Atharva Veda 4.39.9: Kanda 4, Anuvaka 4, Sukta 39, Mantra 9

Sukta 39

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

अ॒ग्नाव॒ग्निश्च॑रति॒ प्रवि॑ष्ट॒ ऋषी॑णां पु॒त्रो अ॑भिशस्ति॒पा उ॑ । न॒म॒स्का॒रेण॒ नम॑सा ते जुहोमि॒ मा दे॒वानां॑ मिथु॒या क॑र्म भा॒गम्

IAST Transliteration

agnā́v agníś carati práviṣṭa ṛ́ṣīṇāṁ putró abhiśastipā́ u | namaskārḗṇa námasā te juhomi mā́ devā́nāṁ mithuyā́ kárma bhāgám

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Within the Fire doth Agni move, entered therein—son of the Seers, a warder-off of imprecation. With salutation, with obeisance, to thee I offer: let not the gods’ portion of the rite be taken in falsewise manner.

Translation

Dans le Feu se meut Agni, y étant entré — fils des Ṛṣi, repousseur de malédiction. Par salutation, par révérence, je t’offre: que la part des dieux dans le rite ne soit pas prise de façon mensongère.

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Word by Word

• अग्नौ: in/at Agni (in the fire)
• अग्नौ: अधिकारण
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि

• अग्निः: Agni (fire)
• अग्निः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि

• चरति: moves, goes about
• चरति: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: चर्

• प्रविष्टः: entered, having entered
• प्रविष्टः: कर्तृ (विशेषणम् अग्निः) / कर्मणि-भावः
• Type: Participle (Adjective)
• Root: प्र-विश्

• ऋषीणाम्: of the seers
• ऋषीणाम्: सम्बन्ध
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि

• पुत्रः: son
• पुत्रः: कर्तृ (सम्बन्ध-विशेषणम् अग्निः) / समानााधिकरण
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र

• अभिशस्तिपाः: protector against imprecation/accusation
• अभिशस्तिपाः: कर्तृ (विशेषणम् अग्निः)
• Type: Noun (Agent) / Adjective
• Root: अभिशस्ति-प

• उ: indeed, verily
• उ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उ

• नमस्कारेण: with salutation
• नमस्कारेण: करण
• Type: Noun
• Root: नमस्कार

• नमसा: with reverence, with homage
• नमसा: करण
• Type: Noun
• Root: नमस्

• ते: to/for you; of you
• ते: सम्प्रदान/सम्बन्ध (यस्यार्थे जुहोमि)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: त्वद् (युष्मद्)

• जुहोमि: I offer (as oblation), I sacrifice
• जुहोमि: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: हु

• मा: do not
• मा: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मा

• देवानाम्: of the gods
• देवानाम्: सम्बन्ध
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव

• मिथुया: falsely, wrongly
• मिथुया: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मिथुया

• कर्म: deed, act
• कर्म: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन्

• भागम्: share, portion
• भागम्: कर्म (द्वितीय-कर्म/उपपद-सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाग

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (attributed within AV ritual corpora; specific ṛṣi not stated in the provided excerpt)

Devata: Agni (as protector against abhíśasti and guardian of correct offering)

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like cadence (AV mixed; requires padic verification)

Mantra Rasa

Primary: shanta

Secondary: bhayankara