Atharva Veda 4.17.7 — Kanda 4, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 17, Mantra 7

Sukta 17

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

तृ॒ष्णा॒मा॒रं क्षु॑धामा॒रमथो॑ अक्षपराज॒यम्। अपा॑मार्ग॒ त्वया॑ व॒यं सर्वं॒ तदप॒ मृज्महे

IAST Transliteration

tṛ́ṣṇāmā́raṁ kṣudhāmā́ram átho ákṣaparājáyam | apā́mārga tváyā vayáṁ sárvaṁ tád ápa mṛjmahe ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Thirst-slaying and hunger-slaying, and also defeat at the dice—with thee, O Apāmārga, all that we wipe away.

Translation

Pembunuh dahaga dan pembunuh lapar, dan juga kekalahan dalam permainan dadu—dengan engkau, wahai Apāmārga, semua itu kami sapu bersih, kami lenyapkan.

Word by Word

• तृष्णामारम्: (the charm/herb) that destroys thirst
• तृष्णामारम्: Karma
• Type: Noun (compound)
• Root: तृष्णा (प्रातिपदिक) + मार (प्रातिपदिक) [= मारक/नाशक]

• क्षुधामारम्: (the charm/herb) that destroys hunger
• क्षुधामारम्: Karma
• Type: Noun (compound)
• Root: क्षुधा (प्रातिपदिक) + मार (प्रातिपदिक) [= मारक/नाशक]

• अथो: and also / moreover
• अथो: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथो (अव्यय) [अथ + उ]

• अक्षपराजयम्: defeat at dice / loss in gambling
• अक्षपराजयम्: Karma
• Type: Noun (compound)
• Root: अक्ष (प्रातिपदिक) + पराजय (प्रातिपदिक)

• अपामार्ग: O Apāmārga (the herb/charm)
• अपामार्ग: सम्बोधन
• Type: Noun (vocative)
• Root: अपामार्ग (प्रातिपदिक) [वनस्पति-नाम]

• त्वया: by you / with you
• त्वया: Karaṇa
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• वयम्: we
• वयम्: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• सर्वम्: all (of it)
• सर्वम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• अप: away / off
• अप: —
• Type: Indeclinable (preverb)
• Root: अप (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• मृज्महे: we wipe/clean away
• मृज्महे: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √मृज् (मृज्/मर्ज्) ‘मार्जने’

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic/Āṅgiras transmission (not specified in excerpt)

Devata: Apāmārga

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable)

Mantra Rasa

Primary: shanta

Secondary: vira