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Atharva Veda 4.22.7: Kanda 4, Anuvaka 3, Sukta 22, Mantra 7

Sukta 22

सिं॒हप्र॑तीको॒ विशो॑ अद्धि॒ सर्वा॑ व्या॒घ्रप्र॑ती॒कोऽव॑ बाधस्व॒ शत्रू॑न्। ए॒क॒वृ॒ष इन्द्र॑सखा जिगी॒वां छ॑त्रूय॒तामा खि॑दा॒ भोज॑नानि

siṁhá-pratīkaḥ víśo addhí sárvā vyā́ghra-pratīko ’vá bādhasva śátrūn | éka-vṛ́ṣa índra-sakha jigīvā́n chatrūyatā́m ā́ khida bhójanāni ||

Lion-visaged, devour all the peoples; tiger-visaged, beat down the foes. Sole Bull, Indra’s friend, victorious: drain hither the provisions of them that would play the enemy.

सिंह-मुख होऊन सर्व प्रजांना ग्रास कर; व्याघ्र-मुख होऊन शत्रूंना दाबून टाक. एकवृष, इंद्रसखा, विजयी होऊन—जे शत्रुत्व करतात त्यांच्या अन्न-भोजनाच्या सामग्री इथे ओढून आण.

सिंहप्रतिःकःlion-faced / having a lion as emblem
सिंहप्रतिःकः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootसिंह-प्रतिका (प्रातिपदिक; समास) < सिंह + प्रतिका
विशःthe clans/peoples
विशः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootविश् (प्रातिपदिक)
अद्धिeat! devour!
अद्धि:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootअद् (धातु)
सर्वाःall
सर्वाः:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
व्याघ्रप्रतिःकःtiger-faced / having a tiger as emblem
व्याघ्रप्रतिःकः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootव्याघ्र-प्रतिका (प्रातिपदिक; समास) < व्याघ्र + प्रतिका
अवdown; away
अव:
(क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअव (उपसर्ग/निपात)
बाधस्वdrive away! repel!
बाधस्व:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootबाध् (धातु)
शत्रून्enemies
शत्रून्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootशत्रु (प्रातिपदिक)
एकवृषःthe sole bull; uniquely mighty
एकवृषः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootएक-वृष (प्रातिपदिक; समास) < एक + वृष
इन्द्रसखःIndra’s companion/friend
इन्द्रसखः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र-सख (प्रातिपदिक; समास) < इन्द्र + सख
जिगीवाँvictorious; having conquered
जिगीवाँ:
Kartā
TypeParticiple
Rootजि (धातु) → जिगीवस् (कृदन्त; परिपूर्ण/परिप्रयोग)
शत्रूयताम्let them be hostile / let them play the enemy
शत्रूयताम्:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootशत्रूय (धातु/नामधातु: ‘to act as an enemy, be hostile’)
towards; upon
:
(क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
खिदाdistress! afflict!
खिदा:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootखिद् (धातु)
भोजनानिfoods; provisions
भोजनानि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootभोजन (प्रातिपदिक)

Rishi: Atharvanic/Angirasa tradition

Devata: Indra-associated royal ferocity; the king as empowered agent

Chandas: Triṣṭubh/Jagatī-like cadence (verification needed)

Primary: raudra

Secondary: vira

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