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Atharva Veda 6.40.3: Kanda 6, Anuvaka 4, Sukta 40, Mantra 3

Sukta 40

अ॒न॒मि॒त्रं नो॑ अध॒राद॑नमि॒त्रं न॑ उत्त॒रात्। इन्द्रा॑नमि॒त्रं नः॑ प॒श्चाद॑नमि॒त्रं पु॒रस्कृ॑धि

Sanskrit recitationAtharva Veda 6.40.3

anamítraṃ no adharā́d anamítraṃ na uttarā́t | índrānamítraṃ naḥ paścā́d anamítraṃ puráḥ-kṛdhi ||

Foeless for us from below, foeless for us from above: O Indra, foeless for us from behind; foeless set thou in front.

Feindlos für uns von unten, feindlos für uns von oben; o Indra, feindlos für uns von hinten; feindlos stelle du vor uns hin.

अनमित्रम्the unfriendly one / the non-friend (enemy)
अनमित्रम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootअनमित्र (प्रातिपदिक; a- + मित्र)
नःof us / our
नः:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
अधरात्from below
अधरात्:
अपादान
TypeAdjective (used adverbially)
Rootअधर (प्रातिपदिक)
अनमित्रम्the enemy
अनमित्रम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootअनमित्र (प्रातिपदिक; a- + मित्र)
नःof us
नः:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
उत्तरात्from above
उत्तरात्:
अपादान
TypeAdjective (used adverbially)
Rootउत्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
अनमित्रम्the enemy
अनमित्रम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootअनमित्र (प्रातिपदिक; a- + मित्र)
नःof us
नः:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
पश्चात्from behind
पश्चात्:
अधिकरण (दिशा/देश)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपश्चात् (अव्यय)
अनमित्रम्the enemy
अनमित्रम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootअनमित्र (प्रातिपदिक; a- + मित्र)
पुरःin front / forward
पुरः:
अधिकरण (दिशा/देश)
TypeIndeclinable (preverbial element)
Rootपुरस् (अव्यय/उपसर्गसदृश)
कृधिmake / place / put
कृधि:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु)

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition

Devata: Indra

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (compact, imperative charm-form)

Primary: vira

Secondary: shanta

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