Atharva Veda 1.29.6: Kanda 1, Anuvaka 3, Sukta 29, Mantra 6

Sukta 29

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

स॒प॒त्न॒क्षय॑णो॒ वृषा॒भिरा॑ष्ट्रो विषास॒हिः । यथा॒हमे॒षां वी॒राणां॑ वि॒राजा॑नि॒ जन॑स्य च

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 1.29.6

IAST Transliteration

sapatna-kṣáyaṇo vṛ́ṣā abhí-rāṣṭro viṣā-sahíḥ | yáthā ahám eṣā́ṃ vīrā́ṇāṃ virā́jāni jánasya ca ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Foe-wasting, a bull of might, set over the realm, poison-overcoming—so may I shine forth as sovereign among these heroes, and among the people likewise.

Translation

मैं दुश्मनों को खत्म करनेवाला हूँ, बैल की तरह ताकतवाला, राज्य पे राज करनेवाला, ज़हर भी मुझसे नहीं लगता। मैं इन वीरों में सबसे ऊपर चमकूंगा। लोगों में भी मेरा नाम होगा।

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Word by Word

• सपत्नक्षयणः: destroyer of rivals
• सपत्नक्षयणः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सपत्न-क्षयण (प्रातिपदिक; क्षयण < √क्षि ‘क्षय/नाश करना’ से भाव/कृदन्त-आधारित)

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

• अभिराष्ट्रः: having/over a realm; ruling over the kingdom
• अभिराष्ट्रः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभि-राष्ट्र (प्रातिपदिक; राष्ट्र ‘realm/kingdom’)

• विषासहिः: overpowering poison; poison-conquering
• विषासहिः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-षा-सहि (प्रातिपदिक; सहि < √सह् ‘सहना/जीतना’)

• यथा: so that; in such a way that
• यथा: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

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

• एषाम्: of these
• एषाम्: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्

• वीराणाम्: of heroes/men
• वीराणाम्: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर (प्रातिपदिक)

• विराजानि: may I rule/shine forth (as sovereign)
• विराजानि: Kartā
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-राज् (धातु √राज् ‘दीपना/शोभना/राज्य करना’)

• जनस्य: of the people
• जनस्य: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन (प्रातिपदिक)

• च: and
• च: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic/Angiras-type attribution (hymn-level tradition; varies in ancillary lists)

Devata: Rāṣṭra (Sovereignty/Realm) and the empowered royal self; also the apotropaic force that destroys rivals

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (11+11 syllabic quarters typical of AV political charms; metrically close to anuṣṭubh usage)

Mantra Rasa

Primary: vira

Secondary: adbhuta