Atharva Veda 6.123.4: Kanda 6, Anuvaka 13, Sukta 123, Mantra 4

Sukta 123

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

स प॑चामि॒ स द॑दामि॒ । स य॑जे॒ स द॒त्तान्मा यू॑षम्

Sanskrit recitationAtharva Veda 6.123.4

IAST Transliteration

sá pacāmi sá dadāmi | sá yajé sá dattā́n mā yūṣám ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

He—(so) I cook; he—(so) I give. He—(so) I sacrifice; by that giving—me, ye (protect/acknowledge).

Translation

Dia—maka aku memasak; dia—maka aku memberi. Dia—maka aku melakukan yajña; dengan pemberian itu—lindungilah/akuilah aku, wahai kamu sekalian.

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Word by Word

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

• पचामि: I cook / I prepare
• पचामि: (क्रिया) —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पच् (पचँ)

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

• ददामि: I give
• ददामि: (क्रिया) —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दा (डुदाञ् दाने)

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

• यजे: I sacrifice / I worship
• यजे: (क्रिया) —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √यज् (यजँ देवपूजासंगतिकरणदानेषु)

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

• दत्तात्: from the given (gift) / from what is given
• दत्तात्: Apādāna
• Type: Verbal adjective (past passive participle) used substantively
• Root: √दा (डुदाञ् दाने) → दत्त (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त)

• मा: do not
• मा: (सम्बन्धः निषेधः) —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मा (निषेध-अव्यय) / मा (अस्मद्-सम्बन्धी) — here: prohibitive particle

• यूषम्: broth / soup / decoction
• यूषम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: यूषन् (प्रातिपदिक)

Attribution

Rishi: Not specified in excerpt; verify via Anukramaṇī.

Devata: Primarily the yajamāna/householder function (performative); secondarily ‘saumanasa’ as social cohesion.

Chandas: Brief Anuṣṭubh-like cola (verification needed).

Mantra Rasa

Primary: vira

Secondary: shanta