Atharva Veda 9.2.2 — Kanda 9, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 2, Mantra 2

Sukta 2

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

यन्मे॒ मन॑सो॒ न प्रि॒यं चक्षु॑षो॒ यन्मे॒ बभ॑स्ति॒ नाभि॒नन्द॑ति । तद् दु॒ष्वप्न्यं॒ प्रति॑ मुञ्चामि स॒पत्ने॒ कामं॑ स्तु॒त्वोद॒हं भि॑देयम्

IAST Transliteration

yán me mánaso ná priyáṃ cákṣuṣo yán me bábhasti nábhinándati | tád duṣvápnyaṃ práti muñcāmi sapatné kā́maṃ stutvā́dáhaṃ bhidéyam ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

What is not pleasing to my mind, what my eye finds not agreeable, what manifestation of mine wins no approval—this evil-dreaming I cast back upon the rival; having praised Kāma, may I break him utterly.

Word by Word

• यत्: that which
• यत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) / यद्-शब्द

• मे: of me / my
• मे: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• मनसः: of (my) mind
• मनसः: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• न: not
• न: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• प्रियम्: dear, pleasing
• प्रियम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)

• चक्षुषः: of (my) eye / sight
• चक्षुषः: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्षुस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• यत्: that which
• यत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• मे: of me / my
• मे: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• बभस्ति: shines / appears (to me)
• बभस्ति: Kartā
• Type: Verb
• Root: भस् (धातु) → बभस्ति (वेदिक-रूप; ‘दीप्/भास्’ अर्थे)

• न: not
• न: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• अभिनन्दति: rejoices at / approves
• अभिनन्दति: Kartā
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-नन्द् (धातु)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• दुष्वप्न्यम्: evil dream / nightmare (thing)
• दुष्वप्न्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: दुष्-स्वप्न्य (प्रातिपदिक; ‘दुष्टः स्वप्नः’)

• प्रति: back, against, in return
• प्रति: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति

• मुञ्चामि: I release / I cast off
• मुञ्चामि: Kartā
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच् (धातु)

• सपत्ने: upon/against the rival (wife), co-wife
• सपत्ने: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: सपत्नी (प्रातिपदिक)

• कामम्: desire, intent
• कामम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक)

• स्तुत्वा: having praised
• स्तुत्वा: —
• Type: Verbal indeclinable
• Root: स्तु (धातु) → स्तुत्वा (क्त्वान्त)

• उदहम्: I (raise up / send forth)
• उदहम्: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun + Indeclinable (sandhi form)
• Root: उद्-अह्/हन् (धातु; वेदिक-रूप ‘उदहम्’ = ‘उद्-अहम्’/‘उद्-अहं’ संधि-रूपः)

• भिदेयम्: may I split / may I break (it)
• भिदेयम्: Kartā
• Type: Verb
• Root: भिद् (धातु)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic transmission (Kāma-cycle)

Devata: Kāma; also duṣvapnya (as the targeted affliction/omen)

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like

Mantra Rasa

Primary: bhayankara

Secondary: raudra