Atharva Veda 20.124.5: Kanda 20, Anuvaka 13, Sukta 124, Mantra 5

Sukta 124

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

आ॒दि॒त्यैरिन्द्रः॒ सग॑णो म॒रुद्भि॑र॒स्माकं॑ भूत्ववि॒ता त॒नूना॑म्। ह॒त्वाय॑ दे॒वा असु॑रान् यदाय॑न् दे॒वा दे॑व॒त्वम॑भि॒रक्ष॑माणाः

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 20.124.5

IAST Transliteration

ādityáir índraḥ ságaṇo marúdbhir asmā́kaṁ bhūtv avitā́ tanū́nām | hatvā́ya devā́ ásurān yadā́yan devā́ devatvám abhirákṣamāṇāḥ

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

With the Ādityas, Indra—with his host, with the Maruts—become for us the helper of our bodies. When, to slay the Asuras, the Gods went forth, the Gods, guarding their godhead round about—

Translation

Bersama para Āditya, Indra—dengan pasukannya, bersama para Marut—jadilah bagi kami penolong bagi tubuh-tubuh kami. Tatkala para Dewa maju untuk membunuh para Asura, para Dewa, memelihara ketuhanan mereka di sekeliling—

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Word by Word

• आदित्यैः: with the Ādityas
• आदित्यैः: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदित्य (प्रातिपदिक)

• इन्द्रः: Indra
• इन्द्रः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• स: he
• स: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• गणः: (as) a troop/company
• गणः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण (प्रातिपदिक)

• मरुद्भिः: with the Maruts
• मरुद्भिः: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: मरुत् (प्रातिपदिक)

• अस्माकम्: of us / our
• अस्माकम्: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• भूत्वा: having become
• भूत्वा: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)

• अविता: protector/helper
• अविता: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: अवितृ (प्रातिपदिक; from √अव् ‘to protect/help’)

• तनूनाम्: of (our) bodies/persons
• तनूनाम्: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: तनू (प्रातिपदिक)

• हत्वाय: for killing
• हत्वाय: Prayojana
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (धातु)

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)

• असुरान्: the Asuras
• असुरान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: असुर (प्रातिपदिक)

• यत्: when / inasmuch as
• यत्: —
• Type: Indeclinable (relative)
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• आयन्: they went / they advanced
• आयन्: Kartā
• Type: Verb
• Root: इ (धातु; √इ ‘to go’) with आ-

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)

• देवत्वम्: godhood / divine status
• देवत्वम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवत्व (प्रातिपदिक)

• अभिरक्षमानाः: protecting / guarding
• अभिरक्षमानाः: Kartā
• Type: Verb
• Root: √रक्ष् (धातु) with अभि-; वर्तमान कृदन्त

Attribution

Rishi: Rigvedic seer tradition (AV 20 import); confirm via anukramaṇī.

Devata: Indra with Ādityas and Maruts; Devas vs Asuras motif

Chandas: Likely Triṣṭubh; confirm by RV source.

Mantra Rasa

Primary: vira

Secondary: shanta