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Atharva Veda 4.18.5 — Kanda 4, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 18, Mantra 5

Sukta 18

अ॒नया॒हमोष॑ध्या सर्वाः॑ कृ॒त्या अ॑दूदुषम्। यां क्षेत्रे॑ च॒क्रुर्यां गोषु॒ यां वा॑ ते॒ पुरु॑षेषु

anáyā́ham óṣadhyā sarvā́ḥ kṛtyā́ adūduṣam | yā́ṃ kṣétrē cakrúryā́ṃ góṣu yā́ṃ vā te púruṣeṣu ||

With this herb I, for my part, have marred all witchcrafts—what they have wrought in field, what among the kine, or what, again, within thy men.

Dengan herba ubat (oṣadhi) ini aku telah merosakkan segala kṛtyā—yang mereka lakukan di ladang, yang di kalangan lembu, atau yang pula di dalam orang-orangmu.

अनयाby this (female/this means)
अनया:
करण
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → एतद्
अहम्I
अहम्:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootअहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
ओषध्याwith (an) herb/medicinal plant
ओषध्या:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootओषधि (प्रातिपदिक)
सर्वाःall
सर्वाः:
कर्म (विशेष्य-सापेक्ष)
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
कृत्याःwitchcrafts/evil charms
कृत्याः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootकृत्या (प्रातिपदिक)
अदूदुषम्I destroyed/neutralized
अदूदुषम्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootदूष् (धातु) ‘दूषयति/दूषति’
याम्which (one)
याम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
क्षेत्रेin the field
क्षेत्रे:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootक्षेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (निपात)
चक्रुःthey have done/made
चक्रुः:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु)
याम्which (one)
याम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
गोषुamong/in the cows (cattle)
गोषु:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootगो (प्रातिपदिक)
याम्which (one)
याम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वाor
वा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा (निपात)
तेof you/your
ते:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
पुरुषेषुamong/in (your) men/persons
पुरुषेषु:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootपुरुष (प्रातिपदिक)

Rishi: Atharvanic transmission (anukramaṇī-dependent).

Devata: Oṣadhi (Apāmārga) as the operative deity-substance; kṛtyā as adversary.

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like.

Primary: shanta

Secondary: vira

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