Atharva Veda 5.21.12: Kanda 5, Anuvaka 3, Sukta 21, Mantra 12

Sukta 21

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

ए॒ता दे॑वसे॒नाः सूर्य॑केतवः॒ सचे॑तसः । अ॒मित्रा॑न् नो जयन्तु॒ स्वाहा॑

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 5.21.12

IAST Transliteration

etā́ devasenā́ḥ sū́ryaketavaḥ sá-cetasaḥ | amítrān no jayantu svā́hā ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

These divine hosts, sun-bannered, of one consenting mind—let them conquer for us the unfriendly; svāhā!

Translation

ये देव-सेनाएँ, सूर्य-ध्वजधारी, एकचित्त—हमारे लिए अमित्रों पर विजय पाएं; स्वाहा!

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Word by Word

• एताः: these
• एताः: कर्तृ
• Type: Pronoun/Determiner
• Root: एतद् (sarvanāma-prātipadika)

• देवसेनाः: divine armies/hosts
• देवसेनाः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवसेना (prātipadika; देव + सेना)

• सूर्यकेतवः: having the sun as their banner; sun-bannered
• सूर्यकेतवः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun (used adjectivally)
• Root: सूर्यकेतु (prātipadika; सूर्य + केतु)

• सचेतसः: of one mind; concordant; united in purpose
• सचेतसः: कर्तृ
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सचेतस् (prātipadika; स- + चेतस्)

• अमित्रान्: enemies
• अमित्रान्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमित्र (prātipadika)

• नः: of us; our
• नः: सम्बन्ध (genitive)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (sarvanāma-prātipadika)

• जयन्तु: let them conquer
• जयन्तु: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: जि (धातु)

• स्वाहा: svāhā (hail!; offering-formula)
• स्वाहा: (मन्त्र-समापन/आहुत्यर्थक उद्गार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वाहा (avyaya/particle used in offerings)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic/Angiras-type attribution (hymn-level; uncertain from excerpt alone).

Devata: Devasenāḥ (divine hosts), implicitly solar-marked powers.

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like (requires syllable verification).

Mantra Rasa

Primary: vira

Secondary: adbhuta