Atharva Veda 20.56.2 - Kanda 20, Anuvaka 6, Sukta 56, Mantra 2

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Atharva Veda 20.56.2: Kanda 20, Anuvaka 6, Sukta 56, Mantra 2

Sukta 56

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

असि॒ हि वी॑र॒ सेन्योऽसि॒ भूरि॑ पराद॒दिः । असि॑ द॒भ्रस्य॑ चिद् वृ॒धो यज॑मानाय शिक्षसि सुन्व॒ते भूरि॑ ते॒ वसु॑

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 20.56.2

IAST Transliteration

ási hí vī́ra sényo 'si bhū́ri parā-dadíḥ | ási dabh́rasya cíd vṛdhó yájamānāya śíkṣasi sunváté bhū́ri te vásu ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Hero, thou art of the host, thou art a lavish giver of abundance. Thou art increaser even of the scanty: to the sacrificer, to the Soma-presser, thou dispensest wealth in plenty.

Translation

इंद्र, तू एक बहादुर है, सेना का। तू बहुत कुछ बाँटता है। थोड़ा भी हो, तू उसे बड़ा कर देता है। जो यजमान है, जो सोम पीता है, उनको तू धन देता है, बहुत सारा।

Word by Word

असिyou are

हिindeed, for

वीरO hero

सेन्यःbelonging to the host/army; martial

असिyou are

भूरिmuch, abundantly

पराददिःyou have given away/removed

असिyou are

दभ्रस्यof the small/weak

चित्even

वृधःa promoter/increaser

यजमानायto the sacrificer

शिक्षसिyou grant/teach; you bestow

सुन्वतेto the presser (of soma), to the one pressing

भूरिmuch, abundant

तेyour

वसुwealth, good

Attribution

Rishi: RV-derived Indra hymn lineage (as preserved in AV 20)

Devata: Indra

Chandas: RV-style meter (likely Triṣṭubh/Jagatī per source)

Mantra Rasa

Primary: vira

Secondary: adbhuta

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