Atharva Veda 2.15.1 - Kanda 2, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 15, Mantra 1

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Atharva Veda 2.15.1: Kanda 2, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 15, Mantra 1

Sukta 15

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

अभय प्राप्तिः। यथा॒ द्यौश्च॑ पृथि॒वी च॒ न बि॑भी॒तो न रिष्य॑तः । ए॒वा मे॑ प्राण॒ मा बि॑भेः

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 2.15.1

IAST Transliteration

yáthā dyáuś ca pṛthivī́ ca ná bibhī́to ná riṣyátaḥ | evā́ me prā́ṇa mā́ bibheḥ ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

As Heaven and Earth together fear not, nor suffer harm, even so, O Breath of life, for me—be not afraid.

Translation

ദ്യൗ (ആകാശം)യും പൃഥിവിയും രണ്ടും ഭയപ്പെടുന്നില്ല, ഹാനി പ്രാപിക്കുന്നതുമില്ല; അതുപോലെ, ഹേ പ്രാണ (ജീവശ്വാസമേ), എനിക്കായി—ഭയപ്പെടരുത്.

Word by Word

यथाjust as / as

द्यौःthe sky (Dyauḥ)

चand

पृथिवीthe earth

चand

नnot

बिभीतः(they two) fear

नnor / not

रिष्यतः(they two) are harmed / perish

एवthus / in the same way

मेof me / my

प्राणO vital breath (prāṇa)

माdo not

बिभेःyou should fear / fear (2nd sg)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (general); specific r̥ṣi attribution varies by anukramaṇī lists for this hymn.

Devata: Dyāvāpṛthivī (Heaven-and-Earth) as the model; Prāṇa as the directly addressed power.

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (4 pādas of ~8 syllables; compact charm-style diction).

Mantra Rasa

Primary: shanta

Secondary: vira

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