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Atharva Veda 20.88.2: Kanda 20, Anuvaka 9, Sukta 88, Mantra 2

Sukta 88

धु॒नेत॑यः सुप्रके॒तं मद॑न्तो॒ बृह॑स्पते अ॒भि ये न॑स्तत॒स्रे। पृष॑न्तं सृ॒प्रमद॑ब्धमू॒र्वं बृह॑स्पते॒ रक्ष॑तादस्य॒ योनि॑म्

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 20.88.2

dhunétayaḥ supraketáṃ mádanto bृहáspate abhí yé nas tatasré | pṛ́ṣantaṃ sṛprám adabdhám ūrváṃ bृहáspate rákṣatād asyá yónim ||

The Shakers, exulting, of good guidance—O Br̥haspati—who have pressed on against us: the speckled, the stout, the unassailable strength—O Br̥haspati—do thou guard us from his very seat of birth.

बृहस्पति, वो दुश्मन जो हम पे चढ़ आए थे, डर से काँपने वाले, स्ट्रांग और भारी। उनका पावर कोई उनसे हिल न पाए। बृहस्पति, तुम उनको उनकी जड़ से पकड़ के हमें बचा लो।

धुनेतयःshakers, agitators (those who shake/rouse)
धुनेतयः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootधुनेत (प्रातिपदिक; धुन्-धातु से निष्पन्न) / धुन्
सुप्रकेतम्the well-renowned/clear-sighted one
सुप्रकेतम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसुप्रकेत (प्रातिपदिक: सु- + प्रकेत) / प्रकेत
मदन्तःrejoicing, exulting
मदन्तः:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootमद्
बृहस्पतेO Bṛhaspati
बृहस्पते:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootबृहस्पति (प्रातिपदिक)
अभिtowards, upon
अभि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि
येwho (those who)
ये:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
नःof us / to us
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
ततस्रेhas rushed/has pressed forward
ततस्रे:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootतस्र् (तस्रँ/तस्र् ‘to hasten/press on’)
पृषन्तम्the speckled one (dappled)
पृषन्तम्:
Karma
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootपृषन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
सृप्रम्strong/firm (lit. ‘sṛpra’—robust)
सृप्रम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसृप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
अदब्धम्unharmed, unconquered
अदब्धम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअदब्ध (प्रातिपदिक: अ- + दब्ध ‘deceived/overpowered’) / दम्भ्
ऊर्वम्the thigh; (by extension) the strong limb/support
ऊर्वम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootऊर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
बृहस्पतेO Bṛhaspati
बृहस्पते:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootबृहस्पति (प्रातिपदिक)
रक्षतात्may (he) protect
रक्षतात्:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootरक्ष्
अस्यof this / of him
अस्य:
—
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
योनिम्womb; source; resting-place
योनिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootयोनि (प्रातिपदिक)

Rishi: Bṛhaspati/Angiras-tradition (RV-derived; AV 20 is largely Rigvedic material)

Devata: Bṛhaspati

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (Rigvedic style)

Primary: bhayankara

Secondary: vira

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