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Atharva Veda 20.125.4: Kanda 20, Anuvaka 13, Sukta 125, Mantra 4

Sukta 125

यु॒वं सु॒राम॑मश्विना॒ नमु॑चावासु॒रे सचा॑ । वि॒पि॒पा॒ना शु॑भस्पती॒ इन्द्रं॒ कर्म॑स्वावतम्

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 20.125.4

yuváṃ surā́m aśvinā námucāvasuré sacā́ | vipipānā́ śúbhaspatī índraṃ kármasv ā́vatam

Ye twain, O Aśvins, drank the surā with Namuci the Asura; drinking deep, O Lords of splendour, ye aided Indra in his deeds.

ഹേ അശ്വിന്മാരേ, നിങ്ങൾ ഇരുവരും അസുരനായ നമുചിയോടൊപ്പം സുരാ കുടിച്ചു. ആഴത്തിൽ കുടിച്ചുകൊണ്ട്, ഹേ ശുഭസ്പതിമാരേ (തേജസ്സിന്റെ അധിപതികളേ), നിങ്ങൾ ഇന്ദ്രനെ അവന്റെ കര്‍മ്മങ്ങളിൽ സഹായിച്ചു.

युवाम्you two (Aśvins)
युवाम्:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सुराम्sura-liquor
सुराम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootसुरा (प्रातिपदिक)
अश्विनाO Aśvins
अश्विना:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (dual deity name)
Rootअश्विन् (प्रातिपदिक)
नमुचौin/at (the realm of) Namuci
नमुचौ:
अधिकरण
TypeProper Noun
Rootनमुचि (प्रातिपदिक; असुर-नाम)
असुरेin/with the Asura
असुरे:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootअसुर (प्रातिपदिक)
सचाtogether; along with
सचा:
सह/सम्बन्ध
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसच्/सच (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक; ‘together, with’)
विपिपानाhaving drunk (well), drinking repeatedly
विपिपाना:
कर्तृ
TypeParticiple (Perfect/Reduplicated) used adjectivally
Rootवि + पा (धातु) → विपिपान (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
शुभस्पतीO lords of splendor/beauty
शुभस्पती:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun/Epithet
Rootशुभस् + पति (समास-प्रातिपदिक: शुभस्पति)
इन्द्रम्Indra
इन्द्रम्:
कर्म
TypeProper Noun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
कर्मसुin (his/your) deeds, in actions
कर्मसु:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootकर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
आवतम्helped/protected; aided
आवतम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective (verbal adjective) / participial form
Rootअव् (धातु ‘to help/protect’) + आ- (उपसर्ग) → आवत् (कृदन्त/विशेषण)

Rishi: RV-derived (AV 20 reprise).

Devata: Aśvins (with Indra in the narrative frame)

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like cadence (shorter pādas), as transmitted in this reprise

Primary: adbhuta

Secondary: vira

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