Atharva Veda 20.129.20: Kanda 20, Anuvaka 13, Sukta 129, Mantra 20
Sukta 129
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
अ॒ना॒म॒योप॑जि॒ह्विका॑
IAST Transliteration
anāmayópa jihvikā́
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
Health—(against) Upajihvikā.
Translation
Zdrowie, przeciwko Upajihvikā.
Word by Word
अनामयdisease-free, healthy
अनामय:
Kartā (विशेषणरूपेण कर्तृ/विषयस्य)
TypeAdjective
Rootअनामय (प्रातिपदिक; a- + आमय ‘रोग’)
उपजिह्विका(a) ‘upajihvikā’—a tongue-related ailment/condition (often glossed as a swelling/lesion near/under the tongue)
उपजिह्विका:
Kartā (विषय/नामपद)
TypeNoun
Rootउपजिह्विका (प्रातिपदिक; उप- + जिह्विका ‘छोटी जीभ/जिह्वा-सम्बद्ध’)
Attribution
Rishi: Uncertain in isolation.
Devata: Anāmaya (Health) as invoked power; adversary: Upajihvikā (named affliction/agent).
Chandas: Non-metrical / fragment
Mantra Rasa
Primary: shanta
Secondary: karuna
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