Atharva Veda 3.13.4 - Kanda 3, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 13, Mantra 4

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Atharva Veda 3.13.4: Kanda 3, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 13, Mantra 4

Sukta 13

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

एको॑ वो दे॒वोऽप्य॑तिष्ठ॒त् स्यन्द॑माना यथाव॒शम्। उदा॑निषुर्म॒हीरिति॒ तस्मा॑दुद॒कमु॑च्यते

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 3.13.4

IAST Transliteration

éko vo devó ’py átiṣṭhat syándamānā yathāvaśám | úd ā́niṣur mahī́r íti tásmād udakám ucyate

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

One god among you took his stand, while ye flowed on at will. ‘The mighty ones brought it up,’—thus; therefore it is called udaká, the Water.

Translation

Seorang dewa di antara kamu berdiri teguh, sedangkan kamu mengalir menurut kehendak. “Yang perkasa mengangkatnya ke atas,”—demikian; oleh itu ia disebut udaká, Air.

Word by Word

एकःone (single)

वःof you / your

देवःgod, deity

अपिalso, even

अतिष्ठत्stood, took a stand

स्यन्दमानाःflowing, streaming

यथाas, just as

अवशम्uncontrolledly, at will/without control

उद्up, forth

आनिषुःthey led/brought (up/forth)

महीःgreat (ones) / great (waters)

इतिthus (quotative)

तस्मात्from that, therefore

उदकम्water

उच्यतेis called

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (unspecified)

Devata: Āpas / presiding Deva over waters (not explicitly named here)

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable)

Mantra Rasa

Primary: shanta

Secondary: adbhuta

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