Atharva Veda 4.9.8: Kanda 4, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 9, Mantra 8

Sukta 9

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

त्रयो॑ दा॒सा आञ्ज॑नस्य त॒क्मा ब॒लास॒ आदहिः॑ । वर्षि॑ष्ठः॒ पर्व॑तानां त्रिक॒कुन्नाम॑ ते पि॒ता

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 4.9.8

IAST Transliteration

tráyo dāsā́ ā́ñjanasya takmā́ balā́sa ā́dahíḥ | várṣiṣṭhaḥ párvatānāṃ trikakún-nā́ma te pitā́ ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Three are the Dāsa-foes of Añjana—Takman the Fever, Balāsa the Phlegm, and Ādahi the Burner. Most mighty among the mountains is he: Trikakud by name, thy father.

Translation

Tiga musuh Dāsa bagi Añjana: Takman, demam; Balāsa, kahak; dan Ādahi, sang pembakar. Yang paling perkasa antara gunung-ganang ialah dia; bernama Trikakud, ayahmu.

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Word by Word

• त्रयः: three
• त्रयः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective (numeral)
• Root: त्रि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)

• दासाः: servants; (here) demon-like beings/afflictors
• दासाः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: दास (प्रातिपदिक)

• आञ्जनस्य: of collyrium/black pigment; (name of a being/agent)
• आञ्जनस्य: Sambandha (genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आञ्जन (प्रातिपदिक)

• तक्ष्मा: Takman (fever; fever-demon)
• तक्ष्मा: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: तक्ष्मन्/तक्ष्मा (प्रातिपदिक)

• बलासः: Balāsa (phlegm/consumption; disease-demon)
• बलासः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: बलास (प्रातिपदिक)

• आदहिः: burned up; consumed
• आदहिः: Kriyā (finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दह् (धातु) + आ- (उपसर्ग)

• वर्षिष्ठः: the mightiest/most powerful
• वर्षिष्ठः: Kartā/Viśeṣaṇa
• Type: Adjective (superlative)
• Root: वृद्ध/वर्ष (प्रातिपदिक) + इष्ठ (तमप्-प्रत्यय, अतिशय)

• पर्वतानाम्: of the mountains
• पर्वतानाम्: Sambandha (genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वत (प्रातिपदिक)

• त्रिककुत्: Trikakut (name/epithet; ‘three-peaked/three-humped’)
• त्रिककुत्: Kartā/Viśeṣya
• Type: Noun (proper/epithet)
• Root: त्रिककुत् (प्रातिपदिक; बहुव्रीहि/नाम)

• नाम: by name; named
• नाम: Viśeṣaṇa (naming/apposition)
• Type: Noun (used adverbially)
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)

• ते: of you; your
• ते: Sambandha (genitive relation)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• पिता: father
• पिता: Kartā/Viśeṣya
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (often transmitted under Atharvan/Angiras lineages for bheṣaja hymns; specific r̥ṣi attribution depends on Anukramaṇī)

Devata: Añjana (personified medicinal substance) with disease-demons as adversaries

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (likely; to be confirmed against pada-count in the Anukramaṇī)

Mantra Rasa

Primary: adbhuta

Secondary: shanta