Atharva Veda 7.60.2: Kanda 7, Anuvaka 6, Sukta 60, Mantra 2

Sukta 60

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

इ॒मे गृ॒हा म॑यो॒भुव॒ ऊर्ज॑स्वन्तः॒ पय॑स्वन्तः । पू॒र्णा वा॒मेन॒ तिष्ठ॑न्त॒स्ते नो॑ जानन्त्वाय॒तः

IAST Transliteration

imé gṛhā́ mayobhúva ūrjáśvantaḥ páyaśvantaḥ | pūrṇā́ vāména tíṣṭhantas té no jānantu āyatáḥ ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

These houses, welfare-breeding, rich in sustaining strength, rich in milk, standing full by gracious good—may they acknowledge us as we draw nigh.

Translation

इमे गृहाः मयोभुवः ऊर्जस्वन्तः पयस्वन्तः। पूर्णा वामेन तिष्ठन्तस्ते नो जानन्त्वायतः॥

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Word by Word

• इमे: these
• इमे: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun (Demonstrative)
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• गृहाः: houses
• गृहाः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक)

• मयोभुवः: bringing delight/comfort
• मयोभुवः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मयोभू (प्रातिपदिक; मयस् + भू)

• ऊर्जस्वन्तः: possessing vigor/nourishment
• ऊर्जस्वन्तः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ऊर्जस्वत् (प्रातिपदिक; ऊर्जस् + वत्)

• पयस्वन्तः: abounding in milk/refreshment
• पयस्वन्तः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पयस्वत् (प्रातिपदिक; पयस् + वत्)

• पूर्णाः: full, complete
• पूर्णाः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्ण (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त-विशेषण, √पॄ ‘पूरणे’)

• वामेन: with/through благ (left/pleasant) [i.e., with auspiciousness]
• वामेन: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun (instrumental used adverbially)
• Root: वाम (प्रातिपदिक)

• तिष्ठन्तः: standing, remaining
• तिष्ठन्तः: Kartā
• Type: Verb-participle (present active)
• Root: √स्था (तिष्ठति; धातु)

• ते: they/those
• ते: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

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

• जानन्तु: may they know/recognize
• जानन्तु: Kartā
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ज्ञा (जानाति; धातु)

• आयतः: of the approaching one / of the visitor (coming person)
• आयतः: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: आयत (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त-विशेषण, √यम् ‘आयामे/विस्तारे’ उपसर्ग आ-)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (house-prosperity seer; transmitted in the Śaunaka domestic corpus)

Devata: Gṛhāḥ (the Houses personified) / domestic prosperity

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (4 pādas of 8 syllables; domestic charm-meter)

Mantra Rasa

Primary: shanta

Secondary: shringara