Mantra 4
Sukta 29
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
यौ श्यावाश्वमवथो वाध्र्यश्वं मित्रावरुणा पुरुमीढमत्रिम्। यौ विमदमवथः सप्तवध्रिं तौ नो मुञ्चतमंहसः
IAST Transliteration
yáu śyāvā́śvam ávatho vādhryā́śvaṃ mitrā́varuṇā purumī́ḍham átrim | yáu vímadam ávathaḥ saptávadhriṃ táu no muñcatam áṃhasaḥ
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
Ye who aided Śyāvāśva, aided Vādhryaśva, O Mitra, Varuṇa, Purumīḍha, Atri; ye who aided Vimada, aided Saptavadhri— from anguish and from sin release ye us.
Word by Word
यौwhich two (you two)
यौ:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (sarvanāma-prātipadika)
श्यावाश्वम्Śyāvāśva (a person)
श्यावाश्वम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun (proper/epithet)
Rootश्यावाश्व (prātipadika; श्याव + अश्व)
अवथःyou two helped/protected
अवथः:
—
TypeVerb
Rootअव् (रक्षणे/पालने)
वाध्र्यश्वम्Vādhryaśva (a person)
वाध्र्यश्वम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun (proper/epithet)
Rootवाध्र्यश्व (prātipadika)
मित्रावरुणाMitra and Varuṇa
मित्रावरुणा:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun (deity dual)
Rootमित्र + वरुण (prātipadika; देवताद्वन्द्व)
पुरुमीढम्Purumīḍha (a person)
पुरुमीढम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun (epithet/name)
Rootपुरुमीढ (prātipadika; पुरु + मीढ)
अत्रिम्Atri
अत्रिम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootअत्रि (prātipadika; ऋषिनाम)
यौwhich two (you two)
यौ:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (sarvanāma-prātipadika)
विमदम्Vimada
विमदम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootविमद (prātipadika; ऋषिनाम)
अवथःyou two helped/protected
अवथः:
—
TypeVerb
Rootअव् (रक्षणे/पालने)
सप्तवध्रिम्Saptavadhri (a person)
सप्तवध्रिम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun (proper/epithet)
Rootसप्तवध्रि (prātipadika; सप्त + वध्रि)
तौthose two / you two
तौ:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (sarvanāma-prātipadika)
नःof us / for us
नः:
सम्प्रदान (हित/स्वाम्यर्थे)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (sarvanāma)
मुञ्चतम्release (you two)!
मुञ्चतम्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootमुच् (मोचने)
अंहसःfrom distress/sin/evil
अंहसः:
अपादान
TypeNoun
Rootअंहस् (prātipadika)
Attribution
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition; verse cites multiple ṛṣis as exempla.
Devata: Mitra–Varuṇa
Chandas: Likely Triṣṭubh (needs scan).
Mantra Rasa
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