Atharva Veda 3.16.6: Kanda 3, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 16, Mantra 6

Sukta 16

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

सम॑ध्व॒रायो॒षसो॑ नमन्त दधि॒क्रावे॑व॒ शुच॑ये प॒दाय॑ । अ॒र्वा॒ची॒नं व॑सु॒विदं॒ भगं॑ मे॒ रथ॑मि॒वाश्वा॑ वा॒जिन॒ आ व॑हन्तु

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 3.16.6

IAST Transliteration

sám adhvarā́ya uṣáso namanta dadhikrā́veva śúcaye padā́ya | arvācīnáṃ vasuvídaṃ bhágaṃ me ráthamivā́śvā vājína ā́ vahantu

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

For the rite let the Dawns bow down together, as Dadhikrāvan to the shining track. Hitherward let the prize-winning steeds, as with a chariot, bring me Bhaga, the wealth-finder, even Fortune’s share.

Translation

യാഗത്തിനായി ഉഷസ്സുകൾ ഒരുമിച്ച് നമിക്കട്ടെ; ദധിക്രാവൻ പ്രകാശമുള്ള പാതയ്ക്ക് നമിക്കുന്നതുപോലെ. സമ്മാനം ജയിക്കുന്ന വാജി അശ്വങ്ങൾ, രഥംപോലെ, ഭഗനെ—വസുവിദ്, ധനം കണ്ടെത്തുന്നവൻ, ഭാഗ്യത്തിന്റെ പങ്ക്—എനിക്ക് ഇവിടെത്തേക്ക് കൊണ്ടുവരട്ടെ.

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Word by Word

• सम्: together, completely
• सम्: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम् (उपसर्ग) / सम् (अव्यय)

• अध्वराय: for the sacrifice/rite
• अध्वराय: Sampradāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्वर (प्रातिपदिक)

• उषसः: the Dawns
• उषसः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: उषस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• नमन्त: bow, incline
• नमन्त: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: नम्

• दधिक्रावेव: like Dadhikrāvan
• दधिक्रावेव: —
• Type: Noun + Indeclinable
• Root: दधिक्रावन् (प्रातिपदिक) + इव (अव्यय)

• शुचये: to/for the pure one
• शुचये: Sampradāna
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: शुचि (प्रातिपदिक)

• पदाय: to the place/footstep
• पदाय: Sampradāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद (प्रातिपदिक)

• अर्वाचीनम्: hitherward, coming toward us
• अर्वाचीनम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अर्वाचीन (प्रातिपदिक)

• वसुविदम्: wealth-finding, wealth-bestowing
• वसुविदम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वसुविद् (प्रातिपदिक; वसु + विद्)

• भगम्: Bhaga (the distributor of fortune), fortune
• भगम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भग (प्रातिपदिक)

• मे: my, for me
• मे: —
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम)

• रथम्: chariot
• रथम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ (प्रातिपदिक)

• इव: like, as
• इव: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)

• अश्वाः: horses
• अश्वाः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्व (प्रातिपदिक)

• वाजिनः: swift/strong (steeds), prize-winning
• वाजिनः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: वाजिन् (प्रातिपदिक)

• आ: hither, toward (as verbal prefix)
• आ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• वहन्तु: let them carry/bring
• वहन्तु: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: वह्

Attribution

Rishi: Traditionally Atharvanic seer(s) associated with Uṣas/Bhaga prosperity hymns (Saunaka anukramaṇī attribution varies by hymn-unit).

Devata: Uṣas (Dawns), Bhaga (Fortune/Distributor), with Dadhikrāvan as simile-power

Chandas: Jagatī-like cadence (mixed; Atharvanic adaptation of RV-style dawn diction)

Mantra Rasa

Primary: adbhuta

Secondary: shanta