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Atharva Veda 3.20.9: Kanda 3, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 20, Mantra 9

Sukta 20

दु॒ह्रां मे॒ पञ्च॑ प्र॒दिशो॑ दु॒ह्रामु॒र्वीर्य॑थाब॒लम्। प्रापे॑यं सर्वा॒ आकू॑ती॒र्मन॑सा॒ हृद॑येन च

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 3.20.9

duhrā́ṃ me páñca pradíśo duhrā́m urúvīryathā́balam | prā́peyam sárvā ākū́tīr mánasā hṛ́dayena ca

Milking for me be the five regions—milking, with wide might and strength. May I attain all purposes, with mind and with heart as well.

Melkend seien mir die fünf Himmelsrichtungen—melkend, mit weiter Macht und Stärke. Möge ich alle Vorhaben erlangen, mit Geist und auch mit Herzen.

दुह्राम्the milch-cow / the one that yields (milk)
दुह्राम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootदुह्रा- (स्त्री. प्रातिपदिक; ‘दुह्’ धातु से निष्पन्न ‘दुह्र/दुह्रा’ = दुहने/दुग्ध देने वाली)
मेmy / for me
मे:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
पञ्चfive
पञ्च:
विशेषण
TypeNumeral
Rootपञ्चन्
प्रदिशःthe (five) directions / quarters
प्रदिशः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootप्रदिश्- (प्रातिपदिक)
दुह्राम्the milch-cow / the yielding one
दुह्राम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootदुह्रा- (स्त्री. प्रातिपदिक)
उर्वीbroad, abundant
उर्वी:
विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootउर्वी- (प्रातिपदिक)
ईर्यथाset in motion / impel / make (it) flow
ईर्यथा:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootईर् (ईरणे/प्रेरणे) धातु
बलम्strength
बलम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootबल- (प्रातिपदिक)
प्रापेयम्may I obtain / may I reach
प्रापेयम्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootप्र + आप् (आप्नोति) धातु
सर्वाःall
सर्वाः:
विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व- (प्रातिपदिक)
आकूतीःintentions, resolves, thoughts
आकूतीः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootआकूति- (प्रातिपदिक)
मनसाwith (my) mind
मनसा:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootमनस्- (प्रातिपदिक)
हृदयेनwith (my) heart
हृदयेन:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootहृदय- (प्रातिपदिक)
चand
च:
समुच्चय
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच

Rishi: Atharvanic/Āṅgirasa stream (anukramaṇī-dependent)

Devata: Quarters (Pradiś) / Prosperity as ‘milking’ abundance

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (with AV flexibility)

Primary: shanta

Secondary: adbhuta

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