Atharva Veda 3.21.10 - Kanda 3, Anuvaka 3, Sukta 21, Mantra 10

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Atharva Veda 3.21.10: Kanda 3, Anuvaka 3, Sukta 21, Mantra 10

Sukta 21

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

ये पर्व॑ताः॒ सोम॑पृष्ठा॒ आप॑ उत्तान॒शीव॑रीः । वातः॑ प॒र्जन्य॒ आद॒ग्निस्ते क्र॒व्याद॑मशीशमन्

IAST Transliteration

yé párvatāḥ sómapṛṣṭhā ā́pa uttānaśī́varīḥ | vā́taḥ párjanya ā́d agníṣ té kravyā́dam aśīśaman ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

The Soma-backed mountains, the waters wide outspread, the Wind, Parjanya, and Agni—by these hath that flesh-eater been made quiet.

Translation

Les montagnes au dos de Soma, les eaux largement étendues, le Vent, Parjanya et Agni — par eux ce mangeur de chair a été apaisé.

Word by Word

येwho/which (those)

पर्वताःmountains

सोमपृष्ठाःhaving Soma on their backs / Soma-backed

आपःwaters

उत्तानशीवरीःlying/spreading out; widely extended (of the waters)

वातःwind

पर्जन्यःParjanya (rain-god); rain

आद्then; moreover

अग्निःAgni; fire

तेthey (those)

क्रव्यादम्the flesh-eater (demonic being)

अशीशमन्they quieted/appeased; they made (him) be at peace

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (anukramaṇī-dependent)

Devata: Cosmic regulators (Āpaḥ, Vāta, Parjanya) with Agni; target: kravyād

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh

Mantra Rasa

Primary: shanta

Secondary: adbhuta

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