Atharva Veda 6.126.2: Kanda 6, Anuvaka 13, Sukta 126, Mantra 2

Sukta 126

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

आ क्र॑न्दय॒ बल॒मोजो॑ न॒ आ धा॑ अ॒भि ष्ट॑न दुरि॒ता बाध॑मानः । अप॑ सेध दुन्दुभे दु॒च्छुना॑मि॒त इन्द्र॑स्य मु॒ष्टिर॑सि वी॒डय॑स्व

IAST Transliteration

ā́ krandaya bálam ójo na ā́ dhā ábhi stan duritā́ bā́dhamānaḥ | ápa sedha dundubhe ducchúnām ít índrasya múṣṭir asi vī́ḍayasva

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Roar forth; set for us strength and vigor; thunder against the evils, driving them away. O Drum, repel ill-hap: thou verily art Indra’s fist—show thy might.

Translation

Rugis au loin ; établis pour nous la force et la vigueur ; tonne contre les maux, en les repoussant. Ô Tambour, écarte la mauvaise fortune : tu es vraiment le poing d’Indra — déploie ta puissance.

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Word by Word

• आ: towards; forth
• आ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ (upasarga)

• क्रन्दय: make (it) resound; cause to roar
• क्रन्दय: (you) Kartā
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्रन्द्

• बलम्: strength
• बलम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल

• ओजः: vigor; power
• ओजः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ओजस्

• नः: of us; for us
• नः: Sampradāna (beneficiary) / sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्

• आ: unto; into
• आ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ (upasarga)

• धा: place; bestow
• धा: (you) Kartā
• Type: Verb
• Root: धा

• अभि: against; upon
• अभि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अभि (upasarga)

• ष्टन: thunder; resound
• ष्टन: (you) Kartā
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तन्

• दुरितानि: evils; misfortunes
• दुरितानि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुरित

• बाधमानः: warding off; driving away
• बाधमानः: Kartā (of the participial action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: बाध्

• अप: away
• अप: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अप (upasarga)

• सेध: repel; keep off
• सेध: (you) Kartā
• Type: Verb
• Root: सिध्/सेध् (to repel/ward off)

• दुन्दुभे: O drum
• दुन्दुभे: Sambodhana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुन्दुभि

• दुच्छुनाम्: of the evil-omens; of the ill-lucks
• दुच्छुनाम्: Apādāna (source: ‘from’)/sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुच्छुना

• इत: indeed; just
• इत: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इत (particle)

• इन्द्रस्य: of Indra
• इन्द्रस्य: sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र

• मुष्टिः: fist; clenched hand
• मुष्टिः: Kartā / predicate-nominative
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुष्टि

• असि: you are
• असि: (you) Kartā
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस्

• वीडयस्व: be strong/firm; show might (lit. ‘be hard/unyielding’)
• वीडयस्व: (you) Kartā
• Type: Verb
• Root: वीड्

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (anukramaṇī-dependent).

Devata: Dundubhi as Indra’s empowered instrument

Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like (edition-dependent).

Mantra Rasa

Primary: vira

Secondary: raudra