Atharva Veda 4.39.1: Kanda 4, Anuvaka 4, Sukta 39, Mantra 1

Sukta 39

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

संनति पृ॒थि॒व्याम॒ग्नये॒ सम॑नम॒न्त्स आ॑र्ध्नोत्। यथा॑ पृथि॒व्याम॒ग्नये॑ स॒मन॑मन्ने॒वा मह्यं॑ सं॒नमः॒ सं न॑मन्तु

Sanskrit recitationAtharva Veda 4.39.1

IAST Transliteration

sannatíḥ pṛthivyā́m agnáye sám anaman sá ā́rdhnot | yáthā pṛthivyā́m agnáye sám anamann evá máhyaṃ sannamáḥ sáṃ namantu ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

On Earth, unto Agni, the Convergence bowed together; thereby he won success. As on Earth, unto Agni, they bowed together, even so for me let all convergences bow in accord.

Translation

ਪ੍ਰਿਥਵੀ ਉੱਤੇ ਅਗਨੀ ਲਈ ‘ਸੰਨਤੀ’ (ਇਕੱਠਾ ਨਮਨ) ਇਕਸਾਥ ਨਮੀ; ਇਸ ਨਾਲ ਉਸ ਨੇ ਸਿੱਧੀ ਹਾਸਲ ਕੀਤੀ। ਜਿਵੇਂ ਪ੍ਰਿਥਵੀ ਉੱਤੇ ਅਗਨੀ ਲਈ ਉਹ ਇਕਸਾਥ ਨਮੇ, ਓਸੇ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਮੇਰੇ ਲਈ ਸਭ ਸੰਨਤੀਆਂ ਇਕਮਤ ਹੋ ਕੇ ਨਮਣ।

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Word by Word

• सं: together; completely (prefix/particle)
• सं: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम् (उपसर्ग) / सं (निपात)

• नति: bowing; obeisance
• नति: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: नम् (धातु) → नति (स्त्री. प्रातिपदिक)

• पृथिव्याम्: on/in the earth
• पृथिव्याम्: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथिवी (स्त्री. प्रातिपदिक)

• अग्नये: to Agni
• अग्नये: Sampradāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि (पुं. प्रातिपदिक)

• सम्: together; fully (prefix)
• सम्: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम् (उपसर्ग)

• नमन्: bowing; one who bows
• नमन्: Kartā
• Type: Adjective/Participle
• Root: नम् (धातु) → नमन् (कृदन्त, शतृ)

• सः: he
• सः: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• आर्ध्नोत्: attained; succeeded; prospered
• आर्ध्नोत्: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: ऋध्/अर्ध् (धातु; ‘to prosper/attain’)

• यथा: just as
• यथा: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)

• पृथिव्याम्: on/in the earth
• पृथिव्याम्: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथिवी

• अग्नये: to Agni
• अग्नये: Sampradāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि

• सम्: together; fully (prefix)
• सम्: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम् (उपसर्ग)

• नमन्: bowing
• नमन्: Kartā
• Type: Adjective/Participle
• Root: नम् → नमन् (शतृ-कृदन्त)

• एव: indeed; just so
• एव: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)

• मह्यम्: to me
• मह्यम्: Sampradāna
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• संनमः: obeisance; reverent bow
• संनमः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: सम्+नम् (धातु) → संनम (पुं. प्रातिपदिक) / संनमस् (नपुं.)

• सं: together; completely
• सं: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्/सं (उपसर्ग/निपात)

• नमन्तु: let them bow; may they submit
• नमन्तु: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: नम् (धातु)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (unspecified in input)

Devata: Agni (as mediator of saṃnati/favor)

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like (common Atharvanic domestic meter; exact scan may vary)

Mantra Rasa

Primary: shanta

Secondary: vira