Atharva Veda 3.14.4: Kanda 3, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 14, Mantra 4

Sukta 14

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

इ॒हैव गा॑व॒ एत॑ने॒हो शके॑व पुष्यत । इ॒हैवोत प्र जा॑यध्वं॒ मयि॑ सं॒ज्ञान॑मस्तु वः

IAST Transliteration

iháiva gā́va étanéhó śakéva puṣyata | iháiva utá prá jāyadhvaṃ máyi saṃjñā́nam astu vaḥ ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Hither, even here, O cows, come ye; here, with Śakra’s might, do ye thrive. Here, even here, moreover, bring ye forth; in me let there be concord among you.

Translation

Aqui mesmo, sim aqui, ó vacas, vinde; aqui, com a força de Śakra, prosperai. Aqui mesmo, sim aqui, gerai também; em mim haja concordância entre vós.

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Word by Word

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)

• एव: indeed, just
• एव: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)

• गावः: cows
• गावः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो (प्रातिपदिक)

• एतने: these two
• एतने: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एत (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)

• उ: and/also (emphatic particle)
• उ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उ (निपात)

• शक: be able, have power
• शक: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: शक् (धातु)

• इव: as if, like
• इव: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)

• पुष्यत: thrive, prosper, be nourished
• पुष्यत: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: पुष् (धातु)

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)

• एव: indeed
• एव: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)

• उत: and also
• उत: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उत (निपात)

• प्र: forth, forward (prefix)
• प्र: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्र (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• जायध्वम्: be born, come into being (multiply)
• जायध्वम्: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु) + प्र

• मयि: in me
• मयि: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• संज्ञानम्: agreement, concord, common understanding
• संज्ञानम्: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: सं-ज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक)

• अस्तु: let there be
• अस्तु: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)

• वः: for you / of you
• वः: Sampradāna
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (not specified in excerpt)

Devata: Cows; Indra/Śakra as vigor-bestower (implicit)

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable)

Mantra Rasa

Primary: vira

Secondary: shanta