Atharva Veda 9.2.14: Kanda 9, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 2, Mantra 14

Sukta 2

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

अस॑र्ववीरश्चरतु॒ प्रणु॑त्तो॒ द्वेष्यो॑ मि॒त्राणां॑ परिव॒र्ग्यः॑१ स्वाना॑म्। उ॒त पृ॑थि॒व्यामव॑ स्यन्ति वि॒द्युत॑ उ॒ग्रो वो॑ दे॒वः प्र मृ॑णत् स॒पत्ना॑न्

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 9.2.14

IAST Transliteration

asárvavīraś caratu práṇuttaḥ dvéṣyo mitrā́ṇāṃ parivárgyaḥ svā́nām | utá pṛthivyā́m áva syanti vidyúta ugró vaḥ deváḥ prá mṛṇat sapátnān ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Let him, expelled, go wandering, bereft of all his champions—hateful to friends, to be shunned of his own. And upon the earth the lightnings are hurled down: your fierce god smiteth the rivals utterly.

Translation

जो इंसान अपने दोस्तों से गंदा हो, उसको निकाल दो। अपने लोग भी उसे छोड़ देंगे। वो अकेला भटकता रहेगा। भगवान बिजली बरसा के दुश्मनों को मारेगा। वो ज़ोर से मारेगा, कोई भी नहीं बचेगा।

The meaning

What it says

The rival, expelled (praṇutta), is to wander without champions (asarvavīra), hated by friends and shunned by his own; lightning bolts strike down upon earth as the fierce god crushes rivals (sapatnān).

The inner meaning

A total social and cosmic de-legitimation: the practitioner seeks not only physical distance but collapse of the rival’s support network. Lightning imagery externalizes sudden decisive judgment—an inner need for finality.

The truth in it

Social power depends on alliances; when one’s conduct violates order, isolation becomes a natural ‘lightning’ that strikes reputation and support.

What it is for

Kind of hymn

Abhicarika (Social and cosmic crushing of rivals)

Its aim

To render the rival supportless, socially ostracized, and divinely struck

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Pada patha

असर्ववीरः । चरतु । प्रणुत्तः॑ । द्वेष्यः॑ । मित्राणाम् । परिवर्ग्यः॑ । स्वानाम् । उत । पृथिव्याम् । अव । स्यन्ति । विद्युतः॑ । उग्रः॑ । वः॑ । देवः॑ । प्र । मृणत् । सपत्नान्

असर्ववीरः

having no (good) heroes; bereft of warriorswithout all heroes; bereft of men/sons/supporters (social weakening)Adjectiveपुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्Role KartāRoot अ-सर्व-वीर (प्रातिपदिक)

चरतु

let (him) go about / roamlet him wander; go about (as an outcast)Verbलोट् (आज्ञार्थे), प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्, परस्मैपदम्Role KartāRoot चर् (धातु)

प्रणुत्तः

driven forth; impelleddriven forth, expelled (by the charm)Participle (Adjective)भूतकृदन्तः (क्त), पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्Role KartāRoot नुद् (धातु) + प्र (उपसर्ग) → प्र-नुद्

द्वेष्यः

to be hated; hatefulhateful; made an object of hatredAdjectiveपुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्Role KartāRoot द्विष् (धातु) → द्वेष्य (यत्-प्रत्ययान्त)

मित्राणाम्

of friendsof friends/allies (his supporters)Nounनपुंसकलिङ्गः, षष्ठी, बहुवचनम्Role SampradānaRoot मित्र (प्रातिपदिक)

परिवर्ग्यः

to be shunned/expelled; outcast-worthyto be shunned/avoided; one to be excluded from the circleAdjectiveपुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्Role KartāRoot परि + वर्ग्य (प्रातिपदिक; ‘fit to be excluded/banished’)

स्वानाम्

of his own (people)of his own (kinsmen/people)Pronoun (Adjectival)(त्रिलिङ्ग), षष्ठी, बहुवचनम्Role SampradānaRoot स्व (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

उत

and also / moreoverand also; moreoverIndeclinableनिपातःRoot उत

पृथिव्याम्

on the earthupon the earth; in the terrestrial realmNounस्त्रीलिङ्गः, सप्तमी, एकवचनम्Role AdhikaraṇaRoot पृथिवी (प्रातिपदिक)

अव

down; awayIndeclinable (preverb)उपसर्ग/अव्ययRoot अव

स्यन्ति

they flow / streamthey cast/let fall; they hurl downVerbलट्, प्रथमपुरुषः, बहुवचनम्, परस्मैपदम्Role KartāRoot स्यन्द् (धातु)

विद्युतः

lightningslightnings; flashes (as weapons)Nounस्त्रीलिङ्गः, प्रथमा, बहुवचनम्Role KartāRoot विद्युत् (प्रातिपदिक)

उग्रः

fiercefierce, terrible (epithet of the divine striker)Adjectiveपुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्Role KartāRoot उग्र (प्रातिपदिक)

वः

of you / youryour (address to the gods/powers invoked)Pronounषष्ठी, बहुवचनम् (एन्क्लिटिक)Role SampradānaRoot युष्मद् (सर्वनाम)

देवः

the godthe god; divine power (here: the fierce striker, storm-power)Nounपुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्Role KartāRoot देव (प्रातिपदिक)

प्र

forth; forwardforth; strongly (intensifier)Indeclinable (preverb)उपसर्ग/अव्ययRoot प्र

मृणत्

let (him) crush/destroysmites, crushes, destroysVerbलोट् (आज्ञार्थे), प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्, परस्मैपदम्Role KartāRoot मृण्/मृड् (धातु; ‘to crush, destroy’)

सपत्नान्

rivals; enemiesrivals/enemies (targets of destruction)Nounपुंलिङ्गः, द्वितीया, बहुवचनम्Role KarmaRoot सपत्न (प्रातिपदिक)

Sandhi Notes

• असर्ववीरः चरतु प्रणुत्तः | द्वेष्यः मित्राणाम् परिवर्ग्यः स्वानाम् | उत पृथिव्याम् अव स्यन्ति विद्युतः | उग्रः वः देवः प्र मृणत् सपत्नान् ||
• 1) अस॑र्ववीरश्चरतु॒ → असर्ववीरः + चरतु (विसर्ग-सन्धि: ḥ + c → śc)
• 2) पृथिव्यामव → पृथिव्याम् + अव (म् + अ → मव्)
• 3) दे॒वः प्र → देवः + प्र (विसर्गः पदान्ते, उच्चारणेऽवग्रहाभावः)

Seer, deity and metre

Rishi

Atharvanic tradition (hymn-level attribution varies)

Devata

Ugra Deva / storm-power (often read in the Rudra-Indra-Parjanya semantic field)

Chandas

Triṣṭubh (probable)

Rasa

Raudra and Bhayankara

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The Seer

The Deity

The Metre

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Healing Context

Magic Charm Layer

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