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Atharva Veda 19.13.1: Kanda 19, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 13, Mantra 1

Sukta 13

एकवीरः। इन्द्र॑स्य बा॒हू स्थवि॑रौ॒ वृषा॑णौ चि॒त्रा इ॒मा वृ॑ष॒भौ पा॑रयि॒ष्णू। तौ यो॑क्षे प्रथ॒मो योग॒ आग॑ते॒ याभ्यां॑ जि॒तमसु॑राणां॒ स्व॑१र्यत्

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 19.13.1

ekavī́raḥ | índrasya bāhū́ sthaviráu vṛ́ṣāṇau citrā́ imā́ vṛṣabháu pārayiṣṇū́ | táu yókṣe prathamó yóga ā́gate yā́bhyāṃ jitám ásurāṇāṃ svàr yát ||

The Lone Champion. Indra’s arms—stout, bull-like—these splendid two bulls that bear one safely through: them will I yoke when first the yoking comes, by which the heaven was won from out the Asuras.

ഏകവീരൻ. ഇന്ദ്രന്റെ ഭുജങ്ങൾ—ദൃഢവും വൃഷഭസദൃശവും—സുരക്ഷയായി കടത്തിവിടുന്ന ഈ രണ്ട് ചിത്രമായ, തേജസ്സുള്ള വൃഷഭങ്ങൾ. ആദ്യ യോജനം (യോജനം/യോക്ത്രം) വന്നപ്പോൾ ഞാൻ അവയെ കെട്ടും; അവരാൽ അസുരന്മാരിൽ നിന്ന് സ്വർഗം (സ്വർ) ജയിക്കപ്പെട്ടു.

एकवीरःthe single/unique hero
एकवीरः:
Kartā
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootएक-वीर (प्रातिपदिक) अथवा एकवीर (समास-प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रस्यof Indra
इन्द्रस्य:
Sambandha (Genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
बाहू(two) arms
बाहू:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootबाहु (प्रातिपदिक)
स्थविरौstout, strong
स्थविरौ:
Kartā (as qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootस्थविर (प्रातिपदिक)
वृषाणौbull-like, virile
वृषाणौ:
Kartā (as qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootवृषाण (प्रातिपदिक)
चित्राःbright, splendid
चित्राः:
Kartā (as qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootचित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
इमाःthese
इमाः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वृषभौtwo bulls
वृषभौ:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootवृषभ (प्रातिपदिक)
पारयिष्णू(two) who carry across / bring through
पारयिष्णू:
Kartā (as qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootपारयिष्णु (प्रातिपदिक; √पॄ/पॄर्/पारय् ‘to carry across, bring through’ से निष्पन्न विशेषण)
तौthose two
तौ:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
योक्षेI yoke / I will yoke
योक्षे:
Kartā (अहं) + कर्म (तौ)
TypeVerb
Root√युज् (योजने) — लिट्/लुट्-प्रकारे न; अत्र लृट्/लोट् न, किन्तु आत्मनेपद-लट् 1एकवचनम् ‘युजे/योक्षे’ वैदिक-रूपम्
प्रथमःfirst
प्रथमः:
Kartā (as qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रथम (प्रातिपदिक)
योगःthe yoking, harnessing
योगः:
Adhikaraṇa/भाव (contextual: the yoking/union as event)
TypeNoun
Rootयोग (प्रातिपदिक; √युज्)
आगतेwhen (it) has come / upon arrival
आगते:
Adhikaraṇa (locative absolute sense)
TypeParticiple (Adjective)
Root√गम् (गतौ) उपसर्गः आ-; ‘आगत’ (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
याभ्याम्by which two
याभ्याम्:
Karaṇa
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
जितम्conquered
जितम्:
Karma (conquered object, implicit)
TypeParticiple
Root√जि (जय) — ‘जित’ (कृदन्त)
असुराणाम्of the Asuras
असुराणाम्:
Sambandha (Genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootअसुर (प्रातिपदिक)
स्वर्यत्attains the heavenly light / goes to svarga
स्वर्यत्:
Kartā (implicit: the one who attains heaven/raises to light)
TypeVerb (Vedic form)
Root√स्वर्/√सृ (वैदिक: ‘स्वर्य’ = स्वर्गं गच्छति/स्वर् इच्छति; ‘स्वर्यत्’ = वर्तमानकाले कृदन्त/तिङन्त-रूपम्)

Rishi: Anonymous (martial charm tradition)

Devata: Indra (via his ‘two arms’ as empowered agents)

Chandas: Triṣṭubh

Primary: vira

Secondary: raudra

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