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Atharva Veda 9.5.4: Kanda 9, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 5, Mantra 4

Sukta 5

अनु॑च्छ्य श्या॒मेन॒ त्वच॑मे॒तां वि॑शस्तर्यथाप॒र्व॑१सिना॒ माभि मं॑स्थाः । माभि द्रु॑हः परु॒शः क॑ल्पयैनं तृ॒तीये॒ नाके॒ अधि॒ वि श्र॑यैनम्

anuchyá śyāména tvácam etā́ṃ víśas taryathā́ parvasínā mā́bhi maṃsthāḥ | mā́bhi druháḥ parúśaḥ kalpayaínam tṛtī́ye nā́ke ádhi ví śrayaínam

Cover him over with this dark hide, in jointed wise, that it overpass not unto the folk; fasten not upon us. Let not treacherous, cruel harms be fashioned against him: in the third heaven, there establish him firmly.

अनुच्छ्यcut/hew off (following/along), sever
अनुच्छ्य:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Rootअनु-छि (छिनत्ति) / अनु-छ्यै (वेद.)
श्यामेनwith the dark/black (one/thing)
श्यामेन:
करण
TypeAdjective
Rootश्याम (प्रातिपदिक)
त्वचम्skin, hide
त्वचम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootत्वच् (प्रातिपदिक)
एताम्this (her/it)
एताम्:
कर्म (विशेषण-रूपेण)
TypePronoun
Rootएतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
विशःthe clans/settlements, the people
विशः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootविश् (प्रातिपदिक)
तर्यथcarry across, rescue, save
तर्यथ:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Rootतॄ (तारयति) / तॄ (वेद. तर्यति)
अपaway, off
अप:
(क्रिया-विशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअप (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
अर्वसीनाlying down, recumbent, prostrate
अर्वसीना:
करण/अधिकरण (सन्दर्भानुसार)
TypeAdjective
Rootअर्वसीन (प्रातिपदिक)
माdo not
मा:
(क्रिया-निषेध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा (निषेध)
अभिtowards, against, upon
अभि:
(क्रिया-विशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
मंस्थाःdo not churn/torment; do not agitate
मंस्थाः:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Rootमन्थ् (मन्थति) / मस्थ् (वेद.)
माdo not
मा:
(क्रिया-निषेध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा (निषेध)
अभिagainst, upon
अभि:
(क्रिया-विशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
द्रुहःharm, malice, injury
द्रुहः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootद्रुह् (प्रातिपदिक) / द्रुह् (द्रोह)
परुशःharsh, cutting, cruel
परुशः:
कर्तृ (विशेषण-रूपेण) / कर्म-विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootपरुश (प्रातिपदिक) / परुष (प्रातिपदिक)
कल्पयarrange, prepare, make
कल्पय:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Rootकॢप् (कल्पयति)
एनम्him/it (this one)
एनम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootएतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) / एनद्
तृतीयेin the third
तृतीये:
अधिकरण
TypeAdjective
Rootतृतीय (प्रातिपदिक)
नाकेin heaven, in the celestial realm
नाके:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootनाक (प्रातिपदिक)
अधिupon, over
अधि:
(क्रिया-विशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअधि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
विapart, widely, distinctly
वि:
(क्रिया-विशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
श्रयset/lay, place, cause to rest
श्रय:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Rootश्रि (श्रयति)
एनम्him/it
एनम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootएतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) / एनद्

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (not specified in the provided excerpt)

Devata: Protective power of the covering (tvac/ajina); implicit cosmic order of nāka

Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like (requires scansion confirmation; text has some uncertain readings)

Primary: bhayankara

Secondary: shanta

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