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Atharva Veda 3.20.4: Kanda 3, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 20, Mantra 4

Sukta 20

सोमं॒ राजा॑न॒मव॑से॒ऽग्निं गी॒र्भिर्ह॑वामहे । आ॒दि॒त्यं विष्णुं॒ सूर्यं॑ ब्र॒ह्माणं॑ च॒ बृह॒स्पति॑म्

sómaṃ rā́jānam ávase ’gníṃ gīrbhír havāmahe | ādityáṃ víṣṇuṃ sū́ryaṃ bráhmāṇaṃ ca bṛ́haspátim

Soma the King for succour, and Agni with our hymns we call; the Āditya, Viṣṇu, Sūrya, and Brahmā, and Bṛhaspati.

A Soma, o Rei, chamamos em socorro, e a Agni invocamos com hinos. Ao Āditya, a Viṣṇu, a Sūrya, a Brahman e também a Bṛhaspati chamamos.

सोमम्Soma (the Soma-plant/juice)
सोमम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootसोम (प्रातिपदिक)
राजानम्the king (royal one)
राजानम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootराजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
अवसेfor help/protection
अवसे:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootअवस् (प्रातिपदिक)
अग्निम्Agni (fire-god)
अग्निम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
गीर्भिःwith hymns/utterances
गीर्भिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootगिर् (प्रातिपदिक)
हवामहेwe invoke/call
हवामहे:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√ह्वा (ह्वयति/आह्वयति)
आदित्यम्Āditya (solar deity)
आदित्यम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootआदित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
विष्णुम्Viṣṇu
विष्णुम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootविष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
सूर्यम्Sūrya (the Sun)
सूर्यम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootसूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
ब्रह्माणम्Brahmā / the sacred priestly power (Brahman)
ब्रह्माणम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
चand
च:
(समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (निपात)
बृहस्पतिम्Bṛhaspati
बृहस्पतिम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootबृहस्पति (प्रातिपदिक)

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition

Devata: Soma, Agni, Āditya, Viṣṇu, Sūrya, Brahman/Brahmā, Bṛhaspati

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like (to be verified)

Primary: shanta

Secondary: vira

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