Atharva Veda 4.12.6 - Kanda 4, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 12, Mantra 6 | Sanskrit, Spanish Translation & Meaning | Vedapath

Atharva Veda 4.12.6: Kanda 4, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 12, Mantra 6

Sukta 12

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

स उत् ति॑ष्ठ॒ प्रेहि॒ प्र द्र॑व॒ रथः॑ सुच॒क्रः सु॑प॒विः सु॒नाभिः॑। प्रति॑ तिष्ठो॒र्ध्वः

IAST Transliteration

sá út tíṣṭha préhi prá drava ráthaḥ sucakráḥ supavíḥ sunā́bhiḥ | práti tiṣṭhordhváḥ ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Rise up; go forth; speed onward—like a chariot well-wheeled, well-rimmed, well-naved. Stand back again, upright.

Translation

Levántate; sal; corre hacia delante — como un carro bien rodado, de buen aro y buen cubo. Ponte de nuevo en pie, erguido.

Word by Word

सःhe/that (one)

उत्up; forth (as a verbal preverb)

तिष्ठstand up; arise

प्रforth; forward

एहिcome; go (hither)

प्रforth; forward

द्रवrun; hasten

रथःthe chariot

सुचक्रःhaving good wheels; well-wheeled

सुपविःhaving good felly/rim; well-rimmed

सुनाभिःhaving a good hub/navel; well-hubbed

प्रतिtowards; in return; facing

तिष्ठstand; take position

ऊर्ध्वःupright; raised

Attribution

Rishi: R̥bhu(s) (craft/repair motif aligns with R̥bhu paradigm)

Devata: Rohiṇī/Oṣadhi in hymn context; here the ‘ratha’ simile functions as operative imagery

Chandas: Mixed/irregular (as transmitted; often treated within the hymn’s metrical frame)

Mantra Rasa

Primary: vira

Secondary: shanta

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