Atharva Veda 9.2.18: Kanda 9, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 2, Mantra 18

Sukta 2

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

यथा॑ दे॒वा असु॑रा॒न् प्राणु॑दन्त॒ यथेन्द्रो॒ दस्यू॑नध॒मं तमो॑ बबा॒धे। तथा॒ त्वं का॑म॒ मम॒ ये स॒पत्ना॒स्तान॒स्माल्लो॒कात् णु॑दस्व दू॒रम्

Sanskrit recitationAtharva Veda 9.2.18

IAST Transliteration

yáthā devā́ ásurān prā́ṇudanta yáthéndro dasyū́n ádhamam támo babā́dhe | táthā tváṁ kā́ma máma yé sapátnās tā́n asmā́l lokā́t ṇudasva dū́ram

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

As the Gods drave forth the Asuras, as Indra smote the Dasyus into nethermost darkness, so, O Kāma, drive thou far away from this world those rivals of mine.

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Word by Word

• यथा: just as
• यथा: Adhikaraṇa (तुलनासम्बन्धे) / अव्यय-सम्बन्ध
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव

• असुरान्: the Asuras
• असुरान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: असुर

• प्राणुदन्: drove away, thrust forth
• प्राणुदन्: (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + √नुद्

• यथा: just as
• यथा: Adhikaraṇa (तुलनासम्बन्धे) / अव्यय-सम्बन्ध
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• इन्द्रः: Indra
• इन्द्रः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र

• दस्यून्: the Dasyus (hostile foes)
• दस्यून्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दस्यु

• अधमम्: lowest, most base
• अधमम्: Karma (विशेषणरूपेण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अधम

• तमः: darkness
• तमः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: तमस्

• बबाधे: has smitten/overcome
• बबाधे: (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √बाध्

• तथा: so, in the same way
• तथा: Adhikaraṇa (प्रकारे) / अव्यय-सम्बन्ध
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्

• काम: O Kāma (Desire)
• काम: सम्बोधन
• Type: Noun (vocative use) / Address
• Root: काम

• मम: of me, my
• मम: सम्बन्ध (genitive)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्

• ये: who
• ये: Kartā (उपवाक्ये)
• Type: Pronoun (relative)
• Root: यद्

• सपत्नाः: rivals, adversaries
• सपत्नाः: Kartā (ये…सपत्नाः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सपत्न

• तान्: those (them)
• तान्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्

• अस्मात्: from this
• अस्मात्: Apādāna
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्

• लोकात्: world, realm
• लोकात्: Apādāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक

• णुदस्व: drive away!
• णुदस्व: (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √नुद्

• दूरम्: far away
• दूरम्: Adhikaraṇa (देशे) / क्रियाविशेषण
• Type: Indeclinable (adverbial accusative) / Noun used adverbially
• Root: दूर

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic/Angirasa tradition (variable)

Devata: Kāma (with Indra/Devas as exemplars)

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-type (Atharvanic mixed)

Mantra Rasa

Primary: raudra

Secondary: vira