Atharva Veda 4.11.9 — Kanda 4, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 11, Mantra 9

Sukta 11

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

यो वेदा॑न॒डुहो॒ दोहा॑न्त्स॒प्तानु॑पदस्वतः । प्र॒जां च॑ लो॒कं चा॑प्नोति॒ तथा॑ सप्तऋ॒षयो॑ विदुः

IAST Transliteration

yó védānaḍúho dóhān saptā́nupadasvataḥ | prajā́ṃ ca lokáṃ cā́pnoti táthā saptarṣáyo vidúḥ ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Whoso knoweth the draught-ox’ seven yieldings, in ordered sequence step by step, he winneth progeny and winneth a world: thus have the Seven Seers known.

Translation

Sesiapa mengetahui tujuh “perahan/hasil” lembu penarik (anaduh), menurut tertib setapak demi setapak, dia memperoleh zuriat dan memperoleh suatu dunia; demikianlah Tujuh Rsi mengetahuinya.

Word by Word

• यः: who (he who)
• यः: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• वेद: knows
• वेद: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √विद् (विदँ ज्ञाने)

• अनडुहः: of the ox/bull
• अनडुहः: Sambandha (genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनडुह् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘बैल/वृषभ’)

• दोहान्: milkings / yields (acts of milking)
• दोहान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दोह (प्रातिपदिक; ‘दोह/दुग्ध-प्रसव/दुग्ध-ग्रहण’)

• सप्त: seven
• सप्त: —
• Type: Numeral
• Root: सप्तन् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)

• अनुपदस्वतः: step by step; in due order; according to each word/step
• अनुपदस्वतः: Adhikaraṇa (manner/according to)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनु + पद + स्वतस् (अव्यय-समास)

• प्रजाम्: offspring; progeny
• प्रजाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजा (प्रातिपदिक)

• च: and
• च: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• लोकम्: world; realm
• लोकम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)

• च: and
• च: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• आप्नोति: attains
• आप्नोति: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √आप् (आपॢँ प्राप्तौ)

• तथा: thus; in that manner
• तथा: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• सप्त: seven
• सप्त: —
• Type: Numeral
• Root: सप्तन् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)

• ऋषयः: seers
• ऋषयः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)

• विदुः: have known; know
• विदुः: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √विद् (विदँ ज्ञाने)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic/anonymous; authority appealed to Saptarṣis

Devata: Vidyā (sacred knowledge) / Anaduh (as prosperity-support)

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (approximate)

Mantra Rasa

Primary: adbhuta

Secondary: shanta