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Atharva Veda 4.28.1: Kanda 4, Anuvaka 3, Sukta 28, Mantra 1

Sukta 28

पापमोचनम् । भवा॑शर्वौ म॒न्वे वां॒ तस्य॑ वित्तं॒ ययो॑र्वामि॒दं प्र॒दिशि॒ यद् वि॒रोच॑ते । याव॒स्ये॑शा॑थे द्वि॒पदो॒ यौ चतु॑ष्पद॒स्तौ नो॑ मुञ्चत॒मंह॑सः

pā́pa-mocánam | bhávāśárvau manvé vāṃ tásya vittáṃ yáyor vā́m idáṃ pradíśi yád virócáte | yā́v avasyè ī́śāthe dvipádo yáu catúṣpadas táu no muñcátam áṃhasaḥ ||

Sin’s loosening. Bhava and Śarva, I deem yours is the possession thereof—ye two whose presence shineth forth in every region of the quarters; ye who have mastery to aid both two-footed and four-footed: do ye release us from distress and sin.

പാപ-മോചനം. ഭവയും ശർവയും—അതിന്റെ സ്വത്തും അധികാരവും നിങ്ങളുടേതെന്നു ഞാൻ മന്വേ (എണ്ണുന്നു)—ദിക്കുകളുടെ എല്ലാ പ്രദേശങ്ങളിലും നിങ്ങളുടെ പ്രകാശം തെളിയുന്നവരേ. ഇരുകാലികളും നാലുകാലികളും സഹായിക്കാനുള്ള അധിപത്യം ഉള്ള നിങ്ങളിരുവരും: ഞങ്ങളെ അംഹസ് (കഷ്ടം)യും പാപവും നിന്നു മോചിപ്പിക്കട്ടെ.

पापमोचनम्(our) release from sin / sin-removal
पापमोचनम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपाप- (प्रातिपदिक) + मोचन- (√मुच् ‘मोचने’ से) समास
भवाशर्वौO Bhava and Śarva (two forms of Rudra)
भवाशर्वौ:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun (proper, देवता-नाम)
Rootभव (प्रातिपदिक) + शर्व (प्रातिपदिक) द्वन्द्व
मन्वेI think / I deem / I pray
मन्वे:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Root√मन् (मनुते/मन्वे) ‘ज्ञाने/मनने’
वाम्of you two / you two
वाम्:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्- (सर्वनाम)
तस्यof that
तस्य:
Sambandha
TypePronoun
Rootतद्- (सर्वनाम)
वित्तम्wealth / possession
वित्तम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवित्त- (√विद् ‘ज्ञाने’ से क्त) / ‘धन’ अर्थे प्रातिपदिक
ययोःof whom (of which two)
ययोः:
Sambandha
TypePronoun
Rootयद्- (सर्वनाम)
वाम्of you two
वाम्:
Sambandha
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्- (सर्वनाम)
इदम्this
इदम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्- (सर्वनाम)
प्रदिशिin the region / in the quarter
प्रदिशि:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootप्रदिश्- (प्रातिपदिक) ‘दिशा/प्रदेश’
यत्which(ever)
यत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयद्- (सर्वनाम)
विरोचतेshines forth / appears
विरोचते:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootवि + √रुच् (रोचते) ‘दीप्तौ/रुचौ’
यौwho (the two)
यौ:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद्- (सर्वनाम)
अस्यof this
अस्य:
Sambandha
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्/अयम्- (सर्वनाम) ‘अस्य’
ईशाथेyou two rule / have power over
ईशाथे:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Root√ईश् (ईशाते/ईशाथे) ‘ऐश्वर्ये/शासने’
द्विपदःbipeds (humans etc.)
द्विपदः:
Karma
TypeNoun/Adjective (collective)
Rootद्विपद्- (प्रातिपदिक) ‘two-footed’
यौwho (the two)
यौ:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद्- (सर्वनाम)
चतुष्पदःquadrupeds (cattle etc.)
चतुष्पदः:
Karma
TypeNoun/Adjective (collective)
Rootचतुष्पद्- (प्रातिपदिक) ‘four-footed’
तौthose two
तौ:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद्- (सर्वनाम)
नःus / of us
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्- (सर्वनाम)
मुञ्चतम्release (you two)
मुञ्चतम्:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Root√मुच् (मुञ्चति) ‘मोचने’
अंहसःfrom sin / from distress
अंहसः:
Apādāna
TypeNoun
Rootअंहस्- (प्रातिपदिक) ‘sin, distress’

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (variable anukramaṇī attribution)

Devata: Bhava-Śarva (Rudra in dual form)

Chandas: Mixed; Atharvanic triṣṭubh/jagatī tendency with rubric

Primary: shanta

Secondary: adbhuta

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