Atharva Veda 4.12.6 — Kanda 4, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 12, Mantra 6

Sukta 12

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

स उत् ति॑ष्ठ॒ प्रेहि॒ प्र द्र॑व॒ रथः॑ सुच॒क्रः सु॑प॒विः सु॒नाभिः॑। प्रति॑ तिष्ठो॒र्ध्वः

IAST Transliteration

sá út tíṣṭha préhi prá drava ráthaḥ sucakráḥ supavíḥ sunā́bhiḥ | práti tiṣṭhordhváḥ ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Rise up; go forth; speed onward—like a chariot well-wheeled, well-rimmed, well-naved. Stand back again, upright.

Translation

Bangkitlah; majulah; meluncurlah ke hadapan—seperti kereta yang beroda elok, berpelek elok, berpusat elok. Berdirilah kembali, tegak.

Word by Word

• सः: he/that (one)
• सः: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• उत्: up; forth (as a verbal preverb)
• उत्: —
• Type: Indeclinable (prefix)
• Root: उत् (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• तिष्ठ: stand up; arise
• तिष्ठ: (आज्ञायां) कर्तृ-प्रवर्तनम्
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु) → तिष्ठ (आदेशः)

• प्र: forth; forward
• प्र: —
• Type: Indeclinable (prefix)
• Root: प्र (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• एहि: come; go (hither)
• एहि: (आज्ञायां) कर्तृ-प्रवर्तनम्
• Type: Verb
• Root: इ (धातु) → एहि

• प्र: forth; forward
• प्र: —
• Type: Indeclinable (prefix)
• Root: प्र (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• द्रव: run; hasten
• द्रव: (आज्ञायां) कर्तृ-प्रवर्तनम्
• Type: Verb
• Root: द्रु/द्रव् (धातु) → द्रव

• रथः: the chariot
• रथः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ (प्रातिपदिक)

• सुचक्रः: having good wheels; well-wheeled
• सुचक्रः: Kartā (विशेषणत्वेन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु- + चक्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• सुपविः: having good felly/rim; well-rimmed
• सुपविः: Kartā (विशेषणत्वेन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु- + पवि (प्रातिपदिक)

• सुनाभिः: having a good hub/navel; well-hubbed
• सुनाभिः: Kartā (विशेषणत्वेन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु- + नाभि (प्रातिपदिक)

• प्रति: towards; in return; facing
• प्रति: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति (अव्यय/उपसर्ग)

• तिष्ठ: stand; take position
• तिष्ठ: (आज्ञायां) कर्तृ-प्रवर्तनम्
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु) → तिष्ठ

• ऊर्ध्वः: upright; raised
• ऊर्ध्वः: Kartā (विशेषणत्वेन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ऊर्ध्व (प्रातिपदिक)

Attribution

Rishi: R̥bhu(s) (craft/repair motif aligns with R̥bhu paradigm)

Devata: Rohiṇī/Oṣadhi in hymn context; here the ‘ratha’ simile functions as operative imagery

Chandas: Mixed/irregular (as transmitted; often treated within the hymn’s metrical frame)

Mantra Rasa

Primary: vira

Secondary: shanta