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Atharva Veda 20.36.2: Kanda 20, Anuvaka 4, Sukta 36, Mantra 2

Sukta 36

तमु॑ नः॒ पूर्वे॑ पि॒तरो॒ नव॑ग्वाः स॒प्त विप्रा॑सो अ॒भि वा॒जय॑न्तः । न॒क्ष॒द्दा॒भं ततु॑रिं पर्वते॒ष्ठामद्रो॑घवाचं म॒तिभिः॒ शवि॑ष्ठम्

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 20.36.2

tám u naḥ pū́rve pitáro návagvāḥ saptá víprāso abhí vā́jayantaḥ | nákṣad dā́bhaṃ tatúriṃ parvateṣṭhā́m ádroghavācaṃ matíbhiḥ śáviṣṭham |

Him did our fathers of old, the Navagvas, and the seven inspired seers, striving for the prize, win for our sake—him, the unbeguileable, the overcomer, mountain-seated, of speech untreacherous, the mightiest, by their thoughts and hymns.

നമ്മുടെ പുരാതന പിതാക്കന്മാർ—നവഗ്വർ, ഏഴ് വിപ്ര ഋഷികൾ—വാജ (വിജയം/പുരസ്കാരം) ലക്ഷ്യമാക്കി പരിശ്രമിച്ച്, നമ്മുടെ നന്മയ്ക്കായി അവനെ നേടി: അവനെ—അദാഭ്യ (വഞ്ചിക്കാനാവാത്ത/അജേയ), തതുരി (ജയശീലൻ), പർവതസ്ഥൻ; അദ്രോഘവാച് (വഞ്ചനയില്ലാത്ത വാക്കുള്ളവൻ); അവരുടെ മതി (ചിന്ത)യും സ്തുതികളുംകൊണ്ട് അത്യന്തം ശക്തനായ (ശവിഷ്ഠം) അവനെ.

तम्him/that (as object)
तम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
उindeed/and
उ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउ (निपात)
नःof us/our
नः:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
पूर्वेthe former/ancient (ones)
पूर्वे:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootपूर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
पितरःfathers/ancestors
पितरः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
नवग्वाःthe Navagvas (a group of seers)
नवग्वाः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootनवग्व (प्रातिपदिक; ऋषि-समूह/विशेषण)
सप्तseven
सप्त:
विशेषण (कर्तृ-सम्बन्धी)
TypeNumeral
Rootसप्तन् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
विप्रासःinspired sages/priests
विप्रासः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootविप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
अभिtowards/against; upon
अभि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
वाजयन्तःurging on/causing to win (seeking the prize)
वाजयन्तः:
कर्तृ
TypeVerb (present participle)
Rootवाजय् (धातु; वाजयति) अथवा वाज (प्रातिपदिक) + णिच्
नक्षत्reached/attained
नक्षत्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootनक्ष् (धातु; नक्षति/नक्षति—‘to reach/attain’)
दाभम्the unassailable (one)/invincible
दाभम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective (used as noun)
Rootदाभ (प्रातिपदिक; ‘अदाभ्य/अदाभ’—अजेय/अपराजेय)
ततुरिम्the swift/overcoming one
ततुरिम्:
कर्म (दाभम् इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootततुरि (प्रातिपदिक; ‘ततुरि’—विशेषण/नाम, ‘swift/overcoming’)
पर्वतेष्ठाम्dwelling in the mountains
पर्वतेष्ठाम्:
कर्म (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootपर्वत + स्थ (प्रातिपदिक; समास: पर्वते-स्थ)
अद्रोघवाचम्whose speech is not treacherous/true-speaking
अद्रोघवाचम्:
कर्म (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootअद्रोघ + वाच् (प्रातिपदिक; समास: अद्रोघ-वाच्)
मतिभिःwith thoughts/insights
मतिभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootमति (प्रातिपदिक)
शविष्ठम्the strongest/most mighty
शविष्ठम्:
कर्म (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective (superlative)
Rootशविṣ्ठ (प्रातिपदिक; ‘शवस्’ से श्रेष्ठ-प्रत्यय)

Rishi: RV parallel tradition (associated with myth of Navagvas and seven seers; specific RV attribution depends on the matched RV hymn).

Devata: Indra

Chandas: Triṣṭubh

Primary: vira

Secondary: adbhuta

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