Atharva Veda 2.27.2: Kanda 2, Anuvaka 3, Sukta 27, Mantra 2

Sukta 27

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

सु॒प॒र्णस्त्वान्व॑विन्दत् सूक॒रस्त्वा॑खनन्न॒सा। प्राशं॒ प्रति॑प्राशो जह्यर॒सान् कृ॑ण्वोषधे

IAST Transliteration

suparṇás tvā́nvàvindat sūkarás tvā́khanann asā́ | prā́śaṃ práti-prā́śo jahy arāsā́n kṛṇv oṣadhe ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

The fair-winged found thee out; the boar with his snout dug thee forth. As counter-eating unto eating, smite thou the sapless banes; make (us) whole, O Herb.

Translation

Bersayap indah (suparṇa) menemukan engkau; babi hutan dengan moncongnya menggali engkau keluar. Sebagai lawan-makan bagi makan, hantamlah kebinasaan yang tak bersari; jadikan (kami) pulih, wahai Oṣadhi (Herba).

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Word by Word

• सुपर्णः: the well-winged one (a bird)
• सुपर्णः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु-पर्ण (प्रातिपदिक) / पर्ण

• त्वा: you (thee)
• त्वा: कर्म
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• अन्वविन्दत्: found (you), discovered
• अन्वविन्दत्: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: √विद् (विन्दति) + अनु

• सूकरः: the boar
• सूकरः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूकर (प्रातिपदिक)

• त्वा: you (thee)
• त्वा: कर्म
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• अखनत्: dug up
• अखनत्: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: √खन्

• नसा: with (its) snout
• नसा: करण
• Type: Noun
• Root: नसा (प्रातिपदिक)

• प्राशम्: the eater/consumer (devourer)
• प्राशम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राश (प्रातिपदिक)

• प्रतिप्राशः: the counter-eater, one who eats back (requiter)
• प्रतिप्राशः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रति-प्राश (प्रातिपदिक)

• जहि: strike down, slay
• जहि: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: √हन्

• अरसान्: the tasteless/juiceless ones (harmful, sapless beings)
• अरसान्: कर्म
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: अ-रस (प्रातिपदिक)

• कृणु: make, render
• कृणु: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ

• ओषधे: O herb (medicinal plant)
• ओषधे: सम्बोधन
• Type: Noun (vocative)
• Root: ओषधि (प्रातिपदिक)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (often transmitted under Atharvan/Angiras attribution for oṣadhi hymns; exact r̥ṣi assignment varies by anukramaṇī lists).

Devata: Oṣadhi (the Herb) as personified healing power; secondarily the mythic finders (Suparṇa, Sūkara) as enabling agents.

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable; AV healing verses commonly use anuṣṭubh—confirmable against pada-count in a critical edition).

Mantra Rasa

Primary: adbhuta

Secondary: vira