Atharva Veda 6.59.2: Kanda 6, Anuvaka 6, Sukta 59, Mantra 2

Sukta 59

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

शर्म॑ यच्छ॒त्वोष॑धिः स॒ह दे॒वीर॑रुन्ध॒ती। कर॒त् पय॑स्वन्तं गो॒ष्ठम॑य॒क्ष्मां उ॒त पूरु॑षान्

IAST Transliteration

śárma yacchatv óṣadhiḥ sáha devī́r arundhatī́ | karát páyasvantaṃ góṣṭham ayákṣmām utá pū́ruṣān

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Let the herb, Arundhatī, together with the goddess-herbs, grant protection; let her make the cowshed rich in milk, free from wasting sickness, and men as well.

Translation

Semoga herba Arundhatī, bersama dewi-dewi herba, mengurniakan perlindungan; semoga ia menjadikan kandang lembu kaya susu, bebas daripada penyakit yang melayukan, dan demikian juga manusia.

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Word by Word

• शर्म: shelter, protection, comfort
• शर्म: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)

• यच्छतु: let (her/it) grant
• यच्छतु: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: यम् (धातु)

• ओषधिः: the herb, medicinal plant
• ओषधिः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: ओषधि (प्रातिपदिक)

• सह: together with
• सह: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)

• देवीः: the goddesses (divine powers)
• देवीः: Sahakāraka (सह-सम्बन्ध) / Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)

• अरुन्धती: Arundhatī (the restraining/protecting one; a goddess/auspicious power)
• अरुन्धती: Kartā (apposition to ओषधिः) / Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun (proper name/epithet)
• Root: अरुन्धती (प्रातिपदिक)

• करत्: may (she/it) make
• करत्: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)

• पयस्वन्तम्: milk-rich, abounding in milk
• पयस्वन्तम्: Karma (qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पयस्वन्त् (प्रातिपदिक; पयस् + वन्त्)

• गोष्टम्: cowshed, cattle-pen
• गोष्टम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोष्ट (प्रातिपदिक)

• अयक्ष्माम्: free from yákṣma (consumption/disease), disease-less
• अयक्ष्माम्: Karma (qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अयक्ष्म (प्रातिपदिक; a- + यक्ष्म)

• उत: and also
• उत: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उत (अव्यय)

• पूरुषान्: men, persons
• पूरुषान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूरुष (प्रातिपदिक; ‘पुरुष’ वैदिक-रूप)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (anonymous/collective)

Devata: Oṣadhi (Arundhatī) with the ‘devīḥ’ herbs; anti-yákṣma protective force

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like

Mantra Rasa

Primary: shanta

Secondary: adbhuta