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Atharva Veda 6.65.2: Kanda 6, Anuvaka 7, Sukta 65, Mantra 2

Sukta 65

निर्ह॑स्तेभ्यो नैर्ह॒स्तं यं दे॑वाः॒ शरु॒मस्य॑थ । वृ॒श्चामि॒ शत्रू॑णां बा॒हून॒नेन॑ ह॒विषा॒हम्

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 6.65.2

nír-hastebhyo naír-hastáṃ yáṃ devā́ḥ śárum ásyatha | vṛścā́mi śátrūṇāṃ bāhū́n anéna havíṣā́hám ||

From the handed do ye make the handless—ye Gods—when ye cast the missile. I cut away the enemies’ arms with this oblation, even I.

Daripada yang bertangan jadikanlah tak bertangan, wahai para Dewa, apabila kamu melontarkan senjata. Dengan persembahan (havis) ini aku menebas lengan musuh-musuh—aku sendiri.

निर्हस्तेभ्यःfrom the handless (ones)
निर्हस्तेभ्यः:
Apādāna
TypeNoun
Rootनिर्हस्त (निर्-हस्त) (प्रातिपदिक)
नैर्हस्तम्handlessness; the state of being without hands
नैर्हस्तम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootनैर्हस्त (निर्हस्त-सम्बन्धी) (प्रातिपदिक)
यम्whom/which
यम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
देवाःthe gods
देवाः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
शरुम्a missile/weapon (dart, arrow)
शरुम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootशरु (प्रातिपदिक)
अस्यथyou (pl.) cast/threw
अस्यथ:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु; ‘to throw/cast’—Vedic usage)
वृश्चामिI cut off
वृश्चामि:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootवृश्च् (धातु; ‘to cut off’)
शत्रूणाम्of (my) enemies
शत्रूणाम्:
(सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootशत्रु (प्रातिपदिक)
बाहून्arms
बाहून्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootबाहु (प्रातिपदिक)
अनेनwith this
अनेन:
Karaṇa
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
हविषाwith the oblation
हविषा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootहविस् (प्रातिपदिक)
अहम्I
अहम्:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootअहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

Rishi: Atharvanic/Angirasic tradition (enemy-disabling set)

Devata: Devas collectively; weapon-power (śaru) as invoked precedent

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like (requires verification)

Primary: raudra

Secondary: vira

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