Atharva Veda 3.18.3 - Kanda 3, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 18, Mantra 3

Atharva Veda 3.18.3: Kanda 3, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 18, Mantra 3

Sukta 18

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

न॒हि ते॒ नाम॑ ज॒ग्राह॒ नो अ॒स्मिन् र॑मसे॒ पतौ॑ । परा॑मे॒व प॑रा॒वतं॑ स॒पत्नीं॑ गमयामसि

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 3.18.3

IAST Transliteration

ná hí te nā́ma jagrā́ha nó asmín ramáse pátau | párām evá parāvátaṃ sapatnī́ṃ gamayāmasi

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

For truly thy name hath taken no hold upon this husband, our delight. Far, yea far away to the distant region we send the rival forth.

Translation

Sesungguhnya, namamu tidak berpegang pada suami ini, kesenangan kami. Jauh—ya, jauh ke wilayah yang jauh—isteri saingan itu kami hantarkan.

Word by Word

नहिindeed not / surely not

तेof you / your

नामname

जग्राहhas seized / has taken

नःof us / to us

अस्मिन्in this

रमसेyou delight / you take pleasure

पतौin (your) husband / in the husband

पराम्far away

एवindeed / just

परावतम्to a distant place

सपत्नीम्the co-wife / rival wife

गमयामसिwe cause (her) to go / we send

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic seer (varies).

Devata: Oṣadhi/Mantra as operative force; target is the sapatnī

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh

Mantra Rasa

Primary: raudra

Secondary: bhayankara

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