Atharva Veda 3.20.3: Kanda 3, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 20, Mantra 3

Sukta 20

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

प्र णो॑ यच्छत्वर्य॒मा प्र भगः॒ प्र बृह॒स्पतिः॑ । प्र दे॒वीः प्रोत सू॒नृता॑ र॒यिं दे॒वी द॑धातु मे

IAST Transliteration

prá no yacchatv aryamā́ prá bhagáḥ prá bṛ́haspátiḥ | prá devī́ḥ prótá sūnṛ́tā rayíṃ devī́ dadhātu mé

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

May Aryaman bestow forth for us; forth Bhaga, forth Bṛhaspati. Forth may the Goddesses, and also Sūnṛtā: may the Goddess set wealth for me.

Translation

Semoga Aryaman mengurniakan bagi kami; semoga Bhaga; semoga Bṛhaspati. Semoga para Dewi, dan juga Sūnṛtā, mengurniakan: semoga Sang Dewi menetapkan kekayaan (rayi) untukku.

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Word by Word

• प्र: forth, forward
• प्र: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्र (upasarga)

• नः: of us / for us
• नः: Sampradāna (beneficiary/for us)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्

• यच्छतु: may (he) grant / bestow
• यच्छतु: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: यम् (यच्छ-)

• अर्यमा: Aryaman (a Āditya deity)
• अर्यमा: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्यमा (देवनाम)

• प्र: forth, forward
• प्र: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्र (upasarga)

• भगः: Bhaga (dispenser of fortune)
• भगः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: भग

• प्र: forth, forward
• प्र: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्र (upasarga)

• बृहस्पतिः: Bṛhaspati (lord of prayer)
• बृहस्पतिः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: बृहस्पति

• प्र: forth, forward
• प्र: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्र (upasarga)

• देवीः: goddesses
• देवीः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी

• प्र: forth, forward
• प्र: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्र (upasarga)

• उत: and, also
• उत: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उत

• सूनृता: kindly/true speech; gracious utterance (personified)
• सूनृता: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूनृता

• रयिम्: wealth, treasure
• रयिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रयि

• देवी: the goddess
• देवी: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी

• दधातु: may (she) place / bestow
• दधातु: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: धा

• मे: to me / for me
• मे: Sampradāna
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition

Devata: Aryaman, Bhaga, Bṛhaspati; Devīs; Sūnṛtā (personified)

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like (to be verified)

Mantra Rasa

Primary: shanta

Secondary: adbhuta