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Atharva Veda 3.5.8: Kanda 3, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 5, Mantra 8

Sukta 5

प॒र्णोऽसि तनू॒पानः॒ सयो॑निर्वी॒रो वी॒रेण॒ मया॑ । सं॒व॒त्स॒रस्य॒ तेज॑सा॒ तेन॒ बध्नामि त्वा मणे

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 3.5.8

parṇó ’si tanūpā́naḥ sáyonir vīró vīréṇa máyā | saṃvatsarásya téjasā téna badhnāmi tvā maṇe ||

Thou art a Leaf, a guardian of the body, well-born, a hero: with a hero—myself—by the Year’s splendour, with that I bind thee on, O Amulet.

तू एक पत्ता है जो शरीर की रक्षा करता है। तू अच्छी जात का है, तू एक वीर है। मैं भी एक वीर हूँ। साल की ताकत से मैं तुझे अपने ऊपर बाँध लेता हूँ, अये तावीज़।

पर्णःleaf (as the subject)
पर्णः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootपर्ण (प्रातिपदिक) अथवा पर्ण- (नपुंसकलिङ्ग)
असिyou are
असि:
(सम्बन्ध/अस्ति-क्रिया; कर्तृ-सम्बन्धः)
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
तनूपानःprotector of the body (body-guarding)
तनूपानः:
Kartā (विशेषणरूपेण) / (सम्बन्धः—‘त्वम्’)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootतनूपान (प्रातिपदिक; तन्/तनु + पान)
सयोनिःhaving the same source/womb; of one origin
सयोनिः:
Kartā (विशेषणरूपेण) / (सम्बन्धः—‘त्वम्’)
TypeAdjective
Rootसयोनि (प्रातिपदिक; स- + योनि)
वीरःhero; strong one
वीरः:
Kartā (विशेषणरूपेण) / (सम्बन्धः—‘त्वम्’)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootवीर (प्रातिपदिक)
वीरेणwith/through a hero; by a strong one
वीरेण:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootवीर (प्रातिपदिक)
मयाby me; with me
मया:
Karaṇa (सह/कर्तृ-करणभावः) अथवा Kartā (अनुक्त-क्रियायाः)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
संवत्सरस्यof the year
संवत्सरस्य:
सम्बन्धः (genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootसंवत्सर (प्रातिपदिक)
तेजसाwith brilliance/energy
तेजसा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootतेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
तेनwith that; by that
तेन:
Karaṇa
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
बध्नामिI bind; I fasten
बध्नामि:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootबन्ध् (धातु)
त्वाyou (as object)
त्वा:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
मणेO jewel/amulet
मणे:
सम्बोधन (address)
TypeNoun
Rootमणि/मण (प्रातिपदिक)

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (specific attribution not provided in excerpt)

Devata: Parṇa/Maṇi (amulet power); secondarily Saṃvatsara (Year) as potency-source

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable)

Primary: vira

Secondary: shanta

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