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Atharva Veda 6.130.4: Kanda 6, Anuvaka 13, Sukta 130, Mantra 4

Sukta 130

उन्मा॑दयत मरुत॒ उद॑न्तरिक्ष मादय । अग्न॒ उन्मा॑दया॒ त्वम॒सौ मामनु॑ शोचतु

Sanskrit recitationAtharva Veda 6.130.4

únmādayata marúta úd antárikṣaṃ mādaya | ág­ne únmādaya tvám asáu mām ánu śocatu

Madden him, O Maruts; intoxicate the mid-air. O Agni, do thou madden him: let yonder one burn after me.

Macht ihn rasend, o Maruts; berauscht den Luftraum dazwischen. O Agni, mache auch du ihn rasend: jener soll nach mir schmachten und in Sehnsucht verzehren.

उन्मादयत(you all) drive into frenzy / intoxicate
उन्मादयत:
(वाक्ये) क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootउन्मादय (उत्-√मद्, caus.)
मरुतःthe Maruts (storm-gods)
मरुतः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootमरुत्
उदन्तरिक्षthe mid-air / atmosphere (upwards)
उदन्तरिक्ष:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootअन्तरिक्ष
मादयintoxicate / gladden
मादय:
(वाक्ये) क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootमादय (√मद्, caus.)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि
उन्मादयdrive into frenzy / intoxicate
उन्मादय:
(वाक्ये) क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootउन्मादय (उत्-√मद्, caus.)
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
असौthat (one)
असौ:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootअसद्/अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिकम्)
माम्me
माम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
अनुafter, along, following
अनु:
(क्रियाविशेषणम्)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअनु
शोचतुlet (him) burn / grieve
शोचतु:
(वाक्ये) क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√शुच् (शोचति)

Rishi: Atharvanic/anonymous

Devata: Maruts; Agni; Smara-effect implied

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like / charm-prose cadence (edition-dependent)

Primary: raudra

Secondary: shringara

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