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Atharva Veda 9.4.20: Kanda 9, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 4, Mantra 20

Sukta 4

गावः॑ सन्तु प्र॒जाः स॒न्त्वथो॑ अस्तु तनूब॒लम्। तत् सर्व॒मनु॑ मन्यन्तां दे॒वा ऋ॑षभदा॒यिने॑

gā́vaḥ santu prajā́ḥ santv átho astu tanūbalám | tát sárvam ánu manyantāṁ devā́ ṛṣabhadāyíne ||

Let there be kine; let there be offspring; and further, let there be bodily strength. Let the Gods assent, in full, to all that—unto the giver of the bull.

गावः सन्तु, प्रजाः सन्तु, अथो अस्तु तनूबलम्। तत् सर्वम् अनु मन्यन्तां देवाः ऋषभदायिने॥

गावःcows
गावः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootगो (प्रातिपदिक)
सन्तुlet (them) be
सन्तु:
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
प्रजाःoffspring, progeny
प्रजाः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootप्रजा (प्रातिपदिक)
सन्तुlet (them) be
सन्तु:
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
अथोand also, moreover
अथो:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ + उ (निपात-समुच्चय)
अस्तुlet there be
अस्तु:
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
तनूबलम्bodily strength
तनूबलम्:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootतनू-बल (प्रातिपदिक; समासः)
तत्that
तत्:
कर्म (मन्यन्ताम् इत्यस्य)
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सर्वम्all, entire
सर्वम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
अनुafter, in accordance
अनु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअनु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
मन्यन्ताम्let (them) think/approve
मन्यन्ताम्:
TypeVerb
Rootमन्/मन्य् (धातु)
देवाःthe gods
देवाः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
ऋषभदायिनेto the giver of a bull (bestower of a bull)
ऋषभदायिने:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootऋषभ-दायिन् (प्रातिपदिक; समासः)

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (ṛṣi not specified in the provided excerpt; commonly treated as Atharvan/Angirasic in cattle-prosperity charms)

Devata: Devas collectively; prosperity/fertility as the operative power

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable; 4 pādas of ~8 syllables, with Atharvanic flexibility)

Primary: shanta

Secondary: shringara

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