Atharva Veda 6.32.3: Kanda 6, Anuvaka 4, Sukta 32, Mantra 3

Sukta 32

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

अभ॑यं मित्रावरुणावि॒हास्तु॑ नो॒ऽर्चिषा॒त्त्रिणो॑ नुदतं प्र॒तीचः॑ । मा ज्ञा॒तारं॒ मा प्र॑ति॒ष्ठां वि॑दन्त मि॒थो वि॑घ्ना॒ना उप॑ यन्तु मृ॒त्युम्

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 6.32.3

IAST Transliteration

ábhayaṁ mitrā́varuṇāv ihā́stu no ’rcíṣā́ ’tríṇo nudataṁ pratī́caḥ | mā́ jñātā́raṁ mā́ pratiṣṭhā́ṁ vidanta mithó vighnānā́ úpa yantu mṛtyúm ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Let fearlessness be ours here, O Mitra-Varuṇa; with your flame drive back the devourers, thrust them rearward. Let them not find our kinsman, let them not find our firm standing; thwarting one another, let the hinderers go unto Death.

Translation

Furchtlosigkeit sei hier unser, o Mitra‑Varuṇa; mit eurer Flamme stoßt die Verzehrer zurück, drängt sie nach hinten. Sie sollen weder unseren Verwandten finden noch unseren festen Stand; einander hemmend sollen die Störer zum Tod gehen.

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Word by Word

• अभयम्: fearlessness; safety
• अभयम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अ-भय (प्रातिपदिक)

• मित्रावरुणौ: Mitra and Varuṇa
• मित्रावरुणौ: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: मित्र + वरुण (प्रातिपदिक, द्वन्द्व)

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह

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

• नः: for us; our
• नः: Sampradāna
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम)

• अर्चिषा: with (their) flame/radiance
• अर्चिषा: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्चिस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• अत्त्रिणः: devourers; eaters (harmful beings)
• अत्त्रिणः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अत्त्रि (प्रातिपदिक)

• नुदतम्: drive away; thrust away
• नुदतम्: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: नुद् (धातु)

• प्रतीचः: turned toward us; coming from the front (hostile)
• प्रतीचः: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रतीच् (प्रातिपदिक)

• मा: do not
• मा: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मा

• ज्ञातारम्: the knower; one who recognizes
• ज्ञातारम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्ञातार् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √ज्ञा)

• मा: nor; do not
• मा: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मा

• प्रतिष्ठाम्: standing-ground; support; foothold
• प्रतिष्ठाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रतिष्ठा (प्रातिपदिक)

• विदन्त: they find; they discover
• विदन्त: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (धातु)

• मिथः: mutually; among themselves
• मिथः: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मिथः

• विघ्नानाः: obstacles; obstructing beings
• विघ्नानाः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: विघ्न (प्रातिपदिक)

• उप: towards; near
• उप: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उप

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

• मृत्युम्: to death; unto Death
• मृत्युम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृत्यु (प्रातिपदिक)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition

Devata: Mitra-Varuṇa (order and protection)

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like

Mantra Rasa

Primary: vira

Secondary: bhayankara