Atharva Veda 2.17.1: Kanda 2, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 17, Mantra 1

Sukta 17

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

बलप्राप्तिः। ओजो॒ऽस्योजो॑ मे दाः॒ स्वाहा॑ ।१॥ सहो॑ऽसि॒ सहो॑ मे दाः स्वाहा॑

IAST Transliteration

ójo ’si, ójo me dāḥ, svā́hā | sáho ’si, sáho me dāḥ, svā́hā |

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Thou art vigour: to me give vigour—svāhā. Thou art might: to me give might—svāhā.

Translation

Perolehan kekuatan. Engkau adalah daya (ojas); berikanlah kepadaku daya—Svāhā. Engkau adalah keteguhan (sahas); berikanlah kepadaku keteguhan—Svāhā.

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Word by Word

• ओजः: vigor, strength
• ओजः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ओजस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• असि: you are
• असि: (सम्बन्ध/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)

• ओजः: vigor, strength
• ओजः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ओजस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• मे: to me / for me
• मे: Sampradāna
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम)

• दाः: give
• दाः: (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)

• स्वाहा: svāhā (ritual exclamation)
• स्वाहा: (मन्त्र-उद्गार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वाहा (निपात/उद्गार)

• सहः: might, power
• सहः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• असि: you are
• असि: (सम्बन्ध/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)

• सहः: might, power
• सहः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• मे: to me / for me
• मे: Sampradāna
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम)

• दाः: give
• दाः: (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)

• स्वाहा: svāhā (ritual exclamation)
• स्वाहा: (मन्त्र-उद्गार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वाहा (निपात/उद्गार)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (individual ṛṣi not specified in the supplied excerpt; commonly treated as Atharvan/Angiras-type for such short efficacy-formulas).

Devata: Ojas and Sahaḥ (personified powers/qualities as operative deities).

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like short formulaic cadence (mantric prose/brief pāda-structure; often catalogued as anuṣṭubh in practice).

Mantra Rasa

Primary: vira

Secondary: shanta