Atharva Veda 4.4.7: Kanda 4, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 4, Mantra 7

Sukta 4

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

आहं त॑नोमि ते॒ पसो॒ अधि॒ ज्यामि॑व॒ धन्व॑नि । क्रम॒स्वर्श॑ इव रो॒हित॒मन॑वग्लायता॒ सदा॑

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 4.4.7

IAST Transliteration

ā́háṃ tanomi te pā́śo ádhi jyā́m iva dhánvani | krámasv árśa iva rohítam anavaglā́yatā sádā ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Forth— I stretch for thee the noose, upon thee, as a bowstring on the bow. Step onward, like the virile one, the ruddy force—never slackening, evermore.

Translation

Wyciągam dla ciebie pętlę, na ciebie, jak cięciwę na łuku. Krocz naprzód, jak męski, czerwonawy siłacz, nigdy nie osłabiając, na zawsze.

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Word by Word

• आ: forth, towards (prefix)
• आ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ (upasarga)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अहम् (sarvanāma-prātipadika)

• तनोमि: I stretch/extend
• तनोमि: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √तनु (तन॑ु) ‘to stretch, extend’

• ते: for you / of you
• ते: Sampradāna (beneficiary/possessor)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: त्वद् (sarvanāma-prātipadika)

• पसः: the noose/snare
• पसः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पशु/पश (prātipadika) ‘noose, snare; bond’

• अधि: upon, over
• अधि: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अधि (upasarga/avyaya)

• ज्याम्: (on) the bowstring
• ज्याम्: Adhikaraṇa (locus of comparison) / Karma (with implied ‘place upon’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्या (prātipadika) ‘bowstring’

• इव: like, as
• इव: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• धन्वनि: on the bow
• धन्वनि: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन्वन् (prātipadika) ‘bow’

• क्रमस्व: step forth / advance
• क्रमस्व: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √क्रम् ‘to step, stride’

• अर्शः: a serpent (creeper)
• अर्शः: Kartā (of implied comparison) / upamāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्शस् (prātipadika) ‘(a kind of) serpent; creeping creature’

• इव: like
• इव: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• रोहितम्: the red one (Rohita)
• रोहितम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective/Noun
• Root: रोहित (prātipadika) ‘red; Rohita (a red animal/horse)’

• अनवग्लायता: without slackening / without slipping back
• अनवग्लायता: Karaṇa (manner/means)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनवग्लायिन् (adj. prātipadika) ‘not drooping/lagging, not slipping back’

• सदा: always
• सदा: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvan/Āṅgirasa

Devata: Pāśa (personified bond) / coercive protective force

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh

Mantra Rasa

Primary: raudra

Secondary: vira