Atharva Veda 3.18.5: Kanda 3, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 18, Mantra 5

Sukta 18

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

अ॒हम॑स्मि॒ सह॑मा॒नाथो॒ त्वम॑सि सास॒हिः । उ॒भे सह॑स्वती भू॒त्वा स॒पत्नीं॑ मे सहावहै

IAST Transliteration

ahám asmi sáhamānā́tho tvám asi sāsahíḥ | ubhé sáhasvatī bhūtvā́ sapátnīṃ me sahāvahai

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

I am one with conquering aid for lord; thou art a strong assailant. Becoming both of us rich in mastering force, let us bear away—against my rival-wife.

Translation

Aku ialah penolong penakluk bagi sang tuan; engkau ialah penyerang yang kuat. Menjadi kita berdua kaya dengan daya penguasaan, marilah kita merampas dan membawa pergi—melawan isteri-sainganku.

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Word by Word

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun (Pronoun)
• Root: अहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• अस्मि: am
• अस्मि: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)

• सहमानाथः: a resisting/protecting lord; one who overcomes (rivals)
• सहमानाथः: कर्तृ-विशेषणम् (अहम्-विशेषण)
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: सहमानाथ (प्रातिपदिक; सहमान + नाथ)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun (Pronoun)
• Root: त्वम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• असि: are
• असि: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)

• सासहिः: a conqueror; one who prevails
• सासहिः: कर्तृ-विशेषणम् (त्वम्-विशेषण)
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: सासहि (प्रातिपदिक; सा- + सहि < √सह ‘to overcome/endure’)

• उभे: both (of us two)
• उभे: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun (Pronoun/Adjective)
• Root: उभ (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• सहस्वती: possessing strength/victory
• सहस्वती: कर्तृ-विशेषणम् (उभे-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहस्वती (प्रातिपदिक; सहस् ‘strength/victory’ + वती)

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

• सपत्नीम्: the co-wife / rival woman
• सपत्नीम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: सपत्नी (प्रातिपदिक)

• मे: my
• मे: सम्बन्ध (genitive)
• Type: Noun (Pronoun)
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• सह: together
• सह: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)

• आवहै: let us two carry/bring (away); let us two drive off
• आवहै: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + वह् (धातु)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (often anonymous/household seer in strī-sūktas; transmitted under Atharvan/Āṅgiras rubric)

Devata: Sahas (victorious force) / Saptnī-vijaya (functional deity: subjugation of the rival)

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable; domestic charms frequently in anuṣṭubh cadence)

Mantra Rasa

Primary: raudra

Secondary: vira