Atharva Veda 1.4.2: Kanda 1, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 4, Mantra 2

Sukta 4

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

अ॒मूर्या उप॒ सूर्ये॒ याभि॑र्वा॒ सूर्यः॑ स॒ह। ता नो॑ हिन्वन्त्वध्व॒रम्

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 1.4.2

IAST Transliteration

amū́ryā úpa sū́rye yā́bhir vā sū́ryaḥ sahá | tā́ no hinvantu adhvarám

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

The Amūryā Powers, attendant on the Sun—wherewith, indeed, the Sun is joined—may they impel for us the rite (adhvara) to its due accomplishment.

Translation

Kuasa-kuasa Amurya yang mengikuti Matahari, yang bersama Matahari itu bersatu, semoga mereka mendorong bagi kita upacara suci menuju kesempurnaannya.

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Word by Word

• अमूर्याः: unfailing / not-deluding (fem. pl.)
• अमूर्याः: कर्तृ
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमूर्य (प्रातिपदिक; अ- + मूर्य) अथवा अमूर्या-

• उप: towards, near
• उप: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उप (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• सूर्ये: in/at the Sun
• सूर्ये: अधिकरण
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)

• याभिः: with which (fem. instr. pl.)
• याभिः: करण
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• वा: or / indeed
• वा: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)

• सूर्यः: the Sun
• सूर्यः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)

• सह: together, along with
• सह: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)

• ताः: those (fem. nom. pl.)
• ताः: कर्तृ
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• नः: for us / our
• नः: सम्प्रदान
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• हिन्वन्तु: let them impel / set in motion
• हिन्वन्तु: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: हिव्/हिन्व् (धातु; प्रेरणे)

• अध्वरम्: the rite/sacrifice (ceremony)
• अध्वरम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्वर (प्रातिपदिक)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (specific r̥ṣi attribution varies by anukramaṇī; commonly within early Atharvan strata tied to solar protective formulae)

Devata: Sūrya (with attendant Amūryāḥ powers)

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (pragmatically treated as anuṣṭubh-like; pāda division suggests a compact charm-meter)

Mantra Rasa

Primary: adbhuta

Secondary: shanta