Atharva Veda 7.6.2: Kanda 7, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 6, Mantra 2

Sukta 6

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

म॒हीमू॒ षु मा॒तरं॑ सुव्र॒ताना॑मृ॒तस्य॒ पत्नी॒मव॑से हवामहे । तु॒वि॒क्ष॒त्राम॒जर॑न्तीमुरू॒चीं सु॒शर्मा॑ण॒मदि॑तिं सु॒प्रणी॑तिम्

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 7.6.2

IAST Transliteration

mahī́m ū́ ṣú mātáraṃ suvrátānām ṛtásya pátnīm ávase havāmahe | tuvíkṣatrām ájarantīm urūcī́ṃ suśármāṇam adítiṃ supráṇītim ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

The mighty Mother—of them of good ordinance—the Consort of Ṛta, for succour we invoke: Aditi of puissant lordship, unaging, wide-gleaming, of gracious shelter, of excellent guidance.

Translation

Potężną Matkę, tych o dobrych nakazach, Małżonkę Rty, wzywamy dla pomocy: Aditi o potężnym panowaniu, niestarzejącą się, szeroko lśniącą, o łaskawym schronieniu, o doskonałym prowadzeniu.

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Word by Word

• महीम्: the great (one)
• महीम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: मही (प्रातिपदिक) < मह् ‘to be great’

• ऊँ: Oṃ
• ऊँ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ऊँ (प्रणव)

• षु: indeed / surely
• षु: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: षु (निपात)

• मातरम्: mother
• मातरम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातृ (प्रातिपदिक)

• सुव्रतानाम्: of the good-vowed (ones)
• सुव्रतानाम्: सम्बन्ध (genitive)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुव्रत (प्रातिपदिक: सु- + व्रत)

• ऋतस्य: of ṛta (cosmic order / truth)
• ऋतस्य: सम्बन्ध (genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋत (प्रातिपदिक)

• पत्नीम्: wife / consort
• पत्नीम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: पत्नी (प्रातिपदिक)

• अवसे: for help / for protection
• अवसे: सम्प्रदान
• Type: Noun
• Root: अवस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• हवामहे: we invoke / we call upon
• हवामहे: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ह्वा (ह्वयति) ‘to call, invoke’

• तुविक्षत्राम्: mighty in sovereignty/power
• तुविक्षत्राम्: कर्म
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुविक्षत्र (प्रातिपदिक: तुवि- ‘mighty’ + क्षत्र ‘dominion’)

• अजरन्तीम्: unaging
• अजरन्तीम्: कर्म
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अजरन्ती (प्रातिपदिक; न-जर्/जर ‘to age’ → ‘not aging’)

• उरूचीम्: far-shining / widely radiant
• उरूचीम्: कर्म
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उरूची (प्रातिपदिक: उरु ‘wide’ + उच्/उचि ‘shine’)

• सुशर्माणम्: of good shelter / granting good protection
• सुशर्माणम्: कर्म
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुशर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक: सु- + शर्मन् ‘shelter, protection’)

• अदितिम्: Aditi
• अदितिम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: अदिति (प्रातिपदिक)

• सुप्रणीतिम्: good guidance / well-led (one)
• सुप्रणीतिम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun (used appositionally) / Adjective
• Root: सुप्रणीतिः (प्रातिपदिक: सु- + प्र-नी ‘to lead’ → प्रणीतिः ‘guidance’)

Attribution

Rishi: Unspecified in the provided excerpt.

Devata: Aditi (as ṛta’s consort and universal protectress).

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; requires metrical confirmation).

Mantra Rasa

Primary: shanta

Secondary: vira