Atharva Veda 7.20.3: Kanda 7, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 20, Mantra 3

Sukta 20

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

अनु॑ मन्यतामनु॒मन्य॑मानः प्र॒जाव॑न्तं र॒यिमक्षी॑यमाणम्। तस्य॑ व॒यं हेड॑सि॒ मापि॑ भूम सुमृडी॒के अ॑स्य सुम॒तौ स्या॑म

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 7.20.3

IAST Transliteration

ánu manyatām anumányamānaḥ prajā́vantaṃ rayím ákṣīyamāṇam | tásya vayáṃ héḍasi mā́pi bhūma sumṛḍīké asyá sumatáu syām ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Let her, consenting, give assent—(granting) wealth undiminishing, and a man rich in offspring. In her displeasure may we not at all be found; in her kindly mercy, in her gracious thought, may we abide.

Translation

സമ്മതിക്കുന്ന അവൾ സമ്മതി നൽകട്ടെ—ക്ഷയമില്ലാത്ത ധനവും പ്രജാവാനായ പുരുഷനും (സന്താനസമൃദ്ധി) ദാനമരുളട്ടെ. അവളുടെ അസന്തോഷത്തിൽ ഞങ്ങൾ ഒരിക്കലും പതിക്കരുതേ; അവളുടെ സുമൃഡീക (കരുണാമയ രക്ഷ)യിലും സുമതി (ശുഭചിന്ത)യിലും ഞങ്ങൾ വസിക്കട്ടെ.

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Word by Word

• अनु: after; in accordance with
• अनु: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• मन्यताम्: let him think/deem
• मन्यताम्: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √मन् (मन्यते) ‘to think, deem’

• अनु: after; in accordance with
• अनु: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• मन्यमानः: thinking; deeming
• मन्यमानः: Kartā
• Type: Participle (Adjective) / Verb-derived
• Root: √मन् (मन्यते) + शतृ (वर्तमान कृदन्त)

• प्रजावन्तम्: (one) possessing offspring
• प्रजावन्तम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रजा-वत् (प्रजा + वत्) ‘having offspring’

• रयिम्: wealth
• रयिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रयि (m.) ‘wealth, property’

• अक्षीयमाणम्: not diminishing; undiminishing (lit. diminishing—here in prayerful/negated sense by context)
• अक्षीयमाणम्: Karma
• Type: Participle (Adjective) / Verb-derived
• Root: √क्षि (क्षीयते) ‘to waste away, diminish’ + शानच् (वर्तमान कृदन्त)

• तस्य: of him/that
• तस्य: सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम)

• वयम्: we
• वयम्: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम)

• हेडसि: in (his) wrath/anger
• हेडसि: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: हेडस् (n.) ‘wrath, anger, offense’

• मा: do not
• मा: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मा (निषेध-अव्यय)

• अपि: even; also
• अपि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)

• भूम: may we be; let us become
• भूम: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (भवति) ‘to be, become’

• सुमृडीके: in (his) graciousness; in kindly protection
• सुमृडीके: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुमृडीक (adj.) ‘very gracious/merciful’ (सु- + मृडीक)

• अस्य: of this one; of him
• अस्य: सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्/अयम् (सर्वनाम; ‘अस्य’)

• सुमतौ: in (his) good favor; in benevolent intention
• सुमतौ: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुमति (f.) ‘good will, favor, good thought’

• स्याम: may we be
• स्याम: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (to be) / (छान्दस: optative of √अस्)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition

Devata: Anumati (and her ‘sumatī/sumṛḍīka’ aspect)

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh

Mantra Rasa

Primary: shanta

Secondary: karuna