Atharva Veda 6.125.2: Kanda 6, Anuvaka 13, Sukta 125, Mantra 2

Sukta 125

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

दि॒वस्पृ॑थि॒व्याः पर्योज॒ उद्भृ॑तं॒ वन॒स्पति॑भ्यः॒ पर्याभृ॑तं॒ सहः॑ । अ॒पामो॒ज्मानं॒ परि॒ गोभि॒रावृ॑त॒मिन्द्र॑स्य॒ वज्रं॑ ह॒विषा॒ रथं॑ यज

Sanskrit recitationAtharva Veda 6.125.2

IAST Transliteration

divás pṛthivyā́ḥ páry ója úd-bhṛtam vanaspátibhyaḥ páry-ā́-bhṛtaṃ sáhaḥ | apā́m ojmā́naṃ pári góbhir ā́-vṛtam índrasya vájraṃ havíṣā ráthaṃ yaja

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Worship with oblation the chariot, Indra’s thunderbolt: the might brought forth from heaven and earth, the strength fetched round about from the forest-lords; the waters’ full vigor, encompassed, covered over with kine.

Translation

दिवः पृथिव्याश्च पर्योज उद्भृतं वनस्पतिभ्यः पर्याभृतं सहः । अपामोज्मानं परि गोभिरावृतमिन्द्रस्य वज्रं हविषा रथं यज ॥

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Word by Word

• दिवः: of heaven
• दिवः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिव् (प्रातिपदिक: दिव्/द्यौ-)

• पृथिव्याः: of earth
• पृथिव्याः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथिवी (प्रातिपदिक)

• परि: around, all about
• परि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परि

• ओजः: strength, vigor
• ओजः: कर्म (with implied ‘bring/offer’), also appositional to following participles
• Type: Noun
• Root: ओजस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• उद्भृतम्: brought up, drawn forth
• उद्भृतम्: कर्म (that which is brought forth/raised)
• Type: Participle
• Root: उद्-√भृ (भृ धातु) → क्त (past passive participle)

• वनस्पतिभ्यः: for the lords of the forest (trees/plants)
• वनस्पतिभ्यः: सम्प्रदान (recipient/for)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वनस्पति (प्रातिपदिक)

• परि: around, fully
• परि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परि

• आभृतम्: brought hither, procured
• आभृतम्: कर्म
• Type: Participle
• Root: आ-√भृ (भृ धातु) → क्त (past passive participle)

• सहः: might, power
• सहः: कर्म (object; ‘might’ as something to be invoked/secured)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• अपाम्: of the waters
• अपाम्: सम्बन्ध
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप्/आपः (प्रातिपदिक)

• ओज्मानम्: strength, vigor
• ओज्मानम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: ओज्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)

• परि: around
• परि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परि

• गोभिः: with cows; by means of cows
• गोभिः: करण (instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो (प्रातिपदिक)

• आवृतम्: enclosed, covered
• आवृतम्: कर्म (that which is enclosed/covered)
• Type: Participle
• Root: आ-√वृ (वृ धातु ‘to cover/enclose’) → क्त (PPP)

• इन्द्रस्य: of Indra
• इन्द्रस्य: सम्बन्ध
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• वज्रम्: thunderbolt
• वज्रम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: वज्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• हविषा: with the oblation
• हविषा: करण (means: with oblation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हविस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• रथम्: chariot
• रथम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ (प्रातिपदिक)

• यज: worship; offer (sacrifice)
• यज: क्रिया (injunction)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √यज् (यजँ देवपूजासंगतिकरणदानेषु)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (often classed under Atharvan/Āṅgiras strata for such victory-consecrations; specific r̥ṣi attribution depends on anukramaṇī).

Devata: Indra (as vajra-bearer) / empowered ratha as Indra’s instrument

Chandas: Mixed/triṣṭubh-like cadence (edition-dependent); often treated as martial praise-meter rather than strict anuṣṭubh.

Mantra Rasa

Primary: vira

Secondary: adbhuta