Atharva Veda 4.12.13: Kanda 4, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 12, Mantra 13

Sukta 12

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

स उत् ति॑ष्ठ॒ प्रेहि॒ प्र द्र॑व॒ रथः॑ सुच॒क्रः सु॑प॒विः सु॒नाभिः॑। प्रति॑ तिष्ठो॒र्ध्वः

IAST Transliteration

sá út tiṣṭha préhi prá drava ráthaḥ sucakráḥ supavíḥ sunābhíḥ | práti tiṣṭhordhváḥ ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Rise up; go forth; run onward—like a chariot well-wheeled, well-fellied, with sound naves. Stand thou again, upright and firm.

Translation

Ergue-te; sai adiante; corre para a frente — como um carro bem rodado, bem aroado, de cubos firmes. Fica de novo de pé, ereto e firme.

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Word by Word

• सः: he / that one
• सः: कर्तृ
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → स

• उत्: up; forth (as preverb)
• उत्: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उत् (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• तिष्ठ: stand up; arise
• तिष्ठ: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)

• प्र: forth; forward (as preverb)
• प्र: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्र (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• एहि: go; come (move)
• एहि: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: इ (धातु)

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

• द्रव: run; speed
• द्रव: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: द्रु (धातु) / द्रव् (धातु-पर्यायः ‘द्रवति’)

• रथः: the chariot
• रथः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ (प्रातिपदिक)

• सुचक्रः: having good wheels; well-wheeled
• सुचक्रः: कर्तृ (विशेषणत्वेन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु- + चक्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• सुपविः: with good felly/rim; well-rimmed
• सुपविः: कर्तृ (विशेषणत्वेन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु- + पवि (प्रातिपदिक)

• सुनाभिः: with a good hub/navel; well-hubbed
• सुनाभिः: कर्तृ (विशेषणत्वेन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु- + नाभि (प्रातिपदिक)

• प्रति: towards; against; in return
• प्रति: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• तिष्ठ: stand; take position
• तिष्ठ: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)

• ऊर्ध्वः: upright; raised; standing up
• ऊर्ध्वः: कर्तृ (विशेषणत्वेन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ऊर्ध्व (प्रातिपदिक)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition

Devata: Restored vitality/mobility; implicitly the body-as-chariot under divine order

Chandas: Mixed/irregular (appears longer than strict anuṣṭubh; likely a triṣṭubh/jagatī-like cadence in AV style)

Mantra Rasa

Primary: vira

Secondary: shanta