Atharva Veda 4.36.7 - Kanda 4, Anuvaka 4, Sukta 36, Mantra 7

Atharva Veda 4.36.7: Kanda 4, Anuvaka 4, Sukta 36, Mantra 7

Sukta 36

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

न पि॑शा॒चैः सं श॑क्नोमि॒ न स्ते॒नैर्न व॑न॒र्गुभिः॑ । पि॒शा॒चास्तस्मा॑न्नश्यन्ति॒ यम॒हं ग्राम॑मावि॒शे

Sanskrit recitationAtharva Veda 4.36.7

IAST Transliteration

ná piśācáiḥ sáṁ śaknomi ná stenáir ná vanargúbhiḥ | piśācā́s tásmān naśyanti yám aháṁ grā́mam āviśé ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

I hold no fellowship with Piśācas, nor with thieves, nor with forest-robbers. Therefore the Piśācas vanish away from that village which I enter.

Translation

Aku tidak bersekutu dengan Piśāca, tidak dengan pencuri, tidak pula dengan perampok hutan. Karena itu Piśāca lenyap dari desa yang kumasuki.

Word by Word

नnot

पिशाचैःwith/against the piśācas (ghouls)

सम्together; completely (preverb)

शक्नोमिI am able

नnot

स्तेनैःwith/against thieves

नnor

वनर्गुभिःwith/against forest-robbers/outlaws

पिशाचाःthe piśācas

तस्मात्from that (place/person)

नश्यन्तिthey perish/vanish

यम्whom/which

अहम्I

ग्रामम्village

आविशेI enter

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (not specified in excerpt)

Devata: Protective brahman (sacral speech) embodied by the entering priest; adversaries are Piśācas and human criminals

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable)

Mantra Rasa

Primary: shanta

Secondary: vira

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