Atharva Veda 2.34.1: Kanda 2, Anuvaka 4, Sukta 34, Mantra 1

Sukta 34

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

पशवः। य ईशे॑ पशु॒पतिः॑ पशू॒नां चतु॑ष्पदामु॒त यो द्वि॒पदा॑म्। निष्क्री॑तः॒ स य॒ज्ञियं॑ भा॒गमे॑तु रा॒यस्पोषा॒ यज॑मानं सचन्ताम्

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 2.34.1

IAST Transliteration

paśávaḥ | yá ī́śe paśupátiḥ paśūnā́ṃ catúṣpadām utá yó dvipádām | niṣkrī́taḥ sá yajñíyaṃ bhāgám etu rāyáspoṣā́ yájamānaṃ sacantām

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

He who hath mastery, the Lord of cattle—of beasts that go on four feet, and also of the two-footed—being bought off, let him accept the sacrificial portion; and may the prospering increases of wealth attend upon the Sacrificer.

Translation

നാലുകാലികളായ മൃഗങ്ങളുടെയും രണ്ടുകാലികളുടെയും അധിപനായ പശുപതി— അവനെ വിലകൊടുത്ത് ശമിപ്പിച്ചാൽ, അവൻ യജ്ഞീയ ഭാഗം സ്വീകരിക്കട്ടെ; ധനസമ്പത്തിന്റെ പോഷക വർദ്ധനകൾ യജമാനനോടൊപ്പം ചേർന്ന് നില്ക്കട്ടെ.

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Word by Word

• पशवः: the cattle/animals
• पशवः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: पशु- (प्रातिपदिक)

• यः: who
• यः: कर्तृ
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्- (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• ईशे: rules, is lord over
• ईशे: कर्तृ
• Type: Verb
• Root: ईश् (धातु)

• पशुपतिः: the lord of beasts (Pashupati)
• पशुपतिः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: पशुपति- (समास-प्रातिपदिक: पशु + पति)

• पशूनाम्: of the animals
• पशूनाम्: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पशु- (प्रातिपदिक)

• चतुष्पदाम्: of the four-footed (creatures)
• चतुष्पदाम्: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: चतुष्पद्- (प्रातिपदिक)

• उत: and also
• उत: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उत (निपात)

• यः: who
• यः: कर्तृ
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्- (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• द्विपदाम्: of the two-footed (creatures)
• द्विपदाम्: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: द्विपद्- (प्रातिपदिक)

• निष्क्रीतः: having been bought off / redeemed
• निष्क्रीतः: कर्तृ (विशेषणरूपेण)
• Type: Adjective/Participle
• Root: निष्क्रीत- (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; नि: + √क्री ‘to buy’)

• सः: he
• सः: कर्तृ
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्- (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• यज्ञियम्: fit for sacrifice, sacrificial
• यज्ञियम्: कर्म
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यज्ञिय- (प्रातिपदिक)

• भागम्: share, portion
• भागम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाग- (प्रातिपदिक)

• एतु: let (him/it) go/come
• एतु: कर्तृ
• Type: Verb
• Root: इ (धातु)

• रायः: of wealth
• रायः: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राय्/रायि- (प्रातिपदिक ‘wealth’)

• पोषाः: nourishments, prosperities
• पोषाः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: पोष- (प्रातिपदिक)

• यजमानम्: the sacrificer
• यजमानम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: यजमान- (प्रातिपदिक)

• सचन्ताम्: let them accompany/attend
• सचन्ताम्: कर्तृ
• Type: Verb
• Root: सच् (धातु)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic/Angirasa tradition (hymn-level attribution varies by anukramaṇī; commonly treated as Atharvanic).

Devata: Paśupati (Rudra as Lord of beasts; protector and controller of cattle and bipeds).

Chandas: Mixed/Pragātha-like (two long pādas; not a simple anuṣṭubh).

Mantra Rasa

Primary: shanta

Secondary: vira