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Atharva Veda 4.19.5 — Kanda 4, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 19, Mantra 5

Sukta 19

वि॒भि॒न्द॒ती श॒तशा॑खा विभि॒न्दन् नाम॑ ते पि॒ता। प्र॒त्यग् वि भि॑न्धि॒ त्वं तं यो अ॒स्माँ अ॑भि॒दास॑ति

vibhindátī śatá-śākhā vibhindán nā́ma te pitā́ | prátyag ví bhindhi tváṁ táṁ yó asmā́n abhidā́sati ||

Splitting-asunder, hundred-branched—‘Splitter’ was the name thy father gave thee. Turn back and split in twain that man who bears us malice and assails us.

பிளப்பவள், நூறு கிளைகள் உடையவள்—‘விபிந்தன்’ என்பதே உன் தந்தை உனக்கிட்ட பெயர். எம்மேல் பகை கொண்டு எம்மைத் தாக்குகிற அவனை நீ எதிர்திசை திருப்பி, இரண்டாகப் பிளந்து விடு.

विभिन्दतीsplitting, cleaving
विभिन्दती:
Kartā
TypeVerb (present participle)
Root√भिद् (भिनत्ति) उपसर्गः वि-
शतशाखाthe hundred-branched (plant/creeper)
शतशाखा:
Kartā (apposition to विभिन्दती)
TypeNoun (compound)
Rootशत- + शाखा (प्रातिपदिकम्)
विभिन्दन्splitting
विभिन्दन्:
Kartā
TypeVerb (present participle)
Root√भिद् उपसर्गः वि-
नाम(as) the name
नाम:
Karma (as ‘name’ in naming construction)
TypeNoun
Rootनामन् (प्रातिपदिकम्)
तेof you / your
ते:
सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम)
पिताfather
पिता:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ (प्रातिपदिकम्)
प्रत्यक्back/away (in return), facing back
प्रत्यक्:
Adhikaraṇa (directional/locative sense)
TypeAdjective/Indeclinable (directional)
Rootप्रत्यञ्च् (दिक्शब्द/विशेषण)
विapart, asunder
वि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि (उपसर्ग/निपात)
भिन्धिsplit! cleave!
भिन्धि:
(governs Karma ‘तम्’)
TypeVerb
Root√भिद् (भिनत्ति)
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम)
तम्that (one), him
तम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम)
यःwho
यः:
Kartā
TypePronoun (relative)
Rootयद् (सम्बन्ध-सर्वनाम)
अस्मान्us
अस्मान्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
अभिदासतिassails, harms, attacks
अभिदासति:
(governs Karma ‘अस्मान्’)
TypeVerb
Root√दास् (दासति ‘to harm/assail’), उपसर्गः अभि-

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition

Devata: Apāmārga as vibhindant (splitting power)

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh

Primary: raudra

Secondary: vira

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