Atharva Veda 9.2.12 - Kanda 9, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 2, Mantra 12 | Sanskrit, Gujarati Translation & Meaning | Vedapath

Atharva Veda 9.2.12: Kanda 9, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 2, Mantra 12

Sukta 2

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

तेऽध॒राञ्चः॒ प्र प्ल॑वन्तां छि॒न्ना नौरि॑व॒ बन्ध॑नात्। न साय॑कप्रणुत्तानां॒ पुन॑रस्ति नि॒वर्त॑नम्

IAST Transliteration

té ’dharā́ñcaḥ prá plavantāṃ chinnā́ naúr iva bándhanāt | ná sā́yaka-praṇuttānāṃ púnar asti nivártanam ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Downward let them drift away, like a boat cut loose from its mooring. For those whom the missile hath driven forth, there is no turning back again.

Translation

તેઓ અધોમુખ થઈ વહેતા દૂર સરકી જાય, બાંધણમાંથી છૂટી ગયેલી નૌકાની જેમ. જેને બાણે હાંકી કાઢ્યા છે, તેમને ફરી પાછા ફરવાનું નથી.

Word by Word

तेthey

अधःdownwards

आञ्चःturned/going

प्रforth, forward

प्लवन्ताम्let them drift/float away

छिन्नाःcut off, severed

नौःa boat

इवlike, as

बन्धनात्from the binding, from the tether

नnot

सायकof arrows

प्रणुत्तानाम्of those driven/impelled (shot)

पुनःagain

अस्तिthere is

निवर्तनम्returning, turning back

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (hymn-level attribution varies)

Devata: Indeterminate; the charm’s force (often aligned with divine weaponry)

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable; AV rival-expulsion verses frequently in anuṣṭubh)

Mantra Rasa

Primary: raudra

Secondary: vira

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