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Atharva Veda 13.1.12: Kanda 13, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 1, Mantra 12

Sukta 1

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

स॒हस्र॑शृङ्गो वृष॒भो जा॒तवे॑दा घृ॒ताहु॑तः॒ सोम॑पृष्ठः सु॒वीरः॑ । मा मा॑ हासीन्नाथि॒तो नेत् त्वा॒ जहा॑नि गोपो॒षं च॑ मे वीरपो॒षं च॑ धेहि

Sanskrit recitationAtharva Veda 13.1.12
IAST Transliteration

sahásraśṛṅgo vṛṣabhó jātávedā ghṛtā́hutaḥ sómapṛṣṭhaḥ suvī́raḥ | mā́ mā hāsīn nāthitó nét tvā jahā́ni gopóṣaṃ ca me vīrapóṣaṃ ca dhéhi ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Thousand-horned Bull, Jātavedas, ghee-invoked, Soma-backed, rich in heroes—forsake me not, a suppliant; nor will I indeed forsake thee. Set thou in me both increase of cattle and increase of men.

Translation

Wahai Jātavedas, Banteng bertanduk seribu, yang dipanggil dengan persembahan ghee, yang bersandar pada Soma, kaya para pahlawan—jangan tinggalkan aku yang memohon; dan aku pun takkan meninggalkan engkau. Tanamkanlah padaku pertambahan ternak dan pertambahan manusia (keturunan).

Word by Word
सहस्रशृङ्गःhaving a thousand horns
सहस्रशृङ्गः:
Kartā (विशेषणरूपेण वृषभस्य)
TypeAdjective
Rootसहस्र-शृङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक; बहुव्रीहि-समास)
वृषभःthe bull (mighty one)
वृषभः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootवृषभ (प्रातिपदिक)
जातवेदाःJātavedas (Agni; knower of all that is born)
जातवेदाः:
Kartā (सम्बोधनार्थे देवताविशेषणम्)
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootजात-वेदस् (प्रातिपदिक; बहुव्रीहि/कर्मधारय-समास)
घृताहुतःoffered with ghee / having ghee as oblation
घृताहुतः:
Kartā (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootघृत-आहुत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; आ-√हु ‘to offer’ + क्त)
सोमपृष्ठःhaving Soma as (his) back/support
सोमपृष्ठः:
Kartā (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootसोम-पृष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक; तत्पुरुष-समास)
सुवीरःrich in heroes / possessing good heroes
सुवीरः:
Kartā (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-वीर (प्रातिपदिक; कर्मधारय-समास)
माdo not
मा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा (निषेध-अव्यय)
माdo not
मा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा (निषेध-अव्यय)
हासीः(may you) not abandon
हासीः:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√हा (जहाति) ‘to abandon’
नाथितःthe one who has sought refuge (suppliant)
नाथितः:
Karma (हासीः इत्यस्य—‘me, the suppliant’)
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Root√नाथ्/नाथ (प्रातिपदिक ‘नाथित’ = ‘one who seeks protection’; कृदन्त: नाथित)
नnot
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (निषेध-अव्यय)
इत्indeed / just
इत्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइत् (अव्यय; बलार्थ/एव-अर्थे)
त्वाyou
त्वा:
Karma (जहानि इत्यस्य)
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (सर्वनाम)
जहानिmay I abandon
जहानि:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√हा (जहाति) ‘to abandon’
गोपोषम्nourishment/prosperity of cattle
गोपोषम्:
Karma (धेहि इत्यस्य)
TypeNoun
Rootगो-पोष (प्रातिपदिक; तत्पुरुष-समास)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (समुच्चय-अव्यय)
मेto me / for me
मे:
Sampradāna (धेहि—‘to me’)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
वीरपोषम्nourishment/prosperity of heroes (sons, men)
वीरपोषम्:
Karma (धेहि इत्यस्य)
TypeNoun
Rootवीर-पोष (प्रातिपदिक; तत्पुरुष-समास)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (समुच्चय-अव्यय)
धेहिbestow / grant
धेहि:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√धा ‘to place, bestow’
Attribution

Rishi: Traditionally connected with Atharvanic seers; in AV 13.1 the voice is often royal/ritual petitioner (exact r̥ṣi attribution varies by anukramaṇī).

Devata: Agni (Jātavedas), with Soma as supporting ritual power

Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like cadence (mixed; AV often shows metrical looseness in Saunaka)

Mantra Rasa

Primary: vira

Secondary: shanta

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