Atharva Veda 5.21.3: Kanda 5, Anuvaka 3, Sukta 21, Mantra 3

Sukta 21

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

वा॒न॒स्प॒त्यः संभृ॑त उ॒स्रिया॑भिर्वि॒श्वगो॑त्र्यः । प्र॒त्रा॒सम॒मित्रे॑भ्यो व॒दाज्ये॑ना॒भिघा॑रितः

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 5.21.3

IAST Transliteration

vānaspatyáḥ saṃbhṛ́ta usríyābhir viśvágotryaḥ | pratrāsám amitrébhyo vadā́jyénābhíghāritaḥ

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Forest-born, well-framed, bound fast with cowhide, of power for every clan—sound forth, anointed with the butter, terror against the enemies.

Translation

Zrodzony w lesie, dobrze uformowany, mocno związany skórą krowią, o mocy dla każdego rodu - wydaj dźwięk, namaszczony masłem, jako trwogę przeciwko wrogom.

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Word by Word

• वानस्पत्यः: the lord of the forest (tree/wood; esp. a wooden post/log used ritually)
• वानस्पत्यः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: वानस्पति (प्रातिपदिक; वनस् + पति)

• संभृतः: collected, gathered, brought together
• संभृतः: कर्तृ (विशेषणरूपेण)
• Type: Adjective (past passive participle)
• Root: सम् + √भृ (भरणे) → संभृत (कृदन्त, क्त)

• उस्रियाभिः: with the bright ones / with the dawn-rays (lit. ‘dawn-cows’)
• उस्रियाभिः: करण
• Type: Noun
• Root: उस्रिया (प्रातिपदिक; ‘dawn-cows’/rays; also ‘reddish/bright ones’)

• विश्वगोत्र्यः: having all lineages/clans; belonging to all gotras (universal)
• विश्वगोत्र्यः: कर्तृ (विशेषणरूपेण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विश्वगोत्र्य (प्रातिपदिक; विश्व + गोत्र्य)

• प्रत्रासम्: terror, fright; causing panic
• प्रत्रासम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्र + √त्रस् (त्रासे) → प्रत्रास (प्रातिपदिक/भाववाचक)

• अमित्रेभ्यः: from enemies
• अमित्रेभ्यः: अपादान
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमित्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• वद: speak! / utter!
• वद: (आज्ञा) क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वद् (वदने)

• आज्येन: with ghee
• आज्येन: करण
• Type: Noun
• Root: आज्य (प्रातिपदिक)

• अभिघारितः: smeared/anointed (over), besprinkled
• अभिघारितः: कर्तृ (विशेषणरूपेण)
• Type: Adjective (past passive participle)
• Root: अभि + √घृ (घरणे/सिञ्चने) → अभिघारित (कृदन्त, क्त)

Attribution

Rishi: As per AV anukramaṇī for this sukta

Devata: Dundubhi/Vanaspati (wooden implement as empowered agent)

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh

Mantra Rasa

Primary: raudra

Secondary: vira