Atharva Veda 6.13.1: Kanda 6, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 13, Mantra 1

Sukta 13

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

मृत्युजयः। नमो॑ देवव॒धेभ्यो॒ नमो॑ राजव॒धेभ्यः॑ । अथो॒ ये विश्या॑नां व॒धास्तेभ्यो॑ मृत्यो॒ नमो॑ऽस्तु ते

IAST Transliteration

námo devavadhébhyo námo rājavadhébhyaḥ | átho yé viśyā́nāṃ vadhā́s tébhyo mṛ́tyo námo astu te

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Obeisance to the death-dealings of the gods; obeisance to the death-dealings of kings; and also to those death-dealings that are of the common folk—to them, O Death, be obeisance unto thee.

Translation

Obeisancia a los actos de muerte de los dioses; obeisancia a los actos de muerte de los reyes. Y también a aquellos actos de muerte que son del pueblo común: a ellos, oh Muerte, sea para ti la obeisancia.

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Word by Word

• मृत्युजयः: death-conqueror (epithet)
• मृत्युजयः: Kartā (स्तुत्य/सम्बोधनार्थे नाम)
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: मृत्यु-जय (प्रातिपदिक; ‘मृत्यु’ + ‘जय’)

• नमः: obeisance, salutation
• नमः: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक) अथवा अव्यय-प्रयोग

• देववधेभ्यः: to the slayers of the gods / to god-smiters
• देववधेभ्यः: Sampradāna (यस्यै नमः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देववध (प्रातिपदिक; ‘देव’ + ‘वध’)

• नमः: obeisance
• नमः: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक) अथवा अव्यय-प्रयोग

• राजवधेभ्यः: to the slayers of kings / king-smiters
• राजवधेभ्यः: Sampradāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजवध (प्रातिपदिक; ‘राजन्’ + ‘वध’)

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

• ये: who, which (those who)
• ये: Kartā (सापेक्ष-वाक्ये)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• विश्यानाम्: of the common people, of the clansmen
• विश्यानाम्: सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्/विश्य (प्रातिपदिक; ‘विश्’ = people/settlement; ‘विश्य’ = of the people)

• वधाः: slayings, killings
• वधाः: Kartā/विधेय (ये … वधाः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वध (प्रातिपदिक)

• तेभ्यः: to them
• तेभ्यः: Sampradāna
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• मृत्यो: O Death
• मृत्यो: सम्बोधन (address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृत्यु (प्रातिपदिक)

• नमः: obeisance
• नमः: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक) अथवा अव्यय-प्रयोग

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

• ते: to you / your
• ते: Sampradāna (नमः … ते = to you)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (Anukramaṇī attribution varies)

Devata: Mṛtyu (Death), and implicitly the agencies of vadhá (slaying)

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh

Mantra Rasa

Primary: bhayankara

Secondary: shanta