Atharva Veda 11.3.25: Kanda 11, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 3, Mantra 25

Sukta 3

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

याव॑द् दा॒ताभि॑मन॒स्येत॒ तन्नाति॑ वदेत्

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 11.3.25

IAST Transliteration

yā́vad dātā́bhimanasyétá tán nā́ti vadet

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

So long as the giver hath not yet set his mind thereon, let him not speak thereof beyond due measure.

Translation

जब तक कोई देनेवाला फैसला नहीं करता, तब तक ज़्यादा मत बोलो। उस चीज़ का ज़िक्र मत करो जब तक वो तैयार नहीं हो।

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Word by Word

• यावत्: as long as; until
• यावत्: Adhikaraṇa (काल/परिमाण-निर्देशक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यावत् (प्रातिपदिक; यावत्-शब्द)

• दाताभिमनस्येत: should intend/think of giving; should be minded to give
• दाताभिमनस्येत: Kartā (अव्यक्त/सामान्य कर्ता: ‘कोई’/‘मनुष्य’)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-√मन् (मनँ; ‘सोचने/इच्छने’), उपसर्ग: अभि; धातु-प्रयोग: desiderative/intentive sense with ‘दातृ’ (दाता) as object of thought

• तत्: that; it
• तत्: Karma (वाच्य-विषय: ‘that’ as the matter/content)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• न: not
• न: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (निषेध-अव्यय)

• अति: too much; excessively
• अति: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अति (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• वदेत्: should speak; should say
• वदेत्: Kartā (अव्यक्त/सामान्य कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वद् (वदँ; ‘कथने’)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (sūkta within AV 11.3; r̥ṣi attribution varies by anukramaṇī)

Devata: Vāc / Anna (implicit), and the vital powers (prāṇa/apāna) in the sequel

Chandas: Prose/Brāhmaṇa-like (yajus-style) formulation within the hymn context

Mantra Rasa

Primary: shanta