Atharva Veda 5.21.7: Kanda 5, Anuvaka 3, Sukta 21, Mantra 7

Sukta 21

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

परा॒मित्रा॑न् दुन्दु॒भिना॑ हरि॒णस्या॒जिने॑न च । सर्वे॑ दे॒वा अ॑तित्रस॒न् ये सं॑ग्रा॒मस्येशते

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 5.21.7

IAST Transliteration

párā ’mítrān dundubhínā haríṇasyā́jinena ca | sárve devā́ atitrasan yé saṃgrāmásyeśate

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Away with the foes—by the Drum, and by the antelope’s hide! All the Gods have trembled—those who bear dominion over battle.

Translation

ရန်သူများကို ပြေးစေပါ - စစ်ကိုင်းဖြင့်လည်းကောင်း၊ သမင်အရေဖြင့်လည်းကောင်း။ နတ်များအားလုံးသည် ကြောက်ရွံ့တုန်လှုပ်ကြ၏ - စစ်ပွဲကို အုပ်ချုပ်သူများသည်။

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Word by Word

• परा: away, forth
• परा: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परा (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• अमित्रान्: enemies
• अमित्रान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमित्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• दुन्दुभिना: with a drum
• दुन्दुभिना: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुन्दुभि (प्रातिपदिक)

• हरिणस्य: of a deer/antelope
• हरिणस्य: —
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: हरिण (प्रातिपदिक)

• अजिनेन: with a hide/skin
• अजिनेन: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: अजिन (प्रातिपदिक)

• च: and
• च: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)

• अतित्रसन्: they greatly frightened (them) / caused to tremble
• अतित्रसन्: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्रस् (धातु) + अति (उपसर्ग)

• ये: who
• ये: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• संग्रामस्य: of the battle
• संग्रामस्य: —
• Type: Noun
• Root: संग्राम (प्रातिपदिक)

• ईशते: rules, has power over
• ईशते: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: ईश् (धातु)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (as per AV anukramaṇī for the dundubhi hymn-cycle)

Devata: Dundubhi and battle-deities (saṃgrāma-īśa devāḥ)

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (approximate; Atharvanic metrical looseness possible)

Mantra Rasa

Primary: vira

Secondary: raudra