Atharva Veda 4.13.5 — Kanda 4, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 13, Mantra 5

Sukta 13

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

आ त्वा॑गमं॒ शंता॑तिभि॒रथो॑ अरि॒ष्टता॑तिभिः । दक्षं॑ त उ॒ग्रमाभा॑रिषं॒ परा॒ यक्ष्मं॑ सुवामि ते

IAST Transliteration

ā tvā́gamam śáṃtātibhir átho ariṣṭátātibhiḥ | dákṣaṃ ta ugrám ā́bhāriṣam párā yákṣmaṃ suvāmi te

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Hither have I come unto thee with bestowals of peace, yea, with bestowals of unhurt security. For thee have I brought strong, vigorous power: from thee I drive the wasting Yakṣma far away.

Translation

Vers toi je suis venu avec des dons de paix, oui, avec des dons de sécurité sans atteinte. Pour toi j’ai apporté une force puissante, vigoureuse ; loin de toi je repousse le Yakṣma dévorant.

Word by Word

• आ: hither; towards
• आ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ (उपसर्ग)

• त्वा: you (object)
• त्वा: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्

• अगमम्: I came
• अगमम्: Kartā (अहम्)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गम्

• शंता॑तिभिः: with auspicious protections/benedictions
• शंता॑तिभिः: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: शं-ताति (प्रातिपदिक)

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

• अरिष्टता॑तिभिः: with unharmedness-protections; with safeguards against harm
• अरिष्टता॑तिभिः: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: अरिष्ट-ताति (प्रातिपदिक)

• दक्षम्: strength; skill; power
• दक्षम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)

• ते: for you; to you
• ते: Sampradāna
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्

• उग्रम्: fierce; mighty
• उग्रम्: Karma (विशेषणत्वेन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उग्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• आ: towards; unto
• आ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ (उपसर्ग)

• अभारिषम्: I brought; I bore
• अभारिषम्: Kartā (अहम्)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भृ

• परा: away; forth
• परा: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परा (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• यक्ष्मम्: disease; wasting illness
• यक्ष्मम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: यक्ष्म (प्रातिपदिक)

• सुवामि: I drive away; I set in motion (to depart)
• सुवामि: Kartā (अहम्)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √सु (सवति/सुनोति) / √सू (प्रेरणे/प्रसवे) — वैदिक प्रयोग

• ते: of you; from you (contextually)
• ते: Sampradāna/सम्बन्ध
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (often transmitted under Atharvan/Angiras lineages; specific r̥ṣi attribution varies by anukramaṇī)

Devata: Bhaiṣajya/Healing power; anti-Yakṣma efficacy (yakṣma as the adversary)

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (predominant in this healing sequence)

Mantra Rasa

Primary: shanta

Secondary: vira