Atharva Veda 9.4.20: Kanda 9, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 4, Mantra 20

Sukta 4

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

गावः॑ सन्तु प्र॒जाः स॒न्त्वथो॑ अस्तु तनूब॒लम्। तत् सर्व॒मनु॑ मन्यन्तां दे॒वा ऋ॑षभदा॒यिने॑

IAST Transliteration

gā́vaḥ santu prajā́ḥ santv átho astu tanūbalám | tát sárvam ánu manyantāṁ devā́ ṛṣabhadāyíne ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Let there be kine; let there be offspring; and further, let there be bodily strength. Let the Gods assent, in full, to all that—unto the giver of the bull.

Translation

Es sollen Kühe da sein; es soll Nachkommenschaft da sein; und ferner soll leibliche Kraft da sein. Dem allem mögen die Götter voll und ganz zustimmen — dem Spender des Stieres (ṛṣabha).

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Word by Word

• गावः: cows
• गावः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो (प्रातिपदिक)

• सन्तु: let (them) be
• सन्तु: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)

• प्रजाः: offspring, progeny
• प्रजाः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजा (प्रातिपदिक)

• सन्तु: let (them) be
• सन्तु: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)

• अथो: and also, moreover
• अथो: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ + उ (निपात-समुच्चय)

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

• तनूबलम्: bodily strength
• तनूबलम्: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: तनू-बल (प्रातिपदिक; समासः)

• तत्: that
• तत्: कर्म (मन्यन्ताम् इत्यस्य)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• सर्वम्: all, entire
• सर्वम्: कर्म
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)

• अनु: after, in accordance
• अनु: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• मन्यन्ताम्: let (them) think/approve
• मन्यन्ताम्: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन्/मन्य् (धातु)

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)

• ऋषभदायिने: to the giver of a bull (bestower of a bull)
• ऋषभदायिने: सम्प्रदान
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: ऋषभ-दायिन् (प्रातिपदिक; समासः)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (ṛṣi not specified in the provided excerpt; commonly treated as Atharvan/Angirasic in cattle-prosperity charms)

Devata: Devas collectively; prosperity/fertility as the operative power

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable; 4 pādas of ~8 syllables, with Atharvanic flexibility)

Mantra Rasa

Primary: shanta

Secondary: shringara