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Atharva Veda 6.13.2: Kanda 6, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 13, Mantra 2

Sukta 13

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

नम॑स्ते अधिवा॒काय॑ परावा॒काय॑ ते॒ नमः॑ । सु॒म॒त्यै मृ॑त्यो ते॒ नमो॑ दुर्म॒त्यै त॑ इ॒दं नमः॑

Sanskrit recitationAtharva Veda 6.13.2
IAST Transliteration

námas te adhivākā́ya parāvākā́ya te námaḥ | sumatyái mṛ́tyo te námo durmatyái ta idáṃ námaḥ

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Obeisance to thee for the over-speech, obeisance to thee for the counter-speech. To thy good intent, O Death, be obeisance; to thy ill intent—this obeisance is for thee.

Translation

Obeisância a ti pela sobre-fala; obeisância a ti pela contra-fala. À tua boa intenção, ó Morte, obeisância; à tua má intenção — esta obeisância é para ti.

Word by Word
नमःobeisance, salutation
नमः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootनमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
तेto/for you; your
ते:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अधिवाकायto the over-speech / superior utterance
अधिवाकाय:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootअधिवाक (प्रातिपदिक; अधि-√वच् से व्युत्पन्न)
परावाकायto the counter/away-speech (repelling utterance)
परावाकाय:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootपरावाक (प्रातिपदिक; परा-√वच् से व्युत्पन्न)
तेto/for you; your
ते:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
नमःobeisance
नमः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootनमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
सुमत्यैto good thought / good intention
सुमत्यै:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootसुमति (प्रातिपदिक; सु- + मति)
मृत्योO Death
मृत्यो:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun
Rootमृत्यु (प्रातिपदिक)
तेto/for you; your
ते:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
नमःobeisance
नमः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootनमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
दुर्मत्यैto bad thought / ill intent
दुर्मत्यै:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootदुर्मति (प्रातिपदिक; दुर्- + मति)
तेto/for you; your
ते:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
इदम्this
इदम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
नमःobeisance
नमः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootनमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition

Devata: Mṛtyu; and implicitly Vāc as the channel of harm

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh

Mantra Rasa

Primary: shanta

Secondary: bhayankara

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