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Atharva Veda 4.19.7: Kanda 4, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 19, Mantra 7

Sukta 19

प्र॒त्यङ् हि सं॑ब॒भूवि॑थ प्रती॒चीन॑फल॒स्त्वम्। सर्वा॒न् मच्छ॒पथाँ॒ अधि॒ वरी॑यो यावया व॒धम्

pratyáṅ hí sáṁ babhūvitha pratīcī́na-phalás tvám | sárvān mat-śapáthān ádhi várīyo yāvaya vadhám ||

For thou hast become turned back, with backward-bearing fruit. Over all the curses aimed at me be thou the stronger; drive thou away the deadly harm.

કારણ કે તું તો પાછું વળીને ઊભો થયો છે, અને તારો ફળ પણ પાછું વળીને વહન કરનાર છે. મારા પર લક્ષિત સર્વ શાપો ઉપર તું જ વધુ બળવાન થા; ઘાતક હાનિને દૂર હંકારી દે.

प्रत्यङ्turned back/away; facing backward
प्रत्यङ्:
Kartā (विशेषणरूपेण ‘त्वम्’ इत्यस्य)
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रत्यञ्च् (प्रातिपदिक) < प्रति + अञ्च्
हिindeed/for
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (निपात)
संtogether; completely (prefix)
सं:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसम् (उपसर्ग)
बभूविथyou have become / you became
बभूविथ:
TypeVerb
Rootभू (धातु)
प्रतीचीनturned back; facing toward (us)/backward-facing
प्रतीचीन:
Kartā (विशेषणरूपेण ‘त्वम्’ इत्यस्य)
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रतीचीन (प्रातिपदिक) < प्रति + अञ्च् (कृदन्त/विशेषण-निर्माण)
अफलःfruitless; without effect
अफलः:
Kartā (विशेषणरूपेण ‘त्वम्’ इत्यस्य)
TypeAdjective
Rootअफल (प्रातिपदिक) < अ- + फल
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सर्वान्all
सर्वान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
मत्my; from me
मत्:
TypePronoun (possessive base)
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
शपथान्curses/oaths (imprecations)
शपथान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootशपथ (प्रातिपदिक)
अधिupon/over; concerning
अधि:
Adhikaraṇa (संबन्ध/अधिष्ठान-भाव)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअधि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
वरीयःbetter; more effectively; more strongly
वरीयः:
Karaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण-भावेन साधन/प्रकार)
TypeAdjective (comparative)
Rootवरीयस् (प्रातिपदिक; तुलनात्मक-विशेषण) < उरु/वर (वृद्धि-तुलना)
यावयward off! drive away!
यावय:
TypeVerb
Rootयावय् (धातु; causative of √यु/√या ‘to ward off/keep away’)
वधम्slaying; harm; deadly blow
वधम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवध (प्रातिपदिक)

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition

Devata: Apāmārga (recoil/returning-fruit power)

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh

Primary: shanta

Secondary: vira

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