Atharva Veda 3.17.4: Kanda 3, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 17, Mantra 4

Sukta 17

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

इन्द्रः॒ सीतां॒ नि गृ॑ह्णातु॒ तां पू॒षाभि र॑क्षतु । सा नः॒ पय॑स्वती दुहा॒मुत्त॑रामुत्तरां॒ समा॑म्

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 3.17.4

IAST Transliteration

índraḥ sītā́m ní gṛhṇātu tā́m pūṣā́bhí rakṣatu | sā́ naḥ páyasvatī duhā́m úttarām-uttarā́m sámām ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Let Indra take firm hold of the Furrow; let Pūṣan guard her round about. May she, rich in milk-like sap, milk forth for us, year after year, an ever ampler yield.

Translation

Que Indra segure firmemente o Sulco; que Pūṣan o guarde ao redor. Que ele, rico em seiva como leite, nos ordenhe, ano após ano, uma colheita sempre mais ampla.

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Word by Word

• इन्द्रः: Indra
• इन्द्रः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• सीताम्: the furrow; Sītā (goddess of the ploughed furrow)
• सीताम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: सीता (प्रातिपदिक)

• नि: down, in; (as preverb)
• नि: —
• Type: Indeclinable (preverb)
• Root: नि

• गृह्णातु: let (him) seize/hold
• गृह्णातु: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह् (गृह्णाति)

• ताम्: her
• ताम्: कर्म
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• पूषा: Pūṣan
• पूषा: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूषन् (प्रातिपदिक)

• अभि: towards, over; (as preverb)
• अभि: —
• Type: Indeclinable (preverb)
• Root: अभि

• रक्षतु: let (him) protect
• रक्षतु: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: रक्ष्

• सा: she
• सा: कर्तृ
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• नः: for us / to us
• नः: सम्प्रदान
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• पयस्वती: rich in milk/juice
• पयस्वती: कर्तृ
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पयस् + वत् (पयस्वत्) → स्त्री ‘पयस्वती’

• दुहाम्: let (her) milk/yield
• दुहाम्: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: दुह्

• उत्तराम्: higher, further; ever more
• उत्तराम्: कर्म
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तर (प्रातिपदिक)

• उत्तराम्: higher, further; again ‘ever more’
• उत्तराम्: कर्म
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तर (प्रातिपदिक)

• समाम्: year (seasonal cycle)
• समाम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: सम (प्रातिपदिक) / समा (स्त्री ‘year’)

Attribution

Rishi: Traditionally Atharvanic/Angirasa attribution for kṛṣi-sūktas (furrow hymns); specific r̥ṣi varies by anukramaṇī tradition.

Devata: Sītā (Furrow), with Indra and Pūṣan as empowering/protective deities

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (predominant in AV domestic/prosperity charms)

Mantra Rasa

Primary: shanta

Secondary: adbhuta