Atharva Veda 5.21.7: Kanda 5, Anuvaka 3, Sukta 21, Mantra 7

Sukta 21

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

परा॒मित्रा॑न् दुन्दु॒भिना॑ हरि॒णस्या॒जिने॑न च । सर्वे॑ दे॒वा अ॑तित्रस॒न् ये सं॑ग्रा॒मस्येशते

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 5.21.7

IAST Transliteration

párā ’mítrān dundubhínā haríṇasyā́jinena ca | sárve devā́ atitrasan yé saṃgrāmásyeśate

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Away with the foes—by the Drum, and by the antelope’s hide! All the Gods have trembled—those who bear dominion over battle.

Translation

Enyahkan para musuh—dengan genderang (dundubhi) dan dengan kulit kijang (hariṇa)! Semua Dewa telah gemetar—mereka yang memegang kekuasaan atas peperangan.

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Word by Word

• परा: away, forth
• परा: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परा (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• अमित्रान्: enemies
• अमित्रान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमित्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• दुन्दुभिना: with a drum
• दुन्दुभिना: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुन्दुभि (प्रातिपदिक)

• हरिणस्य: of a deer/antelope
• हरिणस्य: —
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: हरिण (प्रातिपदिक)

• अजिनेन: with a hide/skin
• अजिनेन: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: अजिन (प्रातिपदिक)

• च: and
• च: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)

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

• अतित्रसन्: they greatly frightened (them) / caused to tremble
• अतित्रसन्: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्रस् (धातु) + अति (उपसर्ग)

• ये: who
• ये: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• संग्रामस्य: of the battle
• संग्रामस्य: —
• Type: Noun
• Root: संग्राम (प्रातिपदिक)

• ईशते: rules, has power over
• ईशते: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: ईश् (धातु)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (as per AV anukramaṇī for the dundubhi hymn-cycle)

Devata: Dundubhi and battle-deities (saṃgrāma-īśa devāḥ)

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (approximate; Atharvanic metrical looseness possible)

Mantra Rasa

Primary: vira

Secondary: raudra