Atharva Veda 3.10.6: Kanda 3, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 10, Mantra 6

Sukta 10

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

इडा॑यास्प॒दं घृ॒तव॑त् सरीसृ॒पं जात॑वेदः॒ प्रति॑ ह॒व्या गृ॑भाय । ये ग्रा॒म्याः प॒शवो॑ वि॒श्वरू॑पा॒स्तेषां सप्ता॒नां मयि॒ रन्ति॑रस्तु

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 3.10.6

IAST Transliteration

iḍā́yāḥ padáṁ ghṛ́tavat sarīsṛ́paṁ jātavedo práti havyā́ gṛbhāya | yé grāmyā́ḥ paśávo viśvárūpās téṣāṁ saptā́nāṁ máy i rántiḥ astu ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

The seat of Iḍā, rich with ghee, that gliding course,—O Jātavedas, take thou to thee the offerings. And of the village cattle, manifold in form,—of those seven—let there be for me secure enjoyment.

Translation

यह मंत्र अग्नि को बोला जा रहा है। इडा की सीट पे घी डाल के हवन कर रहे हैं। जातवेदस, यह सब सामग्री ले ले। गाँव के जानवर, जो अलग-अलग रंग के हैं, उन सात जानवरों का मुझे पूरा फायदा मिले।

The meaning

What it says

Agni Jātavedas is asked to accept offerings at the ghee-rich ‘seat of Iḍā,’ described as gliding. The speaker then asks for secure enjoyment/possession of the seven kinds (or a complete set) of village cattle, manifold in form.

The inner meaning

Iḍā is the inner ‘share’ of nourishment—what is rightfully integrated rather than wasted. Agni is discernment that metabolizes offerings (food, effort, emotion). The ‘seven cattle’ are a complete livelihood portfolio: stable, diverse supports for life.

The truth in it

When nourishment is rightly apportioned and consciously ‘digested’ (Agni), prosperity becomes stable enjoyment rather than anxious hoarding; completeness (sevenfold) arises from ordered exchange.

What it is for

Kind of hymn

Paustika (Prosperity) / Paśu (Cattle-wealth) / Āyuṣya adjunct

Its aim

To have Agni accept ghee-rich offerings and to secure stable enjoyment/possession of a complete (sevenfold) set of domestic cattle

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Pada patha

इडा॑याः । प॒दम् । घृ॒तव॑त् । स॒री॒सृ॒पम् । जा॒त॒वे॒दः॒ । प्रति॑ । ह॒व्या । गृ॒भा॒य॒ । ये । ग्रा॒म्याः । प॒शवः॑ । वि॒श्वरू॑पाः । तेषाम् । सप्ता॒नाम् । मयि॑ । रन्तिः॑ । अ॒स्तु॒ ।

इडायाः

of Iḍā (the sacred offering/Idā)of Iḍā/Ilā; the offering-personification and nourishment-current in sacrificeNounस्त्रीलिङ्ग; षष्ठी; एकवचनRole सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)Root इडा (प्रातिपदिक) / इळा

पदम्

footprint/track/placeseat/footing/place; the established locus for Iḍā’s presenceNounनपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचनRole कर्मRoot पद (प्रातिपदिक)

घृतवत्

ghee-rich, anointed with gheeabounding in ghee; richly unctuous, nourishing, auspiciousAdjectiveनपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन (पदं विशेषणम्)Role कर्म (विशेषणरूपेण)Root घृतवत् (प्रातिपदिक; घृत + वत्)

सरीसृपम्

creeping creature/serpentcreeping/moving along; a ‘gliding’ offering-current (also evocative of subtle movement of oblation)Nounनपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचनRole कर्म (पदं घृतवत् सरीसृपम्—समास/सामानाधिकरण्येन)Root सरीसृप (प्रातिपदिक)

जातवेदः

O Jātavedas (Agni, knower of births)O Jātavedas (Agni); knower of births, carrier of offeringsNoun (epithet)पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन; एकवचनRole सम्बोधनRoot जातवेदस् (प्रातिपदिक)

प्रति

towards, in response totoward, in response; receive/accept in due formIndeclinableउपसर्ग/अव्ययRole कर्म-प्रवचनिय (direction/goal toward)Root प्रति

हव्यानि

oblations, offeringsNounनपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; बहुवचनRole कर्मRoot हव्य (प्रातिपदिक)

गृभाय

take/accept (them)!seize/receive; take into thy grasp (imperative)Verbलोट् (आज्ञार्थ); मध्यम? (न) — उत्तमपुरुष? (न) ; परस्मैपद; द्वितीयपुरुष; एकवचन (वैदिक: ‘गृभाय’ = ‘गृहाण’/‘गृभ्णीहि’ अर्थे)Role क्रिया (आह्वानात्मक)Root ग्रह् (धातु) → गृभ् (वैदिक रूप) / √ग्रह्

ये

which/whowhich/who; introducing the cattle setPronounपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; बहुवचनRole कर्तृ (येषां विशेषण-सम्बन्धः)Root यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

ग्राम्याः

domestic, belonging to the villagedomestic/village-kept; household cattle as economic baseAdjectiveपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; बहुवचन (पशवः विशेषणम्)Role कर्तृ (विशेषणरूपेण)Root ग्राम्य (प्रातिपदिक)

पशवः

animals, cattlecattle/animals; wealth and sustenance in living formNounपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; बहुवचनRole कर्तृRoot पशु (प्रातिपदिक)

विश्व-रूपाः

of all forms/variegatedof all forms/variegated; diverse kinds/colors, total herdAdjectiveपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; बहुवचन (पशवः विशेषणम्)Role कर्तृ (विशेषणरूपेण)Root विश्वरूप (प्रातिपदिक; समास)

तेषाम्

of themPronounपुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसक; षष्ठी; बहुवचनRole सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)Root तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

सप्तानाम्

of the sevenof the seven; a ritually complete set (sevenfold totality)Numeralषष्ठी; बहुवचन (तेषाम् इति सह—‘of the seven’)Role सम्बन्धRoot सप्तन् (संख्याशब्द-प्रातिपदिक)

मयि

in mein me/for me; beneficiary focus (patron/priest speaking for patron)Pronounसप्तमी; एकवचनRole अधिकरणRoot अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

रन्तिः

delight/attachmentdelight/satisfaction/secure enjoyment; settled well-being and contented possessionNounस्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचनRole कर्तृ (अस्तु इत्यस्य)Root रन्ति (प्रातिपदिक; ‘delight/pleasure/attachment’)

अस्तु

let there belet there be; ritual establishmentVerbलोट् (आशीर्लिङ्गार्थे/आज्ञार्थे); परस्मैपद; तृतीयपुरुष; एकवचनRole क्रियाRoot अस् (धातु) √अस्

Sandhi Notes

• इडायाः पदं घृतवत् सरीसृपं जातवेदः प्रति हव्यानि गृभाय । ये ग्राम्याः पशवः विश्वरूपाः तेषां सप्तानां मयि रन्तिः अस्तु ।
• 1) ‘इडा॑यास्प॒दं’ = ‘इडायाः पदम्’ (ः + प → स्, वैदिक-सन्धि/पदपाठ-प्रवृत्ति)
• 2) ‘ह॒व्या’ = ‘हव्यानि’ (वैदिक पाठभेद/संक्षेप; अर्थतः बहुवचन कर्म)
• 3) ‘रन्ति॑रस्तु’ = ‘रन्तिः अस्तु’ (ः + अ → र्/र्-आगमः; वैदिक संधि-रूप)

Seer, deity and metre

Rishi

Atharvanic tradition

Devata

Agni Jātavedas; Iḍā as prosperity-current; Paśu-wealth as target domain

Chandas

Anuṣṭubh (with Atharvanic flexibility)

Rasa

Shanta and Adbhuta

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The Metre

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