Atharva Veda 15.12.3: Kanda 15, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 12, Mantra 3

Sukta 12

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

स चा॑तिसृ॒जेज्जु॑हु॒यान्न चा॑तिसृ॒जेन्न जु॑हुयात्

IAST Transliteration

sá cāti-sṛjéj juhuyā́t ná cāti-sṛjén ná juhuyāt

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

And if he grant release, he should offer; but if he grant not release, he should not offer.

Translation

Dan jika ia memberikan pelepasan, hendaklah ia mempersembahkan (juhūti); tetapi jika ia tidak memberikan pelepasan, janganlah ia mempersembahkan.

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Word by Word

• सः: he / that (person)
• सः: कर्तृ
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• च: and
• च: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (निपात)

• अतिसृजेत्: should discharge/let go excessively
• अतिसृजेत्: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: अति-√सृज् (सृजति)

• जुहुयात्: should offer (into fire), should pour as oblation
• जुहुयात्: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: √हु (जुहोति)

• न: not
• न: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (निषेध-निपात)

• च: and
• च: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (निपात)

• अतिसृजेत्: should discharge/let go excessively
• अतिसृजेत्: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: अति-√सृज् (सृजति)

• न: not
• न: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (निषेध-निपात)

• जुहुयात्: should offer (into fire), should pour as oblation
• जुहुयात्: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: √हु (जुहोति)

Attribution

Rishi: Vratya dossier tradition

Devata: Vrātya (implicit arbiter) / Agni (recipient if offering proceeds)

Chandas: Prose

Mantra Rasa

Primary: shanta