Atharva Veda 2.34.1: Kanda 2, Anuvaka 4, Sukta 34, Mantra 1

Sukta 34

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

पशवः। य ईशे॑ पशु॒पतिः॑ पशू॒नां चतु॑ष्पदामु॒त यो द्वि॒पदा॑म्। निष्क्री॑तः॒ स य॒ज्ञियं॑ भा॒गमे॑तु रा॒यस्पोषा॒ यज॑मानं सचन्ताम्

IAST Transliteration

paśávaḥ | yá ī́śe paśupátiḥ paśūnā́ṃ catúṣpadām utá yó dvipádām | niṣkrī́taḥ sá yajñíyaṃ bhāgám etu rāyáspoṣā́ yájamānaṃ sacantām

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

He who hath mastery, the Lord of cattle—of beasts that go on four feet, and also of the two-footed—being bought off, let him accept the sacrificial portion; and may the prospering increases of wealth attend upon the Sacrificer.

Translation

Dia yang berkuasa, Paśupati, Tuan atas hewan ternak—atas yang berkaki empat dan juga yang berkaki dua—setelah ditebus, hendaklah Ia menerima bagian yajña yang patut dipersembahkan; dan semoga pertumbuhan kemakmuran harta menyertai yajamāna, sang pelaksana kurban.

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Word by Word

• पशवः: the cattle/animals
• पशवः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: पशु- (प्रातिपदिक)

• यः: who
• यः: कर्तृ
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्- (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• ईशे: rules, is lord over
• ईशे: कर्तृ
• Type: Verb
• Root: ईश् (धातु)

• पशुपतिः: the lord of beasts (Pashupati)
• पशुपतिः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: पशुपति- (समास-प्रातिपदिक: पशु + पति)

• पशूनाम्: of the animals
• पशूनाम्: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पशु- (प्रातिपदिक)

• चतुष्पदाम्: of the four-footed (creatures)
• चतुष्पदाम्: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: चतुष्पद्- (प्रातिपदिक)

• उत: and also
• उत: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उत (निपात)

• यः: who
• यः: कर्तृ
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्- (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• द्विपदाम्: of the two-footed (creatures)
• द्विपदाम्: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: द्विपद्- (प्रातिपदिक)

• निष्क्रीतः: having been bought off / redeemed
• निष्क्रीतः: कर्तृ (विशेषणरूपेण)
• Type: Adjective/Participle
• Root: निष्क्रीत- (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; नि: + √क्री ‘to buy’)

• सः: he
• सः: कर्तृ
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्- (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• यज्ञियम्: fit for sacrifice, sacrificial
• यज्ञियम्: कर्म
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यज्ञिय- (प्रातिपदिक)

• भागम्: share, portion
• भागम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाग- (प्रातिपदिक)

• एतु: let (him/it) go/come
• एतु: कर्तृ
• Type: Verb
• Root: इ (धातु)

• रायः: of wealth
• रायः: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राय्/रायि- (प्रातिपदिक ‘wealth’)

• पोषाः: nourishments, prosperities
• पोषाः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: पोष- (प्रातिपदिक)

• यजमानम्: the sacrificer
• यजमानम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: यजमान- (प्रातिपदिक)

• सचन्ताम्: let them accompany/attend
• सचन्ताम्: कर्तृ
• Type: Verb
• Root: सच् (धातु)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic/Angirasa tradition (hymn-level attribution varies by anukramaṇī; commonly treated as Atharvanic).

Devata: Paśupati (Rudra as Lord of beasts; protector and controller of cattle and bipeds).

Chandas: Mixed/Pragātha-like (two long pādas; not a simple anuṣṭubh).

Mantra Rasa

Primary: shanta

Secondary: vira