Atharva Veda 6.28.2: Kanda 6, Anuvaka 3, Sukta 28, Mantra 2

Sukta 28

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

परी॒मे॒३ग्निम॑र्षत॒ परी॒मे गाम॑नेषत । दे॒वेष्व॑क्रत॒ श्रवः॒ क इ॒माँ आ द॑धर्षति

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 6.28.2

IAST Transliteration

pári ime agním arṣata pári ime gā́m aneṣata | devéṣv akrata śrávaḥ ká imā́n ā́ dadharṣati ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Round about have these streamed about Agni; round about have these led the Cow. Among the Gods have they established glory: who is he that shall dare to assail these here?

Translation

Ringsum sind sie um Agni geströmt; ringsum haben sie die Kuh geführt. Unter den Göttern haben sie Ruhm begründet: wer ist es, der es wagen wird, diese hier anzugreifen?

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Word by Word

• परि: around, all around
• परि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परि (उपसर्ग) / परि (अव्यय)

• इमे: these (ones)
• इमे: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम)

• अग्निम्: Agni; fire
• अग्निम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)

• अर्षत: they rushed/moved
• अर्षत: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: ऋष् (गत्यर्थः) / अर्ष् (गमन/वेग)

• परि: around
• परि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परि (उपसर्ग) / परि (अव्यय)

• इमे: these (ones)
• इमे: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम)

• गाम्: cow
• गाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो (प्रातिपदिक)

• अनेषत: they led/drove
• अनेषत: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: नी (नयने) + उपसर्ग अनु- (अनुनी/अनेष्-)

• देवेषु: among the gods
• देवेषु: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)

• अक्रत: they made/produced
• अक्रत: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (करणे)

• श्रवः: fame, renown
• श्रवः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रवस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• कः: who?
• कः: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: क (प्रश्नसर्वनाम)

• इमान्: these (persons/things)
• इमान्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम)

• आ: towards, up to; completely
• आ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• दधर्षति: dares to assail/overcome
• दधर्षति: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: धृष् (धर्षणे/साहसे) + उपसर्ग आ- (आधृष्)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition

Devata: Agni; also the Gods collectively as guarantors of śravas

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (approx.; AV often allows slight irregularity)

Mantra Rasa

Primary: vira

Secondary: adbhuta