Atharva Veda 5.20.7: Kanda 5, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 20, Mantra 7

Sukta 20

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

अ॒न्त॒रेमे नभ॑सी॒ घोषो॑ अस्तु॒ पृथ॑क् ते ध्व॒नयो॑ यन्तु॒ शीभ॑म्। अ॒भि क्र॑न्द स्त॒नयो॒त्पिपा॑नः श्लोक॒कृन्मि॑त्र॒तूर्या॑य स्व॒र्धी

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 5.20.7

IAST Transliteration

antaréme nábhasī ghóṣo astu pṛ́thak te dhvanáyo yantu śībhám | abhí kranda stanáyotpipā́naḥ ślóka-kṛn mitrá-tū́ryāya svardhī́ ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Between these two firmaments let there be thy din; let thy reverberations travel apart, swiftly. Cry out against them, swelling like thunder—making renown, for the ally’s war-signal, winning the light of triumph.

Translation

Zwischen diesen beiden Himmeln sei dein Dröhnen; getrennt mögen deine Widerhall-Schläge schnell dahineilen. Schrei gegen sie auf, anschwellend wie Donner — Ruhm schaffend für das Kriegssignal des Verbündeten, das Licht des Sieges erringend.

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Word by Word

• अन्तरा: between, in the interval
• अन्तरा: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अन्तर (प्रातिपदिक) / अन्तरा (अव्यय)

• इमे: these two
• इमे: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• नभसी: the two skies/atmospheres
• नभसी: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: नभस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• घोषः: a sound, roar
• घोषः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: घोष (प्रातिपदिक)

• अस्तु: let it be
• अस्तु: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)

• पृथक्: separately
• पृथक्: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पृथक् (अव्यय)

• ते: of you, your
• ते: सम्बन्ध (Genitive) / Adhikaraṇa-सम्बन्ध
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• ध्वनयः: sounds, reverberations
• ध्वनयः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: ध्वनि (प्रातिपदिक)

• यन्तु: let (them) go, proceed
• यन्तु: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)

• शीभम्: swiftly
• शीभम्: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शीभ (प्रातिपदिक/अव्यय-प्रयोग)

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

• क्रन्द: cry out, roar
• क्रन्द: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्रन्द् (धातु)

• स्तनयोत्पिपानः: thundering/roaring, as if drinking up (with thunder)
• स्तनयोत्पिपानः: Kartā
• Type: Participle
• Root: स्तनयु (प्रातिपदिक) + √पा (धातु) [उत्-उपसर्ग]

• श्लोककृत्: maker of a chant/sound
• श्लोककृत्: Kartā
• Type: Noun (agent) / Adjective
• Root: श्लोक (प्रातिपदिक) + √कृ (धातु)

• मित्रतूर्याय: for the friendly tūrīya (trumpet/war-instrument), i.e., for a friendly signal
• मित्रतूर्याय: Sampradāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: मित्रतूर्य (प्रातिपदिक; समास)

• स्वर्धी: heavenly, radiant (one)
• स्वर्धी: Kartā (विशेषणरूपेण पूर्वपदस्य) / Sambodhana-सदृश स्तुति
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वर्धि (प्रातिपदिक) / स्वर्धी (विशेषण)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic/Angiras attribution (varies)

Devata: Dundubhi as thunder; Stanayitnu (thunder) as model-power

Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like

Mantra Rasa

Primary: vira

Secondary: adbhuta