Atharva Veda 5.13.6: Kanda 5, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 13, Mantra 6

Sukta 13

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

अ॒सि॒तस्य॑ तैमा॒तस्य॑ ब॒भ्रोरपो॑दकस्य च । सा॒त्रा॒सा॒हस्या॒हं म॒न्योरव॒ ज्यामि॑व॒ धन्व॑नो॒ वि मु॑ञ्चामि॒ रथाँ॑ इव

Sanskrit recitationAtharva Veda 5.13.6

IAST Transliteration

asitásya taimātásya babhrór apó̱dakasya ca | sātrāsāhásyāháṁ manyór áva jyā́m iva dhánvano ví muñcāmi rathā́n iva ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

From the Black, from Taimāta, from the Brown, and from the waterless; from Sātrāsāha’s fury—I release (thee) away, as a bowstring from the bow, as chariots are let go.

Translation

黒き者より、タイマータ（Taimāta）より、褐色の者より、また無水の者より；さらにサートラーサーハ（Sātrāsāha）の憤怒より——我は（汝を）遠ざけて解き放つ。弓より弦を外すがごとく、戦車を放つがごとく。

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Word by Word

• असितस्य: of the dark/black one
• असितस्य: सम्बन्ध (genitive qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: असित (प्रातिपदिक)

• तैमातस्य: of Taimāta (a being/serpent of the deep)
• तैमातस्य: सम्बन्ध (genitive qualifier)
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: तैमात (प्रातिपदिक; तिमि-सम्बद्ध)

• बभ्रोः: of the brown one (Babhru)
• बभ्रोः: सम्बन्ध (genitive qualifier)
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: बभ्रु (प्रातिपदिक)

• अपोदकस्य: of Apodaka (water(-dweller)/water-related being)
• अपोदकस्य: सम्बन्ध (genitive qualifier)
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: अपोदक (प्रातिपदिक; अप्+उदक-समास)

• च: and
• च: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• सात्रासाहस्य: of the overpowering/overcoming one (Sātrāsāha)
• सात्रासाहस्य: सम्बन्ध (genitive qualifier)
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: सात्रासाह (प्रातिपदिक; सात्रा+साह समास)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: कर्तृ
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अहम्

• मन्योः: of wrath/anger
• मन्योः: सम्बन्ध (genitive qualifier)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्यु (प्रातिपदिक)

• अव: down, away
• अव: —
• Type: Indeclinable (preverb)
• Root: अव

• ज्याम्: bowstring
• ज्याम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्या (प्रातिपदिक)

• इव: like
• इव: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• धन्वनः: from the bow
• धन्वनः: अपादान (separation: ‘from the bow’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन्वन् (प्रातिपदिक)

• वि: apart, asunder
• वि: —
• Type: Indeclinable (preverb)
• Root: वि

• मुञ्चामि: I release/loosen
• मुञ्चामि: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच् (धातु)

• रथान्: chariots
• रथान्: कर्म (उपमान-रूपेण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ (प्रातिपदिक)

• इव: like
• इव: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic (per anukramaṇī).

Devata: Poison/serpent classes as adversaries; the releasing power (mocana) as operative deity.

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable).

Mantra Rasa

Primary: shanta

Secondary: vira