Atharva Veda 18.4.73: Kanda 18, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 4, Mantra 73
Sukta 4
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
पि॒तृभ्यः॒ सोम॑वद्भ्यः स्व॒धा नमः॑
IAST Transliteration
pitṛ́bhyaḥ sómavadbhyaḥ svadhā́ námaḥ
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
To the Fathers, Soma-possessing—svadhā! reverence.
Translation
पितरों के लिए यह मंत्र है। यह वोह पित्र हैं जिनके पास सोम है। हम उन सबको स्वधा और प्रणाम देते हैं।
Word by Word
पितृभ्यःto the Fathers (ancestors)
पितृभ्यः:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
सोमवत्भ्यःto those possessing Soma / Soma-offerings
सोमवत्भ्यः:
सम्प्रदान
TypeAdjective
Rootसोमवत् (प्रातिपदिक; -वत् प्रत्ययान्त विशेषण)
स्वधाsvadhā (ancestral oblation-formula)
स्वधा:
(उद्गार/सम्बोधन-प्रायः; कारक-निर्धारणं न मुख्यं)
TypeNoun
Rootस्वधा (प्रातिपदिक)
नमःobeisance / homage
नमः:
(क्रियाफल/भाव; दत्तिः/अर्पणभावः—सम्प्रदानार्थे चतुर्थ्या सह)
TypeNoun (indeclinable-like in usage)
Rootनमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
Attribution
Rishi: Atharvanic funerary tradition (not explicit in excerpt)
Devata: Pitṛs (as somavadbhyaḥ)
Chandas: Formulaic short verse
Mantra Rasa
Primary: shanta
Secondary: karuna
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