Atharva Veda 13.4.2: Kanda 13, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 4, Mantra 2

Sukta 4

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

र॒श्मिभि॒र्नभ॒ आभृ॑तं महे॒न्द्र ए॒त्यावृ॑तः

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 13.4.2

IAST Transliteration

raśmíbhir nábha ā́bhṛtaṃ mahéndra ety ā́vṛtaḥ

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

With rays the firmament is borne and filled: great Indra goeth on, encompassed round about.

Translation

ရောင်ခြည်များဖြင့် ကောင်းကင်ဘုံသည် ထမ်းဆောင်ထားပြီး ပြည့်နှက်နေသည်- မဟာဣန္ဒြသည် ဝိုင်းရံထားခြင်းဖြင့် ဆက်လက် သွားလာသည်။

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Word by Word

• रश्मिभिः: with rays, by means of rays
• रश्मिभिः: करण
• Type: Noun
• Root: रश्मि (प्रातिपदिक)

• नभः: the sky, the firmament
• नभः: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: नभस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• आ: towards, unto; (prefix)
• आ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ (उपसर्ग)

• भृतम्: was borne/filled/supported
• भृतम्: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भृ (भरणे)

• महेन्द्रः: Mahendra (great Indra)
• महेन्द्रः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक: महा+इन्द्र)

• एति: goes, comes, approaches
• एति: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √इ (गत्यर्थे)

• आवृतः: covered, enveloped, surrounded
• आवृतः: कर्तृ (विशेषणरूपेण)
• Type: Participle (Adjective)
• Root: √वृ (वरणे/आवरणे) + आ (उपसर्ग)

Attribution

Rishi: Indra/Āditya-cycle attribution (anukramaṇī-dependent).

Devata: Mahendra (Indra as great sovereign; solarized in imagery).

Chandas: Likely anuṣṭubh-pāda tendency (but excerpted line does not guarantee full metrical certainty).

Mantra Rasa

Primary: vira

Secondary: adbhuta