Atharva Veda 4.24.2: Kanda 4, Anuvaka 3, Sukta 24, Mantra 2

Sukta 24

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

य उ॒ग्रीणा॑मु॒ग्रबा॑हुर्य॒युर्यो दा॑न॒वानां॒ बल॑मारु॒रोज॑ । येन॑ जि॒ताः सिन्ध॑वो॒ येन॒ गावः॒ स नो॑ मुञ्च॒त्वंह॑सः

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 4.24.2

IAST Transliteration

yá ugrīṇā́m ugrábāhur yayúr yó dānavā́nāṃ bálam ārurója | yéna jitā́ḥ síndhavo yéna gā́vaḥ sá no muñcatv áṃhásaḥ ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

He who, strong-armed, went forth against the fierce; who shattered the might of the Dānavas; by whom the rivers were won, by whom the kine—let him release us from affliction and from sin.

Translation

Aquele que, de braço poderoso, avançou contra os ferozes; que despedaçou a força dos Dānavas; por quem foram conquistados os rios, por quem as vacas—que ele nos solte da opressão e do pecado.

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Word by Word

• यः: who (he)
• यः: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• उग्रीणाम्: of the fierce women/host (ugrī-s)
• उग्रीणाम्: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: उग्री (स्त्री-प्रातिपदिक)

• उग्रबाहुः: the one with mighty/fierce arms
• उग्रबाहुः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: उग्र-बाहु (समास-प्रातिपदिक)

• ययुः: they went / marched
• ययुः: Kriyā
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)

• यः: who (he)
• यः: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• दानवानाम्: of the Dānavas (demons)
• दानवानाम्: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: दानव (प्रातिपदिक)

• बलम्: strength, force
• बलम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल (प्रातिपदिक)

• आरुरोज: he broke/crushed
• आरुरोज: Kriyā
• Type: Verb
• Root: रुज् (धातु) + आ- (उपसर्ग)

• येन: by whom/whereby
• येन: Karaṇa
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• जिताः: conquered, subdued
• जिताः: Kartā
• Type: Participle
• Root: जि (धातु) → जित (कृदन्त, क्त)

• सिन्धवः: rivers (Sindhus)
• सिन्धवः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिन्धु (प्रातिपदिक)

• येन: by whom/whereby
• येन: Karaṇa
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

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

• सः: he
• सः: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• नः: of us / for us
• नः: Sampradāna
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• मुञ्चतु: let him release
• मुञ्चतु: Kriyā
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच् (धातु)

• अंहसः: from sin/distress
• अंहसः: Apādāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: अंहस् (प्रातिपदिक)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic/Indra hymn tradition

Devata: Indra

Chandas: Triṣṭubh

Mantra Rasa

Primary: vira

Secondary: shanta