Atharva Veda 19.11.3: Kanda 19, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 11, Mantra 3

Sukta 11

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

शं नो॑ अ॒ज एक॑पाद् दे॒वो अ॑स्तु॒ शमहि॑र्बु॒ध्न्यः॑१ शं स॑मु॒द्रः । शं नो॑ अ॒पां नपा॑त् पे॒रुर॑स्तु॒ शं नः॒ पृश्नि॑र्भवतु दे॒वगो॑पा

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 19.11.3

IAST Transliteration

śáṃ no ajá ékapād devó astu | śám ahír budhnyàḥ śáṃ samudráḥ || śáṃ no apā́ṃ nápāt pérur astu | śáṃ naḥ pṛ́śnir bhavatu devágopā ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Weal unto us—may the god Ajá Ekapād be gracious; weal (unto us)—may the Serpent of the Deep (be weal), weal (unto us) the Ocean. Weal unto us—may Apām Napāt, Péru, be gracious; weal unto us—may Pṛśni be gracious, god-guarded (or guarding the gods).

Translation

हम सब के लिए भला हो। अज एकपद देवता हम पे मेहरबानी करें। समुंदर के नीचे वाले साँप भी हमारे भले करें। समुंदर भी हमारे लिए अच्छा हो। पानी के बेटे पेरु भी हम पे कृपा करें। पृश्नि देवता भी हमारी रक्षा करें।

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Word by Word

• शम्: auspiciously; well; for welfare
• शम्: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शम् (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक; ‘कल्याण/शिव’)

• नः: of us; our
• नः: सम्बन्ध (possessive)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्

• अजः: Aja (a deity-name)
• अजः: कर्तृ (with अस्तु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अज (प्रातिपदिक)

• एकपात्: the One-footed (Ekapād)
• एकपात्: कर्तृ (apposition to अजः)
• Type: Noun (epithet)
• Root: एकपाद् (प्रातिपदिक)

• देवः: the god
• देवः: कर्तृ (apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)

• अस्तु: may (he) be
• अस्तु: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)

• शम्: auspiciously; for welfare
• शम्: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शम् (अव्यय)

• अहिर्बुध्न्यः: Ahirbudhnya (serpent of the deep)
• अहिर्बुध्न्यः: कर्तृ (elliptic ‘अस्तु’)
• Type: Noun (deity-name)
• Root: अहिर्बुध्न्य (प्रातिपदिक)

• शम्: auspiciously; for welfare
• शम्: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शम् (अव्यय)

• समुद्रः: the ocean
• समुद्रः: कर्तृ (elliptic ‘अस्तु’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• शम्: auspiciously; for welfare
• शम्: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शम् (अव्यय)

• नः: of us; our
• नः: सम्बन्ध
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्

• अपाम्: of the waters
• अपाम्: सम्बन्ध
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप् (प्रातिपदिक)

• नपात्: offspring/son (as in ‘Apāṃ Napāt’)
• नपात्: कर्तृ (with अस्तु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नपात् (प्रातिपदिक)

• पेरुः: Peru (a divine epithet/name)
• पेरुः: कर्तृ (apposition)
• Type: Noun/Adjective (deity-epithet)
• Root: पेरु (प्रातिपदिक; देव-नाम/विशेषण)

• अस्तु: may (he) be
• अस्तु: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)

• शम्: auspiciously; for welfare
• शम्: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शम् (अव्यय)

• नः: of us; our
• नः: सम्बन्ध
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्

• पृश्निः: Pṛśni (a divine mother/cow/earth figure)
• पृश्निः: कर्तृ (with भवतु)
• Type: Noun (deity/earth-cow name)
• Root: पृश्नि (प्रातिपदिक)

• भवतु: may (she) become; may (she) be
• भवतु: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)

• देवगोपा: protected/guarded by the gods (or: guarding the gods)
• देवगोपा: कर्तृ-विशेषण
• Type: Adjective (epithet)
• Root: देव-गोपा (समास; प्रातिपदिक)

Attribution

Rishi: Late śānti compilation; variable attribution.

Devata: Ajá Ekapād; Ahí Budhnya; Samudra; Apām Napāt; Pṛśni.

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like śānti litany.

Mantra Rasa

Primary: shanta

Secondary: bhayankara