Atharva Veda 2.17.4: Kanda 2, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 17, Mantra 4

Sukta 17

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

श्रोत्र॑मसि॒ श्रोत्रं॑ मे दाः॒ स्वाहा॑

Sanskrit recitationAtharva Veda 2.17.4

IAST Transliteration

śrótram asi śrótraṃ me dāḥ svā́hā

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Thou art Hearing: bestow on me hearing. Svāhā!

Translation

ତୁମେ ଶ୍ରବଣ (ଶ୍ରୋତ୍ର) ଅଟ; ମୋତେ ଶ୍ରବଣଶକ୍ତି ଦିଅ—ସ୍ୱାହା।

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Word by Word

• श्रोत्रम्: ear; organ of hearing
• श्रोत्रम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रोत्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• असि: you are
• असि: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)

• श्रोत्रम्: ear; hearing
• श्रोत्रम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रोत्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• मे: my; of me
• मे: सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• दाः: give (to me)
• दाः: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)

• स्वाहा: svāhā (ritual exclamation)
• स्वाहा: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वाहा (निपात/उद्गार)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (specific ṛṣi attribution varies by anukramaṇī for this hymn; commonly Atharvan/Angiras-type attributions in this register).

Devata: Śrotra (Hearing) personified as an indriya-power; implicitly supported by the general indriya-deities.

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like short formula (mantric prose/short metrical cadence typical of faculty-installation verses)

Mantra Rasa

Primary: karuna

Secondary: shanta