Atharva Veda 2.10.6 - Kanda 2, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 10, Mantra 6

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Atharva Veda 2.10.6: Kanda 2, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 10, Mantra 6

Sukta 10

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

अमु॑क्था॒ यक्ष्मा॑द् दुरि॒ताद॑व॒द्याद् द्रु॒हः पाशा॒द् ग्राह्या॒श्चोद॑मुक्थाः । ए॒वाहं त्वां क्षे॑त्रि॒यान्निरृ॑त्या जामिशं॒साद् द्रु॒हो मु॑ञ्चामि॒ वरु॑णस्य॒ पाशा॑त्। अ॒ना॒गसं॒ ब्रह्म॑णा त्वा कृणोमि शि॒वे ते॒ द्यावा॑पृथि॒वी उ॒भे स्ता॑म्

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 2.10.6

IAST Transliteration

amúkthā́ yákṣmād duritā́d avadyā́d drúhaḥ pā́śād grāhyā́ś codámukthāḥ | evā́háṃ tvāṃ kṣetriyā́n nírṛtyā jā́miśaṃsād drúho muñcā́mi váruṇasya pā́śāt || anā́gasaṃ bráhmaṇā tvā kṛṇomi śivḗ te dyā́vā-pṛthivī́ ubhḗ stām ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Loosed art thou from wasting-sickness, from evil hap, from blameful fault; from Druh’s bond, from the Seizer’s grasp—yea, wholly loosed art thou. Thus I release thee from the field-born ill, from Nirṛti, from the kinsman’s curse, from treacherous harm; I loose thee from the noose of Varuṇa. Guiltless by sacred spell I make thee: auspicious for thee let Heaven and Earth, both twain, stand fast.

Translation

मैं तुम्हे बिमारी से आज़ाद करता हूँ, बुरी किस्मत से, गलतियों से। दुश्मन की फाँसी से, किसी भी पकड़ से, पूरा आज़ाद करता हूँ। मैं तुम्हे खेत की बिमारी से निकालता हूँ, बुरी ताकत से, अपने ही लोगों की बद्दुआ से। मैं तुम्हे धोखे से और वरुण की फाँसी से छुड़ाता हूँ। मैं मंत्र की ताकत से तुम्हे बिना दोष बना देता हूँ। आसमान और धरती दोनों तुम्हारे लिए अच्छी हो जाएँ।

Word by Word

अमु॑क्थाःyou have released / set free

यक्ष्मा॑त्from disease (yakṣma/consumption)

दुरि॒ताद्from misfortune/evil

अव॒द्याद्from blame/sin

द्रु॒हःof hostility/treachery

पाशा॒त्from the noose

ग्राह्या॒ःseizable; those who seize/hold fast

चand

उद्up/out (prefix)

अमु॑क्थाःyou have released

ए॒वindeed/just so

अहम्I

त्वाम्you

क्षे॑त्रि॒यात्from the field-born ailment (kṣetriya)

निरृ॑त्याfrom Nirṛti (destruction/misfortune)

जामि॑शं॒सात्from the curse/accusation of a kinsman (jāmi-śaṃsa)

द्रु॒हःof hostility/treachery

मु॑ञ्चामिI release

वरु॑णस्यof Varuṇa

पाशा॑त्from the noose

अ॒ना॒गसम्sinless, guiltless

ब्रह्म॑णाby sacred formula/prayer (brahman)

त्वाyou

कृणोमिI make

शि॒वेauspicious, kindly

तेfor you / of you

द्यावा॑पृथि॒वीHeaven-and-Earth

उ॒भेboth

स्ताम्let them be / may they be

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (often transmitted under Atharvan/Angiras lineages for roga-mocana hymns; specific r̥ṣi attribution varies by anukramaṇī)

Devata: Primarily the healing/releasing power of Brahman (mantra), with Varuṇa (as binder) and Dyāvāpṛthivī as invoked authorities; adversaries include Yákṣma, Grahī, Nirṛti, Druh.

Chandas: Predominantly Anuṣṭubh (with Atharvanic cadence; pāda-structure consistent with 8-syllable quarters, allowing minor Saṃhitā irregularities)

Mantra Rasa

Primary: shanta

Secondary: vira

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