Atharva Veda 5.17.13: Kanda 5, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 17, Mantra 13

Sukta 17

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

न वि॑क॒र्णः पृ॒थुशि॑रा॒स्तस्मि॒न् वेश्म॑नि जायते । यस्मि॑न् रा॒ष्ट्रे नि॑रु॒ध्यते॑ ब्रह्मजा॒याचि॑त्त्या

Sanskrit recitationAtharva Veda 5.17.13

IAST Transliteration

ná vikárṇaḥ pṛthúśirās tásmin véśmani jāyate | yásmin rāṣṭré nirudhyáte brahmajāyā́cittyā ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

No split-eared, broad-headed birth is born within that house, in that realm wherein one is held in check for intent toward the Brahman’s wife.

Translation

ബ്രാഹ്മണന്റെ ഭാര്യയോടുള്ള ദുഷ്‌ചിന്ത/കാമനയുടെ കുറ്റം നിമിത്തം ഒരാളെ തടഞ്ഞുവെക്കുന്ന ആ രാജ്യത്തിലെ ആ വീട്ടിൽ, പിളർന്ന കാതുള്ളതും വിശാലശിരസ്സുള്ളതുമായ ദോഷജന്മം ഒരിക്കലും ജനിക്കുകയില്ല.

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Word by Word

• न: not
• न: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• विकर्णः: one with deformed/maimed ears; earless/ill-eared
• विकर्णः: Kartā
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: वि-कर्ण (प्रातिपदिक) / विकर्ण

• पृथुशिराः: broad-headed; having a wide head
• पृथुशिराः: Kartā
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: पृथु-शिरस् (समास-प्रातिपदिक) / पृथुशिरस्

• तस्मिन्: in that
• तस्मिन्: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम)

• वेश्मनि: in the house/dwelling
• वेश्मनि: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेश्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)

• जायते: is born; comes into being
• जायते: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √जन् (जायते)

• यस््मिन्: in which
• यस््मिन्: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम)

• राष्ट्रे: in the realm/kingdom
• राष्ट्रे: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: राष्ट्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• निरुध्यते: is restrained/blocked; is shut in
• निरुध्यते: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-√रुध् (निरुध्यते)

• ब्रह्मजाया: a Brahmin’s wife
• ब्रह्मजाया: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्म-जाया (समास-प्रातिपदिक)

• चित्त्या: by (her) intention/thought; by resolve
• चित्त्या: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: चित्ति (प्रातिपदिक)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic/Angirasic

Devata: Protective power of Nirodha; implicit household guardianship

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh

Mantra Rasa

Primary: raudra

Secondary: bhayankara