Previous Mantra
Next Mantra

Atharva Veda 7.73.3: Kanda 7, Anuvaka 8, Sukta 73, Mantra 3

Sukta 73

स्वाहा॑कृतः॒ शुचि॑र्दे॒वेषु॑ य॒ज्ञो यो अ॒श्विनो॑श्चम॒सो दे॑व॒पानः॑ । तमु॒ विश्वे॑ अ॒मृता॑सो जुषा॒णा ग॑न्ध॒र्वस्य॒ प्रत्या॒स्ना रि॑हन्ति

Sanskrit recitationAtharva Veda 7.73.3

svā́hākṛtaḥ śúcir devéṣu yajñó yó aśvinóś camasó devapā́naḥ | tám u víśve amṛ́tāso juṣāṇā́ gandharvásya pratyāsnā́ ríhanti

Offered with Svāhā, pure among the gods, is the sacrifice—this cup of the Aśvins, a draught for deities. That, verily, all the Immortals, taking delight therein, lick at the very lip, as (one) of the Gandharva.

स्वाहा॑कृतःmade/uttered with svāhā (consecrated by the svāhā-call)
स्वाहा॑कृतः:
विशेषण (कर्तृपदस्य)
TypeAdjective
Rootस्वाहा-कृत (कृ) (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
शुचिःpure
शुचिः:
विशेषण (कर्तृपदस्य)
TypeAdjective
Rootशुचि (प्रातिपदिक)
देवेषुamong the gods
देवेषु:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
यज्ञःthe sacrifice
यज्ञः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
यःwhich/who
यः:
सम्बन्ध (यज्ञस्य)
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अश्विनोःof the two Aśvins
अश्विनोः:
सम्बन्ध (चमसस्य)
TypeNoun
Rootअश्विन् (प्रातिपदिक)
and
:
समुच्चय
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (निपात)
चमसःthe cup (soma-cup)
चमसः:
कर्तृ (यज्ञस्य विशेषण/समनाधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootचमस (प्रातिपदिक)
देवपानःdrunk by the gods / for the gods’ drinking
देवपानः:
विशेषण (चमसस्य/यज्ञस्य)
TypeAdjective
Rootदेव-पान (प्रातिपदिक; तत्पुरुष)
तम्him/that (sacrifice/cup)
तम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
indeed
:
निपात (उत्कर्ष/अनुनासिक बल)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउ (निपात)
विश्वेall
विश्वे:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective (substantive)
Rootविश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
अमृतासःthe immortals
अमृतासः:
कर्तृ (विश्वे इत्यस्य विशेष्य)
TypeNoun/Adjective (substantive)
Rootअमृत (प्रातिपदिक)
जुषाणाःenjoying, accepting with favor
जुषाणाः:
कर्तृ (विश्वे अमृतासः)
TypeParticiple
Rootजुष् (धातु) → जुषाण (कृदन्त; शानच्/आनच्-प्रत्यय, आत्मनेपदी)
गन्धर्वस्यof the Gandharva
गन्धर्वस्य:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootगन्धर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
प्रत्यास्नाःwith the counter/returning mouths (snouts/tongues), in opposition
प्रत्यास्नाः:
करण/साधन (रिहन्ति इत्यस्य)
TypeNoun
Rootप्रति-आस्ना (प्रातिपदिक; उपसर्ग-समास)
रिहन्तिthey lick
रिहन्ति:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootरिह् (धातु)

Rishi: Anukramaṇī confirmation required.

Devata: Aśvins; ‘Viśve Devāḥ’ (All Gods) as acceptors; Gandharva as liminal guardian figure.

Chandas: Likely Jagatī/Triṣṭubh mixture; requires scan.

Primary: shanta

Secondary: adbhuta

Ask anything about this verse

Answers come straight from the texts, with the shlokas they draw on. Ask in your own words.

Not sure where to start?

A free sign-in with Google or Apple keeps your chat saved across web and the app.

Read Atharva Veda in the Vedapath app

Scan the QR code to open this directly in the app, with word-by-word meanings, Sanskrit recitation where available, and more.

Continue reading in the Vedapath app

Open in App