Atharva Veda 4.31.6: Kanda 4, Anuvaka 4, Sukta 31, Mantra 6

Sukta 31

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

आभू॑त्या सह॒जा व॑ज्र सायक॒ सहो॑ बिभर्षि सहभूत॒ उत्त॑रम्। क्रत्वा॑ नो मन्यो स॒ह मे॒द्येऽधि महाध॒नस्य पुरुहूत सं॒सृजि॑

IAST Transliteration

ābhū́tyā sahajā́ vajra-sāyaka sáho bibharṣi sahabhū́ta úttaram | kratvā́ no manyo sáha médhye ’dhi mahādhanásya puruhūta saṃsṛ́ji

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

With waxing power, innate, O bolt-weaponed, thou bearest might, conjoined, the upper hand. By purpose, O Manyu, in alliance with us, in strength, over great spoil—O much-invoked—do thou unite (our powers).

Translation

Mit wachsender Kraft, von Natur aus, o du mit dem Vajra-Geschoss Bewaffneter, trägst du Macht; verbunden hältst du die Oberhand. Durch Entschluss, o Manyu, im Bund mit uns, in Stärke — über großer Beute, o Vielangerufener — vereinige (unsere Kräfte).

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Word by Word

• आभूत्याः: of (your) aid/support
• आभूत्याः: सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आ-भूति (प्रातिपदिक)

• सह: together with
• सह: सहकारक (association)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह

• जा: the innate/connate (one)
• जा: सम्बोधन/विशेषण
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: जा (प्रातिपदिक; सहजा-समासाङ्ग)

• वज्र: O Vajra (thunderbolt)
• वज्र: सम्बोधन
• Type: Noun
• Root: वज्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• सायक: O missile/arrow
• सायक: सम्बोधन
• Type: Noun
• Root: सायक (प्रातिपदिक)

• सहः: strength, might
• सहः: कर्म (object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• बिभर्षि: you bear/carry
• बिभर्षि: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भृ (भरणे)

• सहभूतः: being together/associated
• सहभूतः: कर्तृ-विशेषण
• Type: Adjective (PPP)
• Root: सह-भूत (भूत-PPP from √भू)

• उत्तरम्: the higher/further (one/thing)
• उत्तरम्: कर्म (object)
• Type: Adjective/Noun
• Root: उत्तर (प्रातिपदिक)

• क्रत्वा: by resolve/strength of will
• क्रत्वा: करण (means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रतु (प्रातिपदिक)

• नः: for us / of us
• नः: सम्प्रदान/सम्बन्ध (for us/of us; context-dependent)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्

• मन्यो: O Manyu (Wrath/Spirit of battle)
• मन्यो: सम्बोधन
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्यु (प्रातिपदिक)

• सह: together with
• सह: सहकारक (association)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह

• मेध्यॆ: in the sacred/fit-for-sacrifice (rite/place)
• मेध्यॆ: अधिकरण (locus)
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: मेध्य (प्रातिपदिक)

• अधि: upon, over
• अधि: अधिकरण-प्रवर्तक
• Type: Indeclinable (preverb/preposition)
• Root: अधि

• महाधनस्य: of great wealth/treasure
• महाधनस्य: सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाधन (प्रातिपदिक; महत्+धन समास)

• पुरुहूत: O Puruhūta (much-invoked one)
• पुरुहूत: सम्बोधन
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: पुरुहूत (प्रातिपदिक; इन्द्रस्य विशेषण)

• संसृजि: join/bring together, unite
• संसृजि: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+√सृज् (सर्जने)

Attribution

Rishi: Angiras/Atharvanic seer-tradition (Manyu cycle)

Devata: Manyu (with Indraic martial attributes)

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)

Mantra Rasa

Primary: vira

Secondary: adbhuta