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Atharva Veda 3.3.5: Kanda 3, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 3, Mantra 5

Sukta 3

ह्वय॑न्तु त्वा प्रतिज॒नाः प्रति॑ मित्रा अ॑वृषत । इ॒न्द्रा॒ग्नी विश्वे॑ दे॒वास्ते वि॒शि क्षेम॑मदीधरन्

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 3.3.5

hvayántu tvā pratijanā́ḥ práti mitrā́ avṛ́ṣata | indrāgnī́ víśve devā́s te víśi kṣémam adīdharan

Let the folk in answer call thee; let friendly powers in answer rain thee favour. Indra and Agni, and all the Gods—these have within the clan established security fast.

Biarlah kaum memanggilmu sebagai jawapan; biarlah kuasa-kuasa sahabat menurunkan kepadamu kurnia sebagai jawapan. Indra dan Agni, dan semua para Dewa—merekalah yang di dalam klan menegakkan keselamatan dengan teguh.

ह्वयन्तुmay (they) call/invoke
ह्वयन्तु:
(वाक्यस्य क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootह्वे (√ह्वे)
त्वाyou
त्वा:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (त्वद्-प्रातिपदिकम्)
प्रतिजनाःthe people (each in turn / the folk)
प्रतिजनाः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootप्रतिजन (प्रातिपदिकम्)
प्रतिtowards; in return
प्रति:
(दिशा/सम्बन्ध-निर्देशः)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्रति
मित्राःfriends; Mitras
मित्राः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootमित्र (प्रातिपदिकम्)
अवृषतthey rained down; they sprinkled
अवृषत:
(वाक्यस्य क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootवृष् (√वृष्)
इन्द्राग्नीIndra and Agni
इन्द्राग्नी:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun (dual compound)
Rootइन्द्र + अग्नि (समास-प्रातिपदिकम्)
विश्वेall
विश्वे:
कर्तृ (देवाः सह)
TypeAdjective
Rootविश्व (प्रातिपदिकम्)
देवाःthe gods
देवाः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिकम्)
तेthose; they
ते:
कर्तृ (देवाः इत्यस्य पुनरुक्त-निर्देशः)
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (प्रातिपदिकम्)
विशिin the settlement/clan; among the people
विशि:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootविश् (प्रातिपदिकम्)
क्षेमम्security; welfare; peace
क्षेमम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootक्षेम (प्रातिपदिकम्)
अदीधरन्they established; they set firm
अदीधरन्:
(वाक्यस्य क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootधृ (√धृ) [कारणार्थे/निच्-भावः: धारण/स्थापन]

Rishi: Atharvanic/Angirasa tradition (royal-acclamation complex; specific r̥ṣi attribution depends on Anukramaṇī).

Devata: Indrāgnī; Viśve Devāḥ; implicitly the social body (viś) as recipient-field of kṣema.

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (predominant in AV royal and apotropaic materials; to be verified against pada count in a metrical pass).

Primary: shanta

Secondary: vira

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