Atharva Veda 12.2.22 — Kanda 12, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 2, Mantra 22

Sukta 2

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

इ॒मे जी॒वा वि मृ॒तैराव॑वृत्र॒न्नभू॑द् भ॒द्रा दे॒वहु॑तिर्नो अ॒द्य। प्राञ्चो॑ अगाम नृ॒तये॒ हसा॑य सु॒वीरा॑सो वि॒दथ॒मा व॑देम

IAST Transliteration

imé jīvā́ ví mṛtáir ā́vavṛtrann ábhūd bhadrā́ deváhutir no adyá | prā́ñco agāma nṛtáye hásāya suvī́rāso vidátham ā́ vadema ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

These living have turned them away from the dead: auspicious hath our oblation to the Gods become to-day. Forward have we gone—to dance, to laugh; rich in brave sons, may we address the assembly again.

Translation

Yang hidup ini telah menolak yang mati; pada hari ini persembahan (huti) kami kepada para Dewa menjadi berkat. Ke hadapan kami melangkah—untuk menari, untuk tertawa; kaya dengan putera-putera gagah, moga kami berbicara lagi di perhimpunan (vidatha).

Word by Word

• इमे: these
• इमे: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• जीवाः: living beings
• जीवाः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: जीव (प्रातिपदिक)

• वि: apart, asunder; distinctly
• वि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• मृतैः: by/with the dead
• मृतैः: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: मृत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √मृ)

• आ: towards; completely
• आ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• अव: down; away
• अव: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अव (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• वृत्रन्: O Vṛtra (obstructor)
• वृत्रन्: Sambodhana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृत्रन् (प्रातिपदिक)

• अभूत्: became; came to be
• अभूत्: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू

• भद्रा: auspicious
• भद्रा: Kartā (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भद्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• देवहुतिः: offering to the gods
• देवहुतिः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवहुतिः (प्रातिपदिक; देव + हुति)

• नः: of us; our
• नः: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम)

• अद्य: today
• अद्य: Adhikaraṇa (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य (अव्यय)

• प्राञ्चः: facing forward; onward
• प्राञ्चः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: प्राञ्च् (प्रातिपदिक)

• अगाम: we went
• अगाम: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गम्

• नृतये: for dancing
• नृतये: Sampradāna (उद्देश्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृत्य (प्रातिपदिक)

• हसाय: for laughter
• हसाय: Sampradāna (उद्देश्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हास (प्रातिपदिक)

• सुवीरासः: having good heroes/sons; strong
• सुवीरासः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: सुवीर (प्रातिपदिक; सु + वीर)

• विदथम्: assembly; rite; gathering
• विदथम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: विदथ (प्रातिपदिक)

• आ: towards; up to
• आ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• वदेम: may we speak; let us proclaim
• वदेम: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वद्

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (variable by anukramaṇī)

Devata: Devas collectively (via devahuti); efficacy of the rite itself

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh

Mantra Rasa

Primary: adbhuta

Secondary: shanta