Atharva Veda 10.2.33: Kanda 10, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 2, Mantra 33

Sukta 2

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

प्र॒भ्राज॑मानां॒ हरि॑णीं॒ यश॑सा सं॒परी॑वृताम्। पुरं॑ हिर॒ण्ययीं॒ ब्रह्मा वि॑वे॒शाप॑राजिताम्

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 10.2.33

IAST Transliteration

prabhrā́jamānāṃ háriṇīṃ yáśasā saṃpárīvṛtām | púraṃ hiraṇyáyīṃ bráhmā vivéśā́parājitām ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

The shining, golden-hued, with glory wholly compassed round—the unconquered golden city: into it Brahmā hath entered.

Translation

Yang berkilau, keemasan, seluruhnya dilingkungi kemuliaan—kota emas yang tidak terkalahkan: ke dalamnya Brahmā telah masuk.

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Word by Word

• प्रभ्राजमानाम्: shining forth, radiant
• प्रभ्राजमानाम्: Karma (विशेषणरूपेण कर्मपदस्य)
• Type: Adjective (participle)
• Root: प्र-√भ्राज् (भ्राज् दीप्तौ) → प्रभ्राजमान (वर्तमानकृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)

• हरिणीम्: the tawny/greenish (one); a doe-like, golden-hued (entity)
• हरिणीम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरिणी (प्रातिपदिक; हरित्/हरि-वर्णसम्बन्ध)

• यशसा: with glory, by splendor
• यशसा: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: यशस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• सम्परीवृताम्: completely enclosed/surrounded
• सम्परीवृताम्: Karma (विशेषणरूपेण)
• Type: Adjective (past participle)
• Root: सम्-परि-√वृ (वृ संवरणे) → सम्परीवृत (भूतकृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)

• पुरम्: fortress, stronghold, city
• पुरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुर्/पुर (प्रातिपदिक)

• हिरण्ययीम्: golden, made of gold
• हिरण्ययीम्: Karma (विशेषणरूपेण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हिरण्यय (प्रातिपदिक; हिरण्य ‘gold’ + -य)

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā / the sacred power (as agent)
• ब्रह्मा: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक; यहाँ ‘ब्रह्मा’ = प्रथमा एकवचन)

• विवेश: entered
• विवेश: (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-√विश् (विश् प्रवेशने)

• अपराजिताम्: unconquered, invincible
• अपराजिताम्: Karma (विशेषणरूपेण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ-पराजित (प्रातिपदिक; परा-√जि ‘to conquer’ → पराजित; नञ्-प्रत्ययेन ‘unconquered’)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic speculative tradition (variable).

Devata: Brahman/Brahmā as indwelling power; the ‘golden city’ as sacral body.

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh

Mantra Rasa

Primary: shanta

Secondary: adbhuta