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Atharva Veda 6.32.3: Kanda 6, Anuvaka 4, Sukta 32, Mantra 3

Sukta 32

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

अभ॑यं मित्रावरुणावि॒हास्तु॑ नो॒ऽर्चिषा॒त्त्रिणो॑ नुदतं प्र॒तीचः॑ । मा ज्ञा॒तारं॒ मा प्र॑ति॒ष्ठां वि॑दन्त मि॒थो वि॑घ्ना॒ना उप॑ यन्तु मृ॒त्युम्

Sanskrit recitationAtharva Veda 6.32.3
IAST Transliteration

ábhayaṁ mitrā́varuṇāv ihā́stu no ’rcíṣā́ ’tríṇo nudataṁ pratī́caḥ | mā́ jñātā́raṁ mā́ pratiṣṭhā́ṁ vidanta mithó vighnānā́ úpa yantu mṛtyúm ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Let fearlessness be ours here, O Mitra-Varuṇa; with your flame drive back the devourers, thrust them rearward. Let them not find our kinsman, let them not find our firm standing; thwarting one another, let the hinderers go unto Death.

Word by Word
अभयम्fearlessness; safety
अभयम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअ-भय (प्रातिपदिक)
मित्रावरुणौMitra and Varuṇa
मित्रावरुणौ:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootमित्र + वरुण (प्रातिपदिक, द्वन्द्व)
इहhere
इह:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइह
अस्तुlet there be
अस्तु:
—
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
नःfor us; our
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
अर्चिषाwith (their) flame/radiance
अर्चिषा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootअर्चिस् (प्रातिपदिक)
अत्त्रिणःdevourers; eaters (harmful beings)
अत्त्रिणः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअत्त्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
नुदतम्drive away; thrust away
नुदतम्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootनुद् (धातु)
प्रतीचःturned toward us; coming from the front (hostile)
प्रतीचः:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रतीच् (प्रातिपदिक)
माdo not
मा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा
ज्ञातारम्the knower; one who recognizes
ज्ञातारम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootज्ञातार् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √ज्ञा)
माnor; do not
मा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा
प्रतिष्ठाम्standing-ground; support; foothold
प्रतिष्ठाम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootप्रतिष्ठा (प्रातिपदिक)
विदन्तthey find; they discover
विदन्त:
—
TypeVerb
Rootविद् (धातु)
मिथःmutually; among themselves
मिथः:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमिथः
विघ्नानाःobstacles; obstructing beings
विघ्नानाः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootविघ्न (प्रातिपदिक)
उपtowards; near
उप:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउप
यन्तुlet them go
यन्तु:
—
TypeVerb
Rootया (धातु)
मृत्युम्to death; unto Death
मृत्युम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमृत्यु (प्रातिपदिक)
Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition

Devata: Mitra-Varuṇa (order and protection)

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like

Mantra Rasa

Primary: vira

Secondary: bhayankara

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