Atharva Veda 19.13.4: Kanda 19, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 13, Mantra 4

Sukta 13

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

स इषु॑हस्तैः॒ स नि॑ष॒ङ्गिभि॑र्व॒शी संस्र॑ष्टा॒ स युध॒ इन्द्रो॑ ग॒णेन॑ । सं॒सृ॒ष्ट॒जित् सो॑म॒पा बा॑हुश॒र्ध्यु॑१ग्रध॑न्वा॒ प्रति॑हिताभि॒रस्ता॑

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 19.13.4

IAST Transliteration

sá íṣuhastáiḥ sá niṣaṅgíbhiḥ vaśī saṃsrā́ṣṭā sá yúdha índrō gaṇéna | saṃsṛṣṭajít sómapā́ bāhuśardhyù ugrádhanvā pratihitā́bhir ástā́ḥ

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

He with the arrow-handed, he with the weapon-bearers—masterful, the arranger; he in the battles, Indra with his troop: winning by close array, Soma-drinker, strong-armed, fierce-bowed, a shooter with well-aimed shafts.

Translation

Indra ke paas teer hain aur bandook pakadne wale log hain. Woh sab ka malik hai aur yuddh ki tayyari karta hai. Apni sena ke saath ladta hai aur sab mil ke jeeta hai. Woh Som ras peeta hai aur uski bazu mein taqat hai. Dhanush se teer chalata hai aur sahi nishana lagata hai.

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Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• इषुहस्तैः: with arrow-hands (with arrows in hand)
• इषुहस्तैः: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: इषुहस्त (प्रातिपदिक; इषु + हस्त)

• सः: he
• सः: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• निषङ्गिभिः: with those bearing a quiver/weapon
• निषङ्गिभिः: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: निषङ्गिन् (प्रातिपदिक; निषङ्ग ‘quiver/sword’ + -इन्)

• वशी: masterful, controlling
• वशी: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वशिन् (प्रातिपदिक)

• संस्रष्टा: one who joins/combines (arrayed together)
• संस्रष्टा: Kartā
• Type: Agent noun (participle-like)
• Root: सम् + सृज् (धातु) → संस्रष्टृ (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)

• सः: he
• सः: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• युधे: for battle
• युधे: Sampradāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: युध् (स्त्रीलिङ्ग-प्रातिपदिक)

• इन्द्रः: Indra
• इन्द्रः: Kartā
• Type: Noun (proper)
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• गणेन: with a troop/host
• गणेन: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण (प्रातिपदिक)

• संसृष्टजित्: victorious when joined/arrayed (conquering in close array)
• संसृष्टजित्: Kartā
• Type: Adjective (compound)
• Root: संसृष्टजित् (प्रातिपदिक; संसृष्ट + जित् ‘conquering’)

• सोमपाः: Soma-drinker
• सोमपाः: Kartā
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: सोमपा (प्रातिपदिक; सोम + पा ‘drinker’)

• बाहुशर्धी: having strength in his arms / arm-strong
• बाहुशर्धी: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बाहुशर्धिन् (प्रातिपदिक; बाहु + शर्ध ‘troop/force’ + -इन्)

• उग्रधन्वा: fierce-bowed
• उग्रधन्वा: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उग्रधन्वन् (प्रातिपदिक; उग्र + धन्वन् ‘bow’)

• प्रतिहिताभिः: with the set/placed (arrows)
• प्रतिहिताभिः: Karaṇa
• Type: Adjective (past passive participle used substantively)
• Root: प्रति + धा (धातु) → प्रतिहित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; क्त) + -आ (स्त्री) बहुवचन

• अस्ता: the thrower/shooter
• अस्ता: Kartā
• Type: Agent noun
• Root: अस् (धातु) → अस्तृ (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक ‘thrower/shooter’)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition

Devata: Indra (martial leader with gaṇa)

Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like / mixed

Mantra Rasa

Primary: vira

Secondary: raudra