Atharva Veda 18.3.37: Kanda 18, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 3, Mantra 37

Sukta 3

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

उ॒द॒पूर॑सि मधु॒पूर॑सि वात॒पूर॑सि

Sanskrit recitationAtharva Veda 18.3.37

IAST Transliteration

udapū́ro asi madhupū́ro asi vātapū́ro asi

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Thou art filled with Water; thou art filled with Sweetness; thou art filled with Breath.

Translation

നീ ജലത്താൽ പരിപൂർണ്ണമാകുന്നു; നീ മാധുര്യത്താൽ പരിപൂർണ്ണമാകുന്നു; നീ പ്രാണവായുവാൽ പരിപൂർണ്ണമാകുന്നു.

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Word by Word

• उदपूरः: (you are) filled with water / water-full
• उदपूरः: Kartā (विधेय-विशेषणम्; संबोधन/विधेय-रूपेण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उद्- (उपसर्ग) + पूर (प्रातिपदिक) < √पॄ (पूरणे) / √पॢ (पूरणे)

• असि: you are
• असि: (क्रिया) —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (भू-सत्तायाम्)

• मधुपूरः: filled with honey / honey-full
• मधुपूरः: Kartā (विधेय-विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मधु (प्रातिपदिक) + पूर (प्रातिपदिक) < √पॄ/√पॢ (पूरणे)

• असि: you are
• असि: (क्रिया) —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (भू-सत्तायाम्)

• वातपूरः: filled with wind / wind-full
• वातपूरः: Kartā (विधेय-विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वात (प्रातिपदिक) + पूर (прातिपदिक) < √पॄ/√पॢ (पूरणे)

• असि: you are
• असि: (क्रिया) —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (भू-सत्तायाम्)

Attribution

Rishi: Antyeṣṭi/Pitṛmedha Atharvanic tradition (anukramaṇī-dependent)

Devata: Provisioning principles (udaka/madhu/vāta as empowered qualities)

Chandas: Short formula (mantric prose)

Mantra Rasa

Primary: shanta

Secondary: karuna