Atharva Veda 19.39.10 - Kanda 19, Anuvaka 4, Sukta 39, Mantra 10

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Atharva Veda 19.39.10: Kanda 19, Anuvaka 4, Sukta 39, Mantra 10

Sukta 39

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

शी॒र्ष॒लो॒कं तृ॒तीय॑कं सद॒न्दिर्यश्च॑ हाय॒नः । त॒क्मानं॑ विश्वधावीर्याध॒राञ्चं॒ परा॑ सुव

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 19.39.10

IAST Transliteration

śīrṣa-lókaṃ tṛtī́yakaṃ sadandír yáś ca hāyanáḥ | takmā́naṃ viśva-dhāvī-ā́rya adharā́ñcaṃ párā suva

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

To the head-world, to the third realm—Sadan-di and Hāyana: the fever, O world-ranging noble, drive thou downward, send it forth away.

Translation

शीर्षलोकं तृतीयकं सदन्दिर्यश्च हायनः; हे विश्वधाविवीर, तक्मानमधराञ्चं परा सुव—अधो नय, दूरं प्रेषय।

Word by Word

शीर्षलोकम्the head-region / upper world

तृतीयकम्the third (one)

सदन्दिर्यःthe one belonging to the assembly/seat (a named being/epithet)

चand

हायनःthe yearling / annual one (epithet)

तकम्ानम्fever (Takmān)

विश्वधावीर्यall-running / roaming everywhere (epithet of fever)

अधराञ्चम्downward-directed

पराaway, forth

सुवdrive away! / impel forth!

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (anukramaṇī attribution varies)

Devata: Takman (as adversary) and/or the commanding healing power invoked by epithet

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like (compressed, command-oriented)

Mantra Rasa

Primary: vira

Secondary: raudra

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