Atharva Veda 8.2.14: Kanda 8, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 2, Mantra 14

Sukta 2

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

शि॒वे ते॑ स्तां॒ द्यावा॑पृथि॒वी अ॑संता॒पे अ॑भि॒श्रियौ॑ । शं ते॒ सूर्य॒ आ त॑पतु॒ शं वातो॑ वातु ते हृ॒दे। शि॒वा अ॒भि क्ष॑रन्तु॒ त्वापो॑ दि॒व्याः पय॑स्वतीः

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 8.2.14

IAST Transliteration

śivé te stāṃ dyā́vā-pṛthivī́ asantāpé abhiśríyau | śáṃ te sū́rya ā́ tapatú śáṃ vā́to vātú te hṛdé | śivā́ abhí kṣarantu tvā́po divyā́ḥ payasvatī́ḥ

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Auspicious for thee be Heaven and Earth, untroubling, rich in splendour. Weal—let the Sun shine warmly upon thee; weal—let the Wind blow for thy heart. Kindly let the heavenly Waters, rich in nourishment, flow over thee.

Translation

दुआ है कि दुनिया और धरती तुम्हारे लिए अच्छी हों। कोई परेशानी न हो, सिर्फ बरकत हो। सूरज तुमपे अच्छी धूप डाले। हवा तुम्हारे दिल के लिए साफ चले। आसमान का पानी जो खाना देता है, वो तुमपे अच्छा बहाए।

The meaning

What it says

A benediction: Heaven and Earth be auspicious and non-troubling; Sun warm kindly; Wind blow weal to the heart; heavenly nourishing Waters flow over the person.

The inner meaning

Healing is framed as environmental coherence: when one’s ‘world’ (ground and sky, warmth and breath, inner fluids) becomes friendly, the psyche stops bracing and the body can repair.

The truth in it

Well-being arises when the macrocosm is experienced as supportive—warmth, breath, and cleansing nourishment are the basic gifts of life.

What it is for

Kind of hymn

Bhaisajya / Śānti (Healing-peace; environmental benediction)

Its aim

To place the patient under an auspicious cosmic environment—non-fevered warmth, life-supporting wind, and purifying/nourishing waters.

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Pada patha

शिवे । ते । स्ताम् । द्यावा-पृथिवी । असंतापे । अभिश्रियौ । शम् । ते । सूर्यः । आ । तपतु । शम् । वातः । वातु । ते । हृदे । शिवाः । अभि । क्षरन्तु । त्वा । आपः । दिव्याः । पयस्वतीः

शिवे

O auspicious (one)auspicious, kindly, beneficent (healing-favourable)Adjectiveस्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचनRole सम्बोधनRoot शिव (प्रातिपदिक)

ते

of/for youfor thee (patient/beneficiary)Pronounषष्ठी, एकवचनRole सम्बन्ध (genitive)Root युष्मद् (सर्वनाम)

स्ताम्

let (them) belet them be (dual; benedictive injunction)Verbलोट् (आज्ञार्थ), प्रथमपुरुष, द्विवचनRole विधेय (copula)Root अस् (धातु)

द्यावापृथिवी

Heaven and EarthNounस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन (समाहार-द्वन्द्वार्थे) / द्वन्द्व-समासःRole कर्तृRoot द्यौ + पृथिवी (समास: द्वन्द्व)

असंतापे

free from affliction/heatfree from burning/affliction (non-fevered, non-tormenting)Adjectiveस्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन/प्रथमा, द्विवचन (द्यावापृथिवी-विशेषण)Role कर्तृ-विशेषणRoot असंताप (प्रातिपदिक; a- + संताप)

अभिश्रियौ

rich in splendor, very gloriousrich in splendour/fortune; bringing prosperity and grace (protective radiance)Adjectiveस्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन/प्रथमा, द्विवचन (द्यावापृथिवी-विशेषण)Role कर्तृ-विशेषणRoot अभिश्री (प्रातिपदिक; अभि- + श्री)

शम्

well-being, auspiciouslyweal, peace, healing good (śam-formula of benediction)Indeclinableअव्ययRole प्रयोजन/फल (benedictive adverb)Root शम् (अव्यय)

ते

for youto theePronounचतुर्थी, एकवचनRole सम्प्रदानRoot युष्मद् (सर्वनाम)

सूर्यः

the SunNounपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचनRole कर्तृRoot सूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)

आ

towards, forthtoward, upon (directive particle)Indeclinableअव्यय (उपसर्ग)Role क्रियाविशेषणRoot आ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

तपतু

let (him) warm/shinelet him warm/shine (beneficent heating, not fever)Verbलोट् (आज्ञार्थ), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचनRole विधेयRoot तप् (धातु)

शम्

well-beingweal, peaceIndeclinableअव्ययRole प्रयोजन/फलRoot शम् (अव्यय)

वातः

the windwind (breath-air; also physiological vāta resonance)Nounपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचनRole कर्तृRoot वात (प्रातिपदिक)

वातु

let (it) blowlet it blow (life-giving circulation)Verbलोट् (आज्ञार्थ), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचनRole विधेयRoot वा (धातु; ‘to blow’)

ते

yourfor theePronounषष्ठी, एकवचनRole सम्बन्धRoot युष्मद् (सर्वनाम)

हृदे

to (your) heartin/for the heart (seat of life, mind, and breath)Nounनपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन (वैदिके ‘हृदे’)Role सम्प्रदान (लक्ष्य)Root हृद् (प्रातिपदिक)

शिवाः

auspiciousauspicious, kindlyAdjectiveस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (आपः-विशेषण)Role कर्तृ-विशेषणRoot शिव (प्रातिपदिक)

अभि

towards, upontoward, over, upon (enveloping motion)Indeclinableअव्यय (उपसर्ग)Role क्रियाविशेषणRoot अभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

क्षरन्तु

let (them) flow/driplet them flow, trickle (healing effusion)Verbलोट् (आज्ञार्थ), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचनRole विधेयRoot क्षर् (धातु)

त्वा

youthee (accusative; the one to be bathed/covered)Pronounद्वितीया, एकवचनRole कर्मRoot युष्मद् (सर्वनाम)

आपः

watersNounस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचनRole कर्तृRoot अप्/आप् (प्रातिपदिक)

दिव्याः

heavenly, divineheavenly, celestial (pure, potent, ritually ideal)Adjectiveस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (आपः-विशेषण)Role कर्तृ-विशेषणRoot दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)

पयस्वतीः

rich in milk/nourishing (sap)rich in milk/sap; nourishing (waters as nutritive essence)Adjectiveस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (आपः-विशेषण)Role कर्तृ-विशेषणRoot पयस्वत् (प्रातिपदिक; पयस् + वत्)

Sandhi Notes

• शिवे ते स्ताम् द्यावापृथिवी असंतापे अभिश्रियौ । शं ते सूर्यः आ तपतु शं वातः वातु ते हृदे । शिवाः अभि क्षरन्तु त्वा आपः दिव्याः पयस्वतीः । मुख्य-सन्धयः:
• (1) द्यावा + पृथिवी → द्यावापृथिवी (द्वन्द्व-समास/सन्धि)
• (2) शं + ते (अनुस्वारः परे तकारे)
• (3) सूर्यः + आ → सूर्य आ (विसर्गलोपः/वैदिक-पाठभेद)
• (4) ते + हृदे (सर्वनाम-षष्ठी + चतुर्थी-एकवचन)
• (5) शिवाः + अभि (विसर्गः परे स्वर/व्यञ्जने)

Seer, deity and metre

Rishi

Atharvanic tradition (śānti/āyuṣya stream; specific r̥ṣi per anukramaṇī).

Devata

Dyāvāpṛthivī, Sūrya, Vāta, Āpaḥ (a composite benedictory devatā-set).

Chandas

Likely Anuṣṭubh with expansions (requires metrical confirmation).

Rasa

Shanta

Sayana's Commentary

The Seer

The Deity

The Metre

The Rite

In the Home

Substances

Healing Context

Magic Charm Layer

Symbols in this Mantra

Yogic Application

Chanting Notes

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