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Atharva Veda 9.4.7: Kanda 9, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 4, Mantra 7

Sukta 4

आज्यं बिभर्ति घृ॒तम॑स्य॒ रेतः॑ साह॒स्रः पोष॒स्तमु॑ य॒ज्ञमा॑हुः । इन्द्र॑स्य रू॒पमृ॑ष॒भो वसा॑नः॒ सो अ॒स्मान् दे॑वाः शि॒व ऐतु॑ द॒त्तः

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 9.4.7

ā́jyaṃ bibhar­ti ghṛtám asyá rétaḥ sāhasráḥ póṣas tám u yajñám āhuḥ | índrasya rūpám ṛṣabhó vásānaḥ só asmā́n devā́ḥ śivá étu dattáḥ

The ājya bears ghee as its seed: thousandfold nourishment—so, indeed, they call that a sacrifice. Wearing Indra’s form, a bull, may he—bestowed—come to us, O Gods, auspicious.

Ājya niesie masło klarowane jako swoje nasienie: tysiąckrotne pożywienie, tak, zaprawdę, nazywają to ofiarą. Przywdziewając postać Indry, byk, niech on, darowany, przyjdzie do nas, o Bogowie, pomyślny.

आज्यम्ghee; clarified butter
आज्यम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootआज्य (प्रातिपदिक) < अञ्ज् (धातु) ‘to anoint’
बिभर्तिbears; carries
बिभर्ति:
कर्तृ (क्रियायाः)
TypeVerb
Rootभृ (धातु) ‘to bear, carry’
घृतम्ghee
घृतम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootघृत (प्रातिपदिक) < घृ (धातु) ‘to sprinkle/anoint’
अस्यof this; his/its
अस्य:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
रेतःseed; semen; generative essence
रेतः:
कर्तृ/कर्म (सन्दर्भानुसार)
TypeNoun
Rootरेतस् (प्रातिपदिक)
साहस्रःthousandfold; of a thousand
साहस्रः:
विशेषण (पोषस्य)
TypeAdjective
Rootसाहस्र (प्रातिपदिक) < सहस्र ‘thousand’
पोषःnourishment; prosperity
पोषः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootपोष (प्रातिपदिक) < पुष् (धातु) ‘to thrive, nourish’
तम्him/that
तम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
उindeed; surely
उ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउ (निपात/अव्यय)
यज्ञम्sacrifice; ritual
यज्ञम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक) < यज् (धातु) ‘to worship, sacrifice’
आहुःthey have said; they call
आहुः:
कर्तृ (उक्तिकर्तारः)
TypeVerb
Rootअह्/आह् (धातु) ‘to say’ (परिपूर्ण-धातु ‘आह’)
इन्द्रस्यof Indra
इन्द्रस्य:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
रूपम्form; appearance
रूपम्:
कर्म/सम्बन्ध (उपपद-निर्देशः)
TypeNoun
Rootरूप (प्रातिपदिक)
ऋषभःbull; chief; excellent one
ऋषभः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootऋषभ (प्रातिपदिक)
वसानःwearing; clothed (in)
वसानः:
कर्तृ (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeVerb
Rootवस् (धातु) ‘to wear, clothe’ → वसान (वर्तमान-कृदन्त)
सःhe
सः:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अस्मान्us
अस्मान्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
देवाःthe gods
देवाः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
शिवःauspicious; gracious
शिवः:
विशेषण (सः)
TypeAdjective
Rootशिव (प्रातिपदिक)
एतुmay (he) come
एतु:
कर्तृ (सः)
TypeVerb
Rootइ (धातु) ‘to go’
दत्तःgiven; bestowed
दत्तः:
विशेषण (सः)
TypeVerb
Rootदा (धातु) ‘to give’ → दत्त (भूतकृदन्त)

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (to be verified via anukramaṇī for 9.4).

Devata: Indra (as vigor-form) and the sacrificial potency (yajña/poṣa personified)

Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like (verification needed).

Primary: shanta

Secondary: vira

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