Atharva Veda 10.4.2: Kanda 10, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 4, Mantra 2

Sukta 4

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

द॒र्भः शो॒चिस्त॒रूण॑क॒मश्व॑स्य॒ वारः॑ परु॒षस्य॒ वारः॑ । रथ॑स्य॒ बन्धु॑रम्

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 10.4.2

IAST Transliteration

dárbhaḥ śóciḥ tarū́ṇakam áśvasya vā́raḥ paruṣásya vā́raḥ | ráthasya bándhuram

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Darbha-grass—bright, fresh; the horse’s tail-tuft, Paruṣa’s tail-tuft; the chariot’s binding-frame.

Translation

Trawa darbha, jasna, świeża; kuc ogona konia, kuc ogona Paruszy; rama wiążąca rydwanu.

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Word by Word

• दर्भः: darbha grass
• दर्भः: कर्तृ (उद्देश्य/वर्ण्य-वस्तु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्भ (प्रातिपदिक)

• शोचिः: flame, radiance
• शोचिः: कर्तृ/विशेष्य-भाव (सम्बन्ध/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शोचिस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• तरूणकम्: young, tender
• तरूणकम्: विशेषण (शोचिः/वारः इत्यादि-विशेष्यस्य)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तरूणक (प्रातिपदिक)

• अश्वस्य: of a horse
• अश्वस्य: सम्बन्ध (genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्व (प्रातिपदिक)

• वारः: covering/protection; (also) hair/coat
• वारः: कर्तृ/समानााधिकरण (वर्ण्य-वस्तु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वार (प्रातिपदिक)

• परुषस्य: of the rough/harsh one
• परुषस्य: सम्बन्ध (genitive)
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: परुष (प्रातिपदिक)

• वारः: covering/protection; hair/coat
• वारः: कर्तृ/समानााधिकरण
• Type: Noun
• Root: वार (प्रातिपदिक)

• रथस्य: of a chariot
• रथस्य: सम्बन्ध (genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ (प्रातिपदिक)

• बन्धुरम्: well-joined, firm; (also) pleasant/beautiful
• बन्धुरम्: विशेषण (रथस्य/वारः इत्यादि-विशेष्यस्य)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बन्धुर (प्रातिपदिक)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (anti-venom corpus).

Devata: Implements as empowered agents (darbha/whisk/chariot-frame), under the broader protective divine field of the sukta.

Chandas: Charm-style, enumerative (meter not strictly regular)

Mantra Rasa

Primary: shanta

Secondary: vira