Atharva Veda 4.15.16: Kanda 4, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 15, Mantra 16

Sukta 15

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

म॒हान्तं॒ कोश॒मुद॑चा॒भि षि॑ञ्च सविद्यु॒तं भ॑वतु॒ वातु॒ वातः॑ । त॒न्वतां॑ य॒ज्ञं ब॑हु॒धा विसृ॑ष्टा आन॒न्दिनी॒रोष॑धयो भवन्तु

Sanskrit recitationAtharva Veda 4.15.16

IAST Transliteration

mahā́ntaṃ kóśam údakā́bhí siñca savidyútam bhavatu vā́tu vā́taḥ | tanvátāṃ yajñáṃ bahudhā́ vísṛṣṭā ānandínīr óṣadhayo bhavantu ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Pour forth the water from the mighty store; let it be with lightning; let the Wind blow. Let the sacrifice be spread abroad in many forms; let the herbs, sent forth, become gladdening and full of joy.

Translation

Gieße das Wasser aus dem mächtigen Vorrat aus; es sei von Blitz begleitet; der Wind (Vāta) wehe. Das Opfer (yajña) breite sich vielfach aus; die ausgesandten Heilkräuter (oṣadhī) sollen freudvoll werden und Freude spenden.

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Word by Word

• महत्: great, large
• महत्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक) ← मह् (वृद्धौ) (विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक)

• कोशम्: container, vessel, sheath (a receptacle)
• कोशम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोश (प्रातिपदिक)

• उदक: water
• उदक: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: उदक (प्रातिपदिक)

• अभि: towards, upon
• अभि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• सिञ्च: sprinkle, pour
• सिञ्च: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: सिच् (सिञ्चति) (धातु)

• सविद्युतम्: with lightning; flashing
• सविद्युतम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विद्युत् (प्रातिपदिक) + स- (उपसर्ग/पूर्वपद ‘सह’)

• भवतु: let it be, may it become
• भवतु: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (भवति) (धातु)

• वातु: let it blow
• वातु: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: वा (वाति) (धातु)

• वातः: wind
• वातः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: वात (प्रातिपदिक)

• तन्वताम्: let them extend/spread
• तन्वताम्: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: तन् (तनुते/तनोति) (धातु)

• यज्ञम्: sacrifice, ritual
• यज्ञम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)

• बहुधा: in many ways, variously
• बहुधा: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: बहुधा (अव्यय; ‘बहु’ + ‘धा’)

• विसृष्टाः: released, sent forth, dispersed
• विसृष्टाः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective/Participle
• Root: वि-√सृज् (सृजति) → विसृष्ट (कृदन्त-भूतकृदन्त)

• आनन्दिन्यः: joy-giving, gladdening
• आनन्दिन्यः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आनन्दिनी (प्रातिपदिक; ‘आनन्द’ + इनी)

• ओषधयः: herbs, medicinal plants
• ओषधयः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: ओषधि (प्रातिपदिक)

• भवन्तु: let them be, may they become
• भवन्तु: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (भवन्ति) (धातु)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic/anonymous

Devata: Parjanya/Varṣa with Vāta and the Oṣadhis as beneficiaries

Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like cadence is possible, but the transmitted text is often treated as mixed/irregular in Atharvanic charms (edition-dependent)

Mantra Rasa

Primary: adbhuta

Secondary: shanta