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Atharva Veda 13.1.29: Kanda 13, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 1, Mantra 29

Sukta 1

हन्त्वे॑ना॒न् प्र द॑ह॒त्वरि॒र्यो नः॑ पृत॒न्यति॑ । क्र॒व्यादा॒ग्निना॑ व॒यं स॒पत्ना॒न् प्र द॑हामसि

Sanskrit recitationAtharva Veda 13.1.29

hántv ènā́n prá dahatv árír yó naḥ pṛtányati | kravyā́d-agnínā vayáṃ sapátnān prá dahāmasi

Let him slay them; let him burn forth the enemy who makes war on us. With flesh-devouring Agni we burn forth the rivals.

हन्तुlet (him/it) slay
हन्तु:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootहन् (धातु)
एनान्these (persons), them
एनान्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक; एतद्/इदम्-प्रयोगः)
प्रforth, forward; intensifier
प्र:
(क्रियाविशेषणम्)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
दहतुlet (him/it) burn
दहतु:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootदह् (धातु)
अरिःthe enemy
अरिः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootअरि (प्रातिपदिक)
यःwho
यः:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
नःof us / to us
नः:
सम्बन्ध/सम्प्रदान (सन्दर्भानुसार)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
पृतन्यतिwages battle, attacks
पृतन्यति:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootपृतन्य (धातु; पृतना-सम्बद्धः)
क्रव्यादात्from the flesh-eater (demon)
क्रव्यादात्:
अपादान
TypeNoun
Rootक्रव्याद (प्रातिपदिक)
अग्निनाwith fire
अग्निना:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
वयम्we
वयम्:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सपत्नान्rivals, hostile co-wives/enemies
सपत्नान्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootसपत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
प्रforth, completely
प्र:
(क्रियाविशेषणम्)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
दहामसिwe burn
दहामसि:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootदह् (धातु)

Rishi: Atharvanic/Angirasic abhicāra lineage.

Devata: Kravyād Agni (fierce Agni).

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like (requires metrical verification).

Primary: raudra

Secondary: vira

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