Atharva Veda 4.8.5: Kanda 4, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 8, Mantra 5

Sukta 8

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

या आपो॑ दि॒व्याः पय॑सा॒ मद॑न्त्य॒न्तरि॑क्ष उ॒त वा॑ पृथि॒व्याम्। तासां॑ त्वा॒ सर्वा॑साम॒पाम॒भि॑ षि॑ञ्चामि॒ वर्च॑सा

Sanskrit recitationAtharva Veda 4.8.5

IAST Transliteration

yā́ ā́po divyā́ḥ páyasā mádanty antárikṣa utá vā pṛthivyā́m | tāsā́ṃ tvā sárvāsām apā́m abhí ṣiñcāmi várcasā́

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

The Waters which, heavenly, with their milky sap exult—whether in the mid-air, or again upon the earth—of all those Waters I sprinkle thee, that thou be clothed with lustre and vital radiance.

Translation

天なる水々、乳のごとき精髄によって歓喜する水々——中空にあれ、また地上にあれ——それらすべての水をもって、われは汝に灌ぎかける。汝が光沢と生命の輝きに包まれんがために。

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Word by Word

• याः: which (those)
• याः: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → या-

• आपः: waters
• आपः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप् (प्रातिपदिक) → आप्/आप-

• दिव्याः: heavenly, celestial
• दिव्याः: Viśeṣaṇa (of आपः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)

• पयसा: with milk/juice (nourishing sap)
• पयसा: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: पयस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• मदन्ति: rejoice, are exhilarated
• मदन्ति: Kriyā
• Type: Verb
• Root: मद् (धातु)

• अन्तरिक्षे: in the mid-air/atmosphere
• अन्तरिक्षे: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तरिक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)

• उत: and, also
• उत: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उत

• वा: or
• वा: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा

• पृथिव्याम्: on/in the earth
• पृथिव्याम्: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथिवी (प्रातिपदिक)

• तासाम्: of those
• तासाम्: Sambandha (genitive)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → ता-

• त्वा: you (thee)
• त्वा: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• सर्वासाम्: of all
• सर्वासाम्: Viśeṣaṇa (of तासाम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)

• अपाम्: of the waters
• अपाम्: Sambandha (genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप् (प्रातिपदिक)

• अभि: towards, over
• अभि: —
• Type: Indeclinable (preverb/preposition)
• Root: अभि

• सिञ्चामि: I sprinkle/pour
• सिञ्चामि: Kriyā
• Type: Verb
• Root: सिच् (धातु)

• वर्चसा: with radiance/splendour (vital lustre)
• वर्चसा: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्चस् (प्रातिपदिक)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (hymn-seer not securely fixed in all anukramaṇīs)

Devata: Āpaḥ (Waters) as healing and lustre-conferring powers

Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like cadence (mixed; Atharvanic meters often irregular)

Mantra Rasa

Primary: shanta

Secondary: adbhuta