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Atharva Veda 2.32.3: Kanda 2, Anuvaka 4, Sukta 32, Mantra 3

Sukta 32

अ॒त्रि॒वद् वः॑ क्रिमयो हन्मि कण्व॒वज्ज॑मदग्नि॒वत्। अ॒गस्त्य॑स्य॒ ब्रह्म॑णा॒ सं पि॑नष्म्य॒हं क्रिमी॑न्

atrívad váḥ krímayo hanmi kaṇvávaj jamadagnivát | agástyasya bráhmaṇā sáṃ pinaṣmy aháṃ krimīń ||

Like Atri I smite you, O ye worms; like Kaṇva, like Jamadagni. With Agastya’s holy spell I crush you utterly, I—ye worms—do crush you down.

അത്രിയെപ്പോലെ ഞാൻ നിങ്ങളെ അടിച്ചമർത്തുന്നു, ഹേ കൃമികളേ; കണ്വനെപ്പോലെ, ജമദഗ്നിയെപ്പോലെ. അഗസ്ത്യന്റെ ബ്രഹ്മമന്ത്രത്താൽ ഞാൻ കൃമികളെ പൂർണ്ണമായി ചതച്ചുതകർക്കുന്നു—ഞാൻ തന്നേ, ഹേ കൃമികളേ, നിങ്ങളെ നിലത്തടക്കി തകർക്കുന്നു.

अत्रिवत्like Atri
अत्रिवत्:
Adhikaraṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/उपमान-भावः)
TypeAdjective (comparative/possessive) used adverbially
Rootअत्रि (ऋषि-नाम, प्रातिपदिक) + -वत्
वःof you; your
वः:
Sampradāna (सम्बन्ध/अधिकार-सम्बन्धः)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
क्रिमयःworms; parasites
क्रिमयः:
Karma (हननस्य लक्ष्याः)
TypeNoun
Rootक्रिमि (प्रातिपदिक)
हन्मिI strike/kill
हन्मि:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootहन् (धातु)
कण्ववत्like Kaṇva
कण्ववत्:
Adhikaraṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/उपमान-भावः)
TypeAdjective used adverbially
Rootकण्व (ऋषि-नाम, प्रातिपदिक) + -वत्
जमदग्निवत्like Jamadagni
जमदग्निवत्:
Adhikaraṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/उपमान-भावः)
TypeAdjective used adverbially
Rootजमदग्नि (ऋषि-नाम, प्रातिपदिक) + -वत्
अगस्त्यस्यof Agastya
अगस्त्यस्य:
Sampradāna (सम्बन्धः—‘of Agastya’)
TypeNoun (proper name)
Rootअगस्त्य (ऋषि-नाम, प्रातिपदिक)
ब्रह्मणाby (his) sacred formula; by brahman-power
ब्रह्मणा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
सम्together; completely
सम्:
(क्रियाविशेषकः)
TypeIndeclinable (preverb)
Rootसम् (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
पिनष्मिI crush; I pound
पिनष्मि:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√पिष्/पिनष् (धातु: ‘to crush, pound’)
अहम्I
अहम्:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
क्रिमीन्worms; parasites
क्रिमीन्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootक्रिमि (प्रातिपदिक)

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition; verse invokes ṛṣis Atri, Kaṇva, Jamadagni, Agastya as paradigmatic authorities (ṛṣi-nāma-prayoga).

Devata: Krimi (worms) as the addressed adversary; brahman/mantra as operative power.

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (approx.; pāda-structure consistent with common AV healing stanzas)

Primary: vira

Secondary: raudra

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