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Atharva Veda 4.10.5: Kanda 4, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 10, Mantra 5

Sukta 10

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

स॒मु॒द्राज्जा॒तो म॒णिर्वृ॒त्राज्जा॒तो दि॑वाक॒रः । सो अ॒स्मान्त्स॒र्वतः॑ पातु हे॒त्या दे॑वासु॒रेभ्यः॑

IAST Transliteration

samudrā́j jātáḥ maṇír vṛtrā́j jātáḥ divākaráḥ | só asmā́n sárvataḥ pātu hetyā́ devā́surebhyaḥ ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Born from the ocean is the amulet; born from Vṛtra is the sun-bringer. May it guard us on every side from weapon-stroke, from Gods and Asuras.

Translation

Aus dem Ozean geboren ist der Maṇi (Amulett); aus Vṛtra geboren ist der Sonnenbringer. Er behüte uns ringsum vor Waffenhieb, vor den Göttern und vor den Asuras.

Word by Word
समुद्रात्from the ocean
समुद्रात्:
Apādāna
TypeNoun
Rootसमुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
जातःborn, arisen
जातः:
Kartā
TypeVerb-derived (Participle)
Root√जन् (जनि) → जात (क्त-प्रत्यय, कृदन्त)
मणिःthe jewel/amulet
मणिः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootमणि (प्रातिपदिक)
वृत्रात्from Vṛtra (the obstructor/demon)
वृत्रात्:
Apādāna
TypeNoun
Rootवृत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
जातःborn, arisen
जातः:
Kartā
TypeVerb-derived (Participle)
Root√जन् (जनि) → जात (क्त-प्रत्यय, कृदन्त)
दिवाकरःthe sun (day-maker)
दिवाकरः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootदिवाकर (प्रातिपदिक; दिवा+कर, समास)
सःhe/that (amulet)
सः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अस्मान्us
अस्मान्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सर्वतःfrom all sides, on every side
सर्वतः:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसर्वतः (अव्यय; सर्व-तस्)
पातुmay (he/it) protect
पातु:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√पा (पालने)
हेत्याwith a weapon/missile
हेत्या:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootहेति (प्रातिपदिक)
देवfrom the gods
देव:
Apādāna
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
असुरेभ्यःfrom the asuras
असुरेभ्यः:
Apādāna
TypeNoun
Rootअसुर (प्रातिपदिक)
Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition

Devata: Maṇi as divākara (luminous protector)

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh

Mantra Rasa

Primary: vira

Secondary: shanta

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