Atharva Veda 5.21.2: Kanda 5, Anuvaka 3, Sukta 21, Mantra 2

Sukta 21

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

उ॒द्वेप॑माना॒ मन॑सा॒ चक्षु॑षा॒ हृद॑येन च । धाव॑न्तु॒ बिभ्य॑तो॒ऽमित्राः॑ प्रत्रा॒सेनाज्ये॑ हु॒ते

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 5.21.2

IAST Transliteration

úd vepámānā mánasā cákṣuṣā hṛ́dayena ca | dhā́vantu bíbhyato ’mitrā́ḥ pratrāsénā́jye huté

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Quaking forth with mind, with eye, and with the heart as well, let the enemies, in fear, run headlong—when, with terror as our power, the butter-offering is poured.

Translation

ສັ່ນສະເທືອນດ້ວຍຈິດໃຈ, ດ້ວຍສາຍຕາ, ແລະ ດ້ວຍຫົວໃຈກໍຕາມ, ຈົ່ງໃຫ້ສັດຕູ, ໃນຄວາມຢ້ານກົວ, ໝໍ້ໄປຂ້າງໜ້າ - ເມື່ອ, ດ້ວຍຄວາມຢ້ານກົວເປັນພະລັງຂອງເຮົາ, ການຖວາຍເນີຍໄດ້ຖືກຫົດ.

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Word by Word

• उद्वेपमानाः: trembling up / agitated
• उद्वेपमानाः: कर्तृ
• Type: Adjective (participle)
• Root: उद्-√विप् (वेप्) / प्रातिपदिक: उद्वेपमान-

• मनसा: with (their) mind
• मनसा: करण
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस्

• चक्षुषा: with (their) eye/sight
• चक्षुषा: करण
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्षुस्

• हृदयेन: with (their) heart
• हृदयेन: करण
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृदय

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

• धावन्तु: let (them) run away
• धावन्तु: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: √धाव्

• बिभ्यतः: of the fearing (ones)
• बिभ्यतः: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
• Type: Adjective (participle)
• Root: √भी

• अमित्राः: enemies
• अमित्राः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमित्र

• प्रत्रासेन: with terror / by fright
• प्रत्रासेन: करण
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रत्रास

• आज्ये: in/with ghee
• आज्ये: अधिकरण
• Type: Noun
• Root: आज्य

• हुते: (when it is) offered (in oblation)
• हुते: अधिकरण (सप्तमी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Participle
• Root: √हु

Attribution

Rishi: As per AV anukramaṇī for this sukta (martial Atharvanic attribution)

Devata: Trāsa/Bhaya (terror) operationalized; enemies as target

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh

Mantra Rasa

Primary: raudra

Secondary: bhayankara