Atharva Veda 3.11.1: Kanda 3, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 11, Mantra 1

Sukta 11

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

दीर्घायुः प्राप्तिः। मु॒ञ्चामि॑ त्वा ह॒विषा॒ जीव॑नाय॒ कम॑ज्ञातय॒क्ष्मादु॒त रा॑जय॒क्ष्मात्। ग्राहि॑र्ज॒ग्राह॒ यद्ये॒तदे॑नं॒ तस्या॑ इन्द्राग्नी॒ प्र मु॑मुक्तमेनम्

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 3.11.1

IAST Transliteration

dīrghāyúḥ prā́ptiḥ | muñcā́mi tvā havíṣā jī́vanāya kám ajñātayakṣmā́d uta rājayakṣmā́t | grāhíḥ jagrā́ha yády etád enaṃ tásyā indrāgnī prá mumuktam enam ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Attainment of long life. With oblation I loose thee forth for life, from unknown wasting and from royal wasting. If the Seizer have seized him with this, then from that grasp, O Indra and Agni, do ye wholly release him.

Translation

Osiągnięcie długiego życia. Ofiarą uwalniam cię dla życia, z nieznanego wyniszczenia i z królewskiego wyniszczenia. Jeśli Pojmawca pochwycił go tym, wtedy z tego uścisku, o Indro i Agni, uwolnijcie go całkowicie.

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Word by Word

• मुञ्चामि: I release / set free
• मुञ्चामि: Kartā
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच्

• त्वा: you
• त्वा: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्

• हविषा: with the oblation
• हविषा: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: हविस्

• जीवनाय: for life / for living
• जीवनाय: Sampradāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: जीवन

• कम्: which? / what?
• कम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: किम्

• अज्ञात: unknown
• अज्ञात: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अज्ञात

• यक्ष्मात्: from disease/consumption (yakṣma)
• यक्ष्मात्: Apādāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: यक्ष्म

• उत: and also
• उत: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उत

• राजयक्ष्मात्: from royal-consumption (a severe wasting disease)
• राजयक्ष्मात्: Apādāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजयक्ष्म

• ग्राहिः: the seizer/demon of seizure (grāhi)
• ग्राहिः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: ग्राहि

• जग्राह: has seized / seized
• जग्राह: Kriyā
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह्

• यदि: if
• यदि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्

• एनम्: him (this person)
• एनम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम् (एतद्-प्रत्ययान्त एन्-प्रयोगः)

• तस्याः: of her/its
• तस्याः: —
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्

• इन्द्राग्नी: Indra and Agni
• इन्द्राग्नी: Kartā
• Type: Noun (dual compound)
• Root: इन्द्र + अग्नि

• प्र: forth, completely
• प्र: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्र

• मुमुक्तम्: release (you two)
• मुमुक्तम्: Kriyā
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच्

• एनम्: him
• एनम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम् (एन्-प्रयोगः)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic healer tradition (often Atharvan/Angirasic attribution for bhaiṣajya hymns)

Devata: Indra-Agni; also implicitly Yakṣma and Grahi as adversarial agents

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; requires metrical verification)

Mantra Rasa

Primary: shanta

Secondary: vira