Atharva Veda 4.31.3: Kanda 4, Anuvaka 4, Sukta 31, Mantra 3

Sukta 31

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

सह॑स्व मन्यो अ॒भिमा॑तिम॒स्मै रु॒जन् मृ॒णन् प्र॑मृ॒णन् प्रेहि॒ शत्रू॑न्। उ॒ग्रं ते॒ पाजो॑ न॒न्वा रु॑रुध्रे व॒शी वशं॑ नयासा एकज॒ त्वम्

Sanskrit recitationAtharva Veda 4.31.3

IAST Transliteration

sáhasva manyo abhímatim asmái rújan mṛṇán pramṛṇán prá éhi śátrūn | ugráṃ te pájo nanvā́ rúrudhre vaśī́ váśaṃ nayāse ékait tvám

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Prevail, O Manyu, against his hostile purpose—breaking, crushing, crushing utterly—go forth upon the foes. Fierce is thy might: verily thou hast hemmed them in; masterful, thou leadest them into subjection—thou alone indeed.

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Word by Word

• सहस्व: overcome! be victorious!
• सहस्व: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: सह्

• मन्यो: O Wrath/Indignation (personified)
• मन्यो: सम्बोधन
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्यु-

• अभिमातिम्: hostile attack; enmity
• अभिमातिम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभिमाति-

• अस्मै: for him; to this (man)
• अस्मै: सम्प्रदान
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्

• रुजन्: breaking; shattering
• रुजन्: कर्तृ (विशेषणरूपेण) / क्रियाविशेषण
• Type: Verb
• Root: रुज्

• मृणन्: crushing; destroying
• मृणन्: कर्तृ (विशेषणरूपेण) / क्रियाविशेषण
• Type: Verb
• Root: मृण्

• प्रमृणन्: utterly crushing
• प्रमृणन्: कर्तृ (विशेषणरूपेण) / क्रियाविशेषण
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + मृण्

• प्रेहि: go forth! advance!
• प्रेहि: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + इ

• शत्रून्: enemies
• शत्रून्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत्रु-

• उग्रम्: fierce; formidable
• उग्रम्: कर्म (विशेष्ये) / विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उग्र-

• ते: your
• ते: सम्बन्ध
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: त्वद्

• पाजः: might; power; strength
• पाजः: कर्तृ/कर्म (सन्दर्भानुसार)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाजस्-

• नन्वा: indeed; surely
• नन्वा: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ननु + वा

• रुरुध्रे: has restrained/checked; has held back
• रुरुध्रे: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: रुध्

• वशी: self-controlled; masterful
• वशी: कर्तृ (त्वम् इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वशिन्-

• वशम्: control; subjection
• वशम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: वश-

• नयासे: you lead; you bring
• नयासे: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: नी

• एकज: single-born; uniquely born (epithet)
• एकज: सम्बोधन
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एकज-

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: कर्तृ
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्

Attribution

Rishi: Manyu-hymn tradition (not recoverable here)

Devata: Manyu

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; requires confirmation)

Mantra Rasa

Primary: raudra

Secondary: vira