Atharva Veda 4.27.7: Kanda 4, Anuvaka 3, Sukta 27, Mantra 7

Sukta 27

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

ति॒ग्ममनी॑कं विदि॒तं सह॑स्व॒न्मारु॑तं॒ शर्धः॒ पृत॑नासू॒ग्रम्। स्तौमि॑ म॒रुतो॑ नाथि॒तो जो॑हवीमि॒ ते नो॑ मुञ्च॒न्त्वंह॑सः

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 4.27.7

IAST Transliteration

tiǵmam anī́kaṃ viditáṃ sahásvan mā́rutaṃ śárdhaḥ pṛ́tanāsu ugrám | stáumi marúto nāthitó jóhavīmi té no muñcántv áṃhasaḥ ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

The sharp-fronted, famed, and mighty Marut host, fierce in battles—these Maruts I praise; as one in need I call upon them again and again: let them release us from distress and sin.

Translation

തീക്ഷ്ണ-അഗ്രമുള്ള, പ്രസിദ്ധവും ശക്തവുമായ—യുദ്ധങ്ങളിൽ ഉഗ്രമായ—മാരുത ശർധം (മരുതുകളുടെ സംഘം) ഞാൻ സ്തുതിക്കുന്നു. ആവശ്യമുള്ളവനായി ഞാൻ അവരെ വീണ്ടും വീണ്ടും വിളിക്കുന്നു: അവർ ഞങ്ങളെ അംഹസ് (കഷ്ടം)യും പാപവും നിന്നു മോചിപ്പിക്കട്ടെ.

The meaning

What it says

The speaker praises the famed, sharp-fronted, mighty Marut host—fierce in battles—and repeatedly calls on them as one in need, asking them to release from aṃhas.

The inner meaning

Mobilize inner protective aggression against what harms: fear, intrusive thoughts, social hostility. Repetition (johavīmi) trains the psyche to call strength on demand.

The truth in it

Protection is not only avoidance; it is the disciplined summoning of courage and collective support to cut through constriction.

What it is for

Kind of hymn

Apotropaic / Protective (battle-protection imagery applied to evil-removal)

Its aim

To enlist the Marut-host as fierce protectors who repel hostile forces and unbind aṃhas from the supplicant.

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Pada patha

तिग्मम् । अनीकम् । विदितम् । सहस्वन् । मारुतम् । शर्धः । पृतनासु । उग्रम् । स्तौमि । मरुतः । नाथितः । जोहवीमि । ते । नः । मुञ्चन्तु । अंहसः ।

तिग्मम्

sharp, keensharp, keen; fierce (weapon-like potency)Adjectiveनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचनRole विशेषण (कर्म/प्रातिपदिक-विशेषण) — ‘अनीकम्’ काRoot तिग्म (प्रातिपदिक)

अनीकम्

face; front; (here) formidable aspect/hostface/front; also ‘host/array’ (martial aspect of the Maruts)Nounनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचनRole कर्म (स्तौमि/जोहोवीमि के स्तुत्य-विषय के रूप में) / विषयRoot अनीक (प्रातिपदिक)

विदितम्

known, recognizedwell-known, recognized; famed (as effective protectors)Participleनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचनRole विशेषण — ‘अनीकम्’ काRoot √विद् (विदँ ज्ञाने)

सहस्वन्

mighty, powerfulmighty, powerful; possessing strengthAdjectiveपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (सम्बोधन/विशेषण-प्रयोग भी सम्भव)Role विशेषण — ‘शर्धः’ काRoot सहस्वन् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘सहस्’ बल से)

मारुतम्

of the Maruts, Marut-host’sbelonging to the Maruts; Marut-hostedAdjectiveनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचनRole विशेषण — ‘शर्धः’ काRoot मारुत (प्रातिपदिक; मरुत्-सम्बन्धी)

शर्धः

troop, host, bandtroop, host; the storm-bandNounनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचनRole कर्म/विषय (स्तुत्य-विषय) अथवा वाक्य-विषयRoot शर्धस् (प्रातिपदिक)

पृतनासु

in battlesin battles; in conflicts (social and cosmic)Nounस्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, बहुवचनRole अधिकरणRoot पृतना (प्रातिपदिक)

उग्रम्

fierce, formidableterrible, vehement; forceful (to repel evil)Adjectiveनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचनRole विशेषण — ‘शर्धः/अनीकम्’ काRoot उग्र (प्रातिपदिक)

स्तौमि

I praiseI praise; I laud (liturgical activation)Verbलट् (वर्तमान), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपदRole क्रियाRoot √स्तु (ष्टु॒ञ् स्तुतौ)

मरुतः

the MarutsO MarutsNounपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन (स्तौमि का कर्म)Role कर्मRoot मरुत् (प्रातिपदिक)

नाथितः

as one who has sought help; imploringbeing in need, seeking aid; as one who has taken refugeParticipleपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचनRole कर्तृ-विशेषण (अहं) — ‘प्रार्थित/शरणागत’Root √नाथ् (नाथँ ऐश्वर्ये/उपयाचने; ‘नाथित’ = याचित/प्रार्थित)

जोहोवीमि

I repeatedly invoke; I call uponVerbलट् (वर्तमान), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद; आवृत्ति/तीव्रता-सूचक (intensive/iterative) रूपRole क्रियाRoot √हू (ह्वेञ्/हूञ् आह्वाने) — ‘जुहोति/जोहवीति’ प्रकार का आवृत्त-आह्वान

ते

of you; your / youthey/you; those invokedPronounषष्ठी, एकवचन (एन्क्लिटिक) — ‘तव/ते’Role सम्बन्ध (सम्प्रदान/सम्बन्ध-निर्देश) — ‘you (O Maruts)’Root युष्मद् (सर्वनाम)

नः

usus; for usPronounद्वितीया/षष्ठी, बहुवचन (एन्क्लिटिक) — यहाँ द्वितीया ‘us’Role कर्म (मुञ्चन्तु का)Root अस्मद् (सर्वनाम)

मुञ्चन्तु

let (them/you) releaselet them release/freeVerbलोट् (आज्ञार्थ), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपदRole क्रियाRoot √मुच् (मुचॢँ मोक्षणे)

अंहसः

from distress/sin; from troublefrom aṃhas; from evil distress/sinNounनपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचनRole अपादान (यतः मोचनम्)Root अंहस् (प्रातिपदिक)

Sandhi Notes

• ति॒ग्मम् + अनी॑कम् + विदि॒तम् + सह॑स्वन् + मारु॑तम् + शर्धः + पृत॑नासु + उ॒ग्रम् । स्तौमि + म॒रुतः + नाथि॒तः + जो॑हवीमि + ते + नः + मुञ्चन्तु + अंहसः । विशेष: ‘ते नो मुञ्चन्त्वंहसः’ में संहिता-पाठ का ‘मुञ्चन्त्वंहसः’ = ‘मुञ्चन्तु अंहसः’ (उ + अ → वा/अवग्रह-लोप; संहिता में संयोग)

Seer, deity and metre

Rishi

Atharvanic tradition (variable anukramaṇī attribution)

Devata

Maruts

Chandas

Triṣṭubh-like cadence

Rasa

Vira and Raudra

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