Atharva Veda 2.36.7: Kanda 2, Anuvaka 4, Sukta 36, Mantra 7

Sukta 36

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

इ॒दं हिर॑ण्यं॒ गुल्गु॑ल्व॒यमौ॒क्षो अथो॒ भगः॑ । ए॒ते पति॑भ्य॒स्त्वाम॑दुः प्रतिका॒माय॒ वेत्त॑वे ॥७ आ ते॑ नयतु सवि॒ता न॑यतु॒ पति॒र्यः प्र॑तिका॒म्यः । त्वम॑स्यै धेह्योषधे

Sanskrit recitationAtharva Veda 2.36.7

IAST Transliteration

idáṃ híraṇyaṃ gúlgulv ayám aukṣó átho bhágaḥ | eté patíbhyaḥ tvā́m áduḥ pratikā́māya véttave ||7|| ā́ te nayatu savitā́ nayatu patír yáḥ pratikā́myaḥ | tvám asyái dhehy oṣadhe

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

This gold, this guggulu, we—and the Bull, and Bhaga besides— These have bestowed thee for husbands, for the answering of desire, for the winning thereof. Let Savitar lead him hither unto thee; let the husband lead, who is answering to desire. Do thou bestow him upon her, O Herb.

Translation

Cet or, ce guggulu — nous, et le Taureau, et aussi Bhaga — voilà ceux qui t’ont donné pour époux, pour répondre au désir, pour obtenir ce qui est désiré. Que Savitar le conduise ici vers toi ; que l’époux conduise, lui qui répond au désir. Et toi, ô Plante, Oṣadhi, donne-le-lui.

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Word by Word

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• हिरण्यम्: gold
• हिरण्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिरण्य (प्रातिपदिक)

• गुल्गुल्वयम्: (the) gulgu(l)va-plant / guggulu (resin)
• गुल्गुल्वयम्: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुल्गुल्व (प्रातिपदिक)

• औक्षः: a bull / ox
• औक्षः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: उक्षन् (प्रातिपदिक) / औक्ष (विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक)

• अथो: and also
• अथो: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)

• भगः: Bhaga (a deity of fortune)
• भगः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: भग (प्रातिपदिक)

• एते: these
• एते: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• पतिभ्यः: to the husbands / lords
• पतिभ्यः: Sampradāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक)

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• अदुः: they ate / consumed
• अदुः: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: अद् (धातु)

• प्रतिकामाय: for (the sake of) a desired aim / according to desire
• प्रतिकामाय: Sampradāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रतिकाम (प्रातिपदिक)

• वेत्तवे: to know / to find out
• वेत्तवे: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (धातु)

• आ: hither; forth (prefix)
• आ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• ते: of you / your
• ते: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• नयतु: may (he) lead
• नयतु: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: नी (धातु)

• सविता: Savitar (the impeller, Sun-deity)
• सविता: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: सवितृ (प्रातिपदिक)

• नयतु: may (he) lead
• नयतु: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: नी (धातु)

• पतिः: the husband / lord
• पतिः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक)

• यः: who
• यः: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• प्रतिकाम्यः: desirable; to be wished for
• प्रतिकाम्यः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रतिकाम्य (प्रातिपदिक)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• अस्यै: to her
• अस्यै: Sampradāna
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• धेहि: place; bestow
• धेहि: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: धा (धातु)

• ओषधे: O herb (medicinal plant)
• ओषधे: Sambodhana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ओषधि (प्रातिपदिक)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (specific r̥ṣi attribution varies by anukramaṇī; commonly treated as an Atharvan/Angiras-type domestic charm hymn).

Devata: Oṣadhi (Herb) as operative agent; Savitar and Bhaga as divine facilitators of marital fortune.

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (predominant; with Atharvanic flexibility in cadence).

Mantra Rasa

Primary: shringara

Secondary: adbhuta