Atharva Veda 8.2.24: Kanda 8, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 2, Mantra 24

Sukta 2

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

सोऽरिष्ट॒ न म॑रिष्यसि॒ न म॑रिष्यसि॒ मा बि॑भेः । न वै तत्र॑ म्रियन्ते॒ नो य॑न्त्यध॒मं तमः॑

IAST Transliteration

só ’riṣṭáḥ ná mariṣyasi ná mariṣyasi mā́ bibhēḥ | ná vai tátra mriyánte nó yanty adhámam támaḥ

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Unharmed art thou: thou shalt not die, thou shalt not die—fear not. Verily there men die not, nor go they down to the nethermost darkness.

Translation

Engkau tidak cedera; engkau tidak akan mati, engkau tidak akan mati—jangan takut. Sesungguhnya, di sana manusia tidak mati, dan tidak pula turun ke kegelapan yang paling bawah.

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Word by Word

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

• अरिष्टः: unharmed, uninjured, safe
• अरिष्टः: Kartā (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अरिष्ट (प्रातिपदिक)

• न: not
• न: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (निपात)

• मरिष्यसि: you will die
• मरिष्यसि: (अकर्तृक-प्रयोगे) कर्ता = त्वम् (अध्याहृतः)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √मृ (मरणे)

• न: not
• न: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (निपात)

• मरिष्यसि: you will die
• मरिष्यसि: (अकर्तृक-प्रयोगे) कर्ता = त्वम् (अध्याहृतः)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √मृ (मरणे)

• मा: do not
• मा: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मा (निषेध-निपातः)

• बिभेः: you are afraid / you fear
• बिभेः: Kartā = त्वम् (अध्याहृतः)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भी (भये)

• न: not
• न: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (निपात)

• वै: indeed, surely
• वै: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (निपातः)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)

• म्रियन्ते: they die
• म्रियन्ते: Kartā = (जनाः) (अध्याहृतः)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √मृ (मरणे)

• न: not
• न: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (निपात)

• उ: (emphasis)
• उ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उ (निपातः)

• यन्ति: they go
• यन्ति: Kartā = (जनाः) (अध्याहृतः)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √या (गतौ)

• अधमम्: lowest
• अधमम्: Karma (गत्यर्थे गन्तव्य-देशः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अधम (प्रातिपदिक)

• तमः: darkness
• तमः: Karma (गन्तव्य-देशः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तमस् (प्रातिपदिक)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (Āyusya hymn-cycle).

Devata: Brahman (sacral speech) as protective force; implicitly opposed to Mṛtyu.

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh.

Mantra Rasa

Primary: shanta

Secondary: adbhuta