Atharva Veda 4.29.4 - Kanda 4, Anuvaka 3, Sukta 29, Mantra 4

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Atharva Veda 4.29.4: Kanda 4, Anuvaka 3, Sukta 29, Mantra 4

Sukta 29

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

यौ श्या॒वाश्व॒मव॑थो वाध्र्य॒श्वं मित्रा॑वरुणा पुरुमी॒ढमत्रिम्। यौ वि॑म॒दमव॑थः स॒प्तव॑ध्रिं॒ तौ नो॑ मुञ्चत॒मंह॑सः

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 4.29.4

IAST Transliteration

yáu śyāvā́śvam ávatho vādhryā́śvaṃ mitrā́varuṇā purumī́ḍham átrim | yáu vímadam ávathaḥ saptávadhriṃ táu no muñcatam áṃhasaḥ

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Ye who aided Śyāvāśva, aided Vādhryaśva, O Mitra, Varuṇa, Purumīḍha, Atri; ye who aided Vimada, aided Saptavadhri— from anguish and from sin release ye us.

Translation

Wahai yang telah menolong Śyāvāśva, menolong Vādhryaśva—wahai Mitra, Varuṇa, Purumīḍha, Atri; yang telah menolong Vimada, menolong Saptavadhri—lepaskanlah kami daripada kesempitan dan daripada dosa.

Word by Word

यौwhich two (you two)

श्यावाश्वम्Śyāvāśva (a person)

अवथःyou two helped/protected

वाध्र्यश्वम्Vādhryaśva (a person)

मित्रावरुणाMitra and Varuṇa

पुरुमीढम्Purumīḍha (a person)

अत्रिम्Atri

यौwhich two (you two)

विमदम्Vimada

अवथःyou two helped/protected

सप्तवध्रिम्Saptavadhri (a person)

तौthose two / you two

नःof us / for us

मुञ्चतम्release (you two)!

अंहसःfrom distress/sin/evil

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition; verse cites multiple ṛṣis as exempla.

Devata: Mitra–Varuṇa

Chandas: Likely Triṣṭubh (needs scan).

Mantra Rasa

Primary: shanta

Secondary: adbhuta

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