Atharva Veda 9.2.8 — Kanda 9, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 2, Mantra 8

Sukta 2

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

इ॒दमाज्यं॑ घृ॒तव॑ज्जुषा॒णाः काम॑ज्येष्ठा इ॒ह मा॑दयध्वम्। कृ॒ण्वन्तो॒ मह्य॑मसप॒त्नमे॒व

IAST Transliteration

idám ā́jyaṃ ghṛtávaj juṣāṇā́ḥ kā́ma-jyeṣṭhā ihá mādayadhvam | kṛṇvánto máhyam asapátnam evá ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

This ghee-rich ājya—accepting it—rejoice ye here, with Kāma as your chief; and, rejoicing, make me verily without a rival.

Translation

Este ājya rico em ghee: aceitando-o, alegrai-vos aqui, com Kāma como chefe; e, alegrando-vos, fazei-me verdadeiramente sem rival.

Word by Word

• इदम्: this (oblation)
• इदम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• आज्यम्: ghee; clarified butter (as oblation)
• आज्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आज्य (प्रातिपदिक)

• घृतवत्: rich in ghee; ghee-filled
• घृतवत्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: घृत + वत् (तद्धित-प्रातिपदिक)

• जुषाणाः: enjoying; accepting with pleasure
• जुषाणाः: Kartā
• Type: Participle
• Root: जुष् (धातु) → जुषाण (शानच्-कृदन्त)

• कामज्येष्ठाः: having desire as the foremost; desire-led
• कामज्येष्ठाः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: काम + ज्येष्ठ (समास-प्रातिपदिक; बहुव्रीहि/कर्मधारय-प्राय)

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)

• मादयध्वम्: rejoice! become exhilarated!
• मादयध्वम्: Kartā
• Type: Verb
• Root: मद् (धातु) → मादयध्वम्

• कृण्वन्तः: making; doing
• कृण्वन्तः: Kartā
• Type: Participle
• Root: कृ (धातु) → कृण्वन्त् (शतृ-कृदन्त)

• मह्यम्: for me; to me
• मह्यम्: Sampradāna
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• असपत्नम्: without rivals; free from enemies
• असपत्नम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ + सपत्न (प्रातिपदिक)

• एव: indeed; just
• एव: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition.

Devata: Kāma-leading divine assembly (implicitly Viśve Devāḥ).

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like (shorter verse; scansion depends on pada resolution).

Mantra Rasa

Primary: vira

Secondary: raudra