Atharva Veda 5.13.3: Kanda 5, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 13, Mantra 3

Sukta 13

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

वृषा॑ मे॒ रवो॒ नभ॑सा॒ न त॑न्य॒तुरु॒ग्रेण॑ ते॒ वच॑सा बाध॒ आदु॑ ते । अ॒हं तम॑स्य॒ नृभि॑रग्रभं॒ रसं॒ तम॑स इव॒ ज्योति॒रुदे॑तु॒ सूर्यः॑

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 5.13.3

IAST Transliteration

vṛ́ṣā me rávo nábhasā ná tanyátuḥ ugréṇa te vácasā bādhé ā́d u te | aháṁ tamasyá nṛ́bhir àgrabhaṁ rásam támasas iva jyótiḥ úd etu sū́ryaḥ ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Bull-strong is my roar, as thunder from the cloud: with fierce speech I drive it off from thee. I, with men, have seized the sap from darkness: as light from gloom let the Sun arise.

Translation

Mera awaaz itna zor ka hai jaise baadal mein bijli chamakti hai. Main tez shabdon se tumhara zeher bhaga deta hoon. Main logon ke saath mil ke andhere se zeher ko bahar nikaal liya. Jaise andhere ke baad suraj nikalta hai, waise hi zeher ka kaala door ho jayega.

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Word by Word

• वृषा: the bull (strong one)
• वृषा: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृषन् (प्रातिपदिक)

• मे: of me / my
• मे: Sampradāna
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्

• रवः: roar, sound
• रवः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: रव (प्रातिपदिक)

• नभसा: with/like the sky (cloud)
• नभसा: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: नभस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• न: not / like (as)
• न: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• तन्यतुः: thunder (thunderclap)
• तन्यतुः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: तन्यतु (प्रातिपदिक)

• उग्रेण: with fierce (power)
• उग्रेण: Karaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उग्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• ते: of you / your
• ते: Sampradāna
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्

• वचसा: with speech/word
• वचसा: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• बाधे: I press/drive away, I repel
• बाधे: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: बाध् (धातु)

• आ: towards; intensifier
• आ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ

• अदु: then, indeed
• अदु: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अदु

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradāna
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्

• तमस्य: of darkness
• तमस्य: Apādāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: तमस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• नृभिः: with men, by men
• नृभिः: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृ (प्रातिपदिक)

• अग्रभम्: I seized, I took
• अग्रभम्: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु)

• रसम्: sap, essence
• रसम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रस (प्रातिपदिक)

• तमसः: from/of darkness
• तमसः: Apādāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: तमस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• इव: like, as
• इव: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• ज्योतिः: light
• ज्योतिः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्योतिस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• उदेतु: let (it) rise, may (it) come up
• उदेतु: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: इ (धातु) + उद्

• सूर्यः: the Sun
• सूर्यः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic (per anukramaṇī tradition for AV 5.13).

Devata: Functional: the Sun/light as healing power; adversarial: darkness/poison.

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable).

Mantra Rasa

Primary: vira

Secondary: adbhuta