Atharva Veda 4.13.1: Kanda 4, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 13, Mantra 1

Sukta 13

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

रोगनिवारणम् उ॒त दे॑वा॒ अव॑हितं॒ देवा॒ उन्न॑यथा॒ पुनः॑ । उ॒ताग॑श्च॒क्रुषं॑ देवा॒ देवा॑ जी॒वय॑था॒ पुनः॑

IAST Transliteration

utá devā́ avahitàṃ devā́ ún nayatha púnaḥ | utā́gaś cakrúṣaṃ devā́ devā́ jīvayatha púnaḥ

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

And, O ye Gods, him who is laid low—O Gods, lift ye him up again. And him who hath committed offense—O Gods, O Gods, make ye him live again.

Translation

Dan wahai para Dewa, dia yang terbaring lemah—wahai para Dewa, angkatlah dia kembali. Dan dia yang telah berbuat pelanggaran—wahai para Dewa, wahai para Dewa, hidupkanlah dia kembali.

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Word by Word

• रोगनिवारणम्: removal of disease; healing
• रोगनिवारणम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रोग-निवारण (प्रातिपदिक; √वृ/√वॄ ‘वारणे’ उपसर्ग नि-)

• उत: and; also
• उत: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उत (निपात) अथ/अपि

• देवाः: O gods
• देवाः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)

• अवहितम्: that which is laid down/kept; attended (thing)
• अवहितम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अवहित (कृदन्त; अव-√धा ‘स्थापने/धारणे’ → अवहित ‘placed/laid down; attended to’)

• देवाः: O gods
• देवाः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव

• उन्नयथ: raise up; lead up
• उन्नयथ: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्-√नी (नयति)

• पुनः: again; back
• पुनः: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)

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

• आगः: sin; offense
• आगः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आगस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• चक्रुषम्: the offender; one who has done (sin)
• चक्रुषम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √कृ (कृणोति) → चक्रुष् (परिपूर्ण/भूतकृदन्त ‘having done’)

• देवाः: O gods
• देवाः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव

• देवाः: O gods
• देवाः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव

• जीवयथ: make (him) live; restore to life
• जीवयथ: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √जीव् (जीवति) → caus. जीवयति

• पुनः: again; back
• पुनः: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (anukramaṇī attributions vary for AV 4.13).

Devata: Viśve Devāḥ (All Gods).

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (common Atharvanic healing meter; may be slightly irregular by recension).

Mantra Rasa

Primary: karuna

Secondary: shanta