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Atharva Veda 4.39.2: Kanda 4, Anuvaka 4, Sukta 39, Mantra 2

Sukta 39

पृ॒थि॒वी धे॒नुस्तस्या॑ अ॒ग्निर्व॒त्सः । सा मे॒ऽग्निना॑ व॒त्सेनेष॒मूर्जं॒ कामं॑ दुहाम्। आयुः॑ प्रथ॒मं प्र॒जां पोषं॑ र॒यिं स्वाहा॑

Sanskrit recitationAtharva Veda 4.39.2

pṛthivī́ dhénus tásyā agnír vatsáḥ | sā́ me ’gnínā vatséna íṣam ū́rjaṃ kā́maṃ duhām | ā́yuḥ prathamáṃ prajā́ṃ póṣaṃ rayíṃ svā́hā ||

Earth is the milch-cow; of her Agni is the calf. With Agni for her calf let her milk out for me refreshment, vigor, and desire fulfilled—life first, then offspring, thriving, and wealth—svāhā!

ਪ੍ਰਿਥਵੀ ਦੁੱਧ ਦੇਣ ਵਾਲੀ ਧੇਨੁ ਹੈ; ਉਸ ਦਾ ਵੱਛਾ ਅਗਨੀ ਹੈ। ਅਗਨੀ ਨੂੰ ਵੱਛਾ ਬਣਾ ਕੇ ਉਹ ਮੇਰੇ ਲਈ ਇਸ਼ਾ (ਪੋਸ਼ਕ ਆਹਾਰ), ਊਰਜਾ ਅਤੇ ਕਾਮ (ਇੱਛਾ-ਸਿੱਧੀ) ਦੋਹੇ—ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਆਯੁ, ਫਿਰ ਪ੍ਰਜਾ (ਸੰਤਾਨ), ਪੋਸ਼ (ਵਧੋਤਰੀ) ਅਤੇ ਰਯਿ (ਧਨ)—ਸ੍ਵਾਹਾ।

पृथिवीEarth
पृथिवी:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootपृथिवी (प्रातिपदिक) < पृथु
धेनुःcow (milch-cow)
धेनुः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootधेनु (प्रातिपदिक)
तस्याःof her/its
तस्याः:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अग्निःAgni; fire
अग्निः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
वत्सःcalf
वत्सः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootवत्स (प्रातिपदिक)
साshe (that one)
सा:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
मेto me / for me
मे:
सम्प्रदान (दत्त्यर्थे) / सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अग्निनाwith/through Agni (fire)
अग्निना:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
वत्सेनwith/through the calf
वत्सेन:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootवत्स (प्रातिपदिक)
इषम्nourishment; food
इषम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootइष्/इषा (प्रातिपदिक; ‘इष्’ = बल/आहार-समृद्धि)
ऊर्जम्vigor; strength
ऊर्जम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootऊर्ज्/ऊर्जा (प्रातिपदिक)
कामम्desire; wish
कामम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootकाम (प्रातिपदिक)
दुहाम्may she milk/yield
दुहाम्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√दुह् (दोग्धि) धातु
आयुःlife; longevity
आयुः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootआयुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
प्रथमम्first; foremost
प्रथमम्:
विशेषण
TypeAdjective (used adverbially)
Rootप्रथम (प्रातिपदिक)
प्रजाम्offspring; progeny
प्रजाम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootप्रजा (प्रातिपदिक)
पोषम्prosperity; thriving
पोषम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootपोष (प्रातिपदिक)
रयिम्wealth; riches
रयिम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootरयि (प्रातिपदिक)
स्वाहाsvāhā (ritual exclamation)
स्वाहा:
(मन्त्र-निपात; कारकातीत)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootस्वाहा (निपात/मन्त्र-शब्द)

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (unspecified in input)

Devata: Pṛthivī–Agni complex (Earth as giver; Agni as activator/mediator)

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like with expanded pāda (Atharvanic prose-leaning anuṣṭubh; exact scan varies)

Primary: shanta

Secondary: shringara

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