Atharva Veda 11.3.18: Kanda 11, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 3, Mantra 18

Sukta 3

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

च॒रुं पञ्च॑बिलमु॒खं घ॒र्मो॒३भी॑न्धे

IAST Transliteration

carúṃ páñca-bila-mukháṃ gharmó ā́bhīndhe

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

The Gharma-heat enkindles the Charu, five-mouthed with its apertures.

Translation

घर्म की गर्मी चरु को जलती है। यह चरु पाँच मुह वाली है, पाँच छेद हैं इसमें।

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Word by Word

• चरुम्: (the) cooked oblation / porridge offering
• चरुम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: चरु (प्रातिपदिक) < PIE/वैदिक: ‘चरु’ = पका हुआ अन्न/हविष्य (rice-porridge, oblation)

• पञ्चबिलमुखम्: five-holed / having five openings
• पञ्चबिलमुखम्: कर्म (विशेषणत्वेन)
• Type: Adjective (compound)
• Root: पञ्च (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + बिल (प्रातिपदिक ‘छिद्र/गुहा’) + मुख (प्रातिपदिक ‘मुख/मुखद्वार’) → समास: पञ्च-बिल-मुख

• घर्मः: Gharma (the hot oblation/ritual hot offering)
• घर्मः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: घर्म (प्रातिपदिक) ‘घर्म’ = गरम पेय/उष्ण हविः; वैदिके ‘घर्म’ नाम सोम-यागादौ उष्ण-दुग्धादि/घृतादि-हविः

• अभि: towards / upon
• अभि: —
• Type: Indeclinable (preverb)
• Root: अभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• इन्धे: is kindled / kindles (itself)
• इन्धे: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: इन्ध् (धातु) ‘दीप्तौ/प्रज्वलने’ (to kindle, ignite); पदम्: आत्मनेपदम्

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic/Anukramaṇī tradition (not determinable from excerpt alone)

Devata: Gharma (heat/rite) and Charu (oblation) as empowered entities

Chandas: Meter uncertain from excerpt

Mantra Rasa

Primary: adbhuta

Secondary: shanta