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

（病の鎮め）おお神々よ、打ち伏せられ、横たわる者を――おお神々よ、ふたたび引き起こしたまえ。さらに、罪過をなした者を――おお神々よ、おお神々よ、ふたたび生かしたまえ。

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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