Atharva Veda 4.4.7: Kanda 4, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 4, Mantra 7

Sukta 4

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

आहं त॑नोमि ते॒ पसो॒ अधि॒ ज्यामि॑व॒ धन्व॑नि । क्रम॒स्वर्श॑ इव रो॒हित॒मन॑वग्लायता॒ सदा॑

Sanskrit recitationAtharva Veda 4.4.7

IAST Transliteration

ā́háṃ tanomi te pā́śo ádhi jyā́m iva dhánvani | krámasv árśa iva rohítam anavaglā́yatā sádā ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Forth— I stretch for thee the noose, upon thee, as a bowstring on the bow. Step onward, like the virile one, the ruddy force—never slackening, evermore.

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Word by Word

• आ: forth, towards (prefix)
• आ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ (upasarga)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अहम् (sarvanāma-prātipadika)

• तनोमि: I stretch/extend
• तनोमि: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √तनु (तन॑ु) ‘to stretch, extend’

• ते: for you / of you
• ते: Sampradāna (beneficiary/possessor)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: त्वद् (sarvanāma-prātipadika)

• पसः: the noose/snare
• पसः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पशु/पश (prātipadika) ‘noose, snare; bond’

• अधि: upon, over
• अधि: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अधि (upasarga/avyaya)

• ज्याम्: (on) the bowstring
• ज्याम्: Adhikaraṇa (locus of comparison) / Karma (with implied ‘place upon’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्या (prātipadika) ‘bowstring’

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

• धन्वनि: on the bow
• धन्वनि: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन्वन् (prātipadika) ‘bow’

• क्रमस्व: step forth / advance
• क्रमस्व: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √क्रम् ‘to step, stride’

• अर्शः: a serpent (creeper)
• अर्शः: Kartā (of implied comparison) / upamāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्शस् (prātipadika) ‘(a kind of) serpent; creeping creature’

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

• रोहितम्: the red one (Rohita)
• रोहितम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective/Noun
• Root: रोहित (prātipadika) ‘red; Rohita (a red animal/horse)’

• अनवग्लायता: without slackening / without slipping back
• अनवग्लायता: Karaṇa (manner/means)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनवग्लायिन् (adj. prātipadika) ‘not drooping/lagging, not slipping back’

• सदा: always
• सदा: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvan/Āṅgirasa

Devata: Pāśa (personified bond) / coercive protective force

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh

Mantra Rasa

Primary: raudra

Secondary: vira