3, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 19, Mantra 3

Sukta 19

नी॒चैः प॑द्यन्ता॒मध॑रे भवन्तु॒ ये नः॑ सू॒रिं म॒घवा॑नं पृत॒न्यान्। क्षि॒णामि॒ ब्रह्म॑णा॒मित्रा॒नुन्न॑यामि॒ स्वान॒हम्

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 3.19.3

nīcáiḥ padyantām ádhare bhavantu yé naḥ sū́riṃ mághavānaṃ pṛtan-yā́n | kṣiṇā́mi bráhmaṇā́mitrā́n unnayā́mi svā́n ahám

Let them step down low; let them become the lower—who make war upon our patron, the bounteous giver. I waste away the foes by holy power of prayer; I lead our own men upward—aye, I.

Tief sollen sie hinabtreten; die Niedrigeren sollen sie werden — die, welche gegen unseren Gönner, den freigebigen Spender, Krieg führen. Mit der Kraft des Brahman (heiligen Gebets) zehre ich die Feinde aus; die Unsrigen führe ich empor — ja, ich.

नीचैःdownwards, low
नीचैः:
Adhikaraṇa (रीत्यर्थ/प्रकार)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनीच (प्रातिपदिक)
पद्यन्ताम्let them go/step
पद्यन्ताम्:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootपद् (गत्यर्थे धातु)
अधरेbelow, in the lower place
अधरे:
Adhikaraṇa (स्थान)
TypeAdjective
Rootअधर (प्रातिपदिक)
भवन्तुlet them be
भवन्तु:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootभू (सत्तायाम् धातु)
येwho (those who)
ये:
Kartā (उपवाक्ये)
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
नःto us / our
नः:
Sampradāna/सम्बन्ध (to/for us; our)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
सूरिम्patron, lord, benefactor
सूरिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसूरि (प्रातिपदिक)
मघवानम्the bountiful one (Indra-like), generous
मघवानम्:
Karma (सूरिम् इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootमघवन् (प्रातिपदिक; इन्द्र-विशेषण)
पृतन्यान्warlike, battle-seeking
पृतन्यान्:
Karma (सूरिम्/मघवानम् इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootपृतन्य (प्रातिपदिक; ‘युद्धकाम/युद्धशील’)
क्षिणामिI destroy, I diminish
क्षिणामि:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootक्षि (क्षये/हिंसायाम् धातु)
ब्रह्मणाby (the power of) sacred utterance/prayer
ब्रह्मणा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
अमित्रान्enemies
अमित्रान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअमित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
उन्नयामिI lead up/out, I raise
उन्नयामि:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootउद्-नी (धातु: नी; उपसर्ग: उद्)
स्वान्one’s own (people)
स्वान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective/Pronoun
Rootस्व (प्रातिपदिक)
अहम्I
अहम्:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)

Rishi: Atharvanic political tradition (purohita-centered)

Devata: Brahman (effective speech) / Rāṣṭra-protection (functional)

Chandas: Likely Anuṣṭubh-variant (meter uncertain without full pada-counting)

Primary: vira

Secondary: raudra

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