Atharva Veda 1.34.2: Kanda 1, Anuvaka 4, Sukta 34, Mantra 2

Sukta 34

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

जि॒ह्वाया॒ अग्रे॒ मधु॑ मे जिह्वामू॒ले म॒धूल॑कम्। ममेदह॒ क्रता॒वसो॒ मम॑ चि॒त्तमु॒पाय॑सि

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 1.34.2

IAST Transliteration

jihvā́yā ágre mádhu me jihvāmūlé madhū́lakam | maméd ihá kratā́vaso máma cittám upā́yasi ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

At the tongue’s tip be honey mine; at the tongue’s root a honeyed drop. Here, O helper of resolve, thou drawest near—my thought, my very mind, to me.

Translation

నా నాలుక అగ్రభాగమున నా మధువు ఉండుగాక; నాలుక మూలమున మధుర బిందువు ఉండుగాక. ఓ సంకల్పబల సహాయకా, ఇక్కడ నీవు సమీపమగుచున్నావు; నా ఆలోచనను, నా చిత్తమును—నాకే దగ్గరగా ఆకర్షించుచున్నావు.

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Word by Word

• जिह्वायाः: of the tongue
• जिह्वायाः: सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जिह्वा (प्रातिपदिक)

• अग्रे: in front; at the tip
• अग्रे: अधिकारण
• Type: Noun (used adverbially)
• Root: अग्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• मधु: honey; sweetness
• मधु: कर्तृ/विधेय (nominal predicate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधु (प्रातिपदिक)

• मे: my; for me
• मे: सम्प्रदान/सम्बन्ध (possessor: “my/for me”)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम)

• जिह्वा-मूले: at the root of the tongue
• जिह्वा-मूले: अधिकारण
• Type: Noun (compound)
• Root: जिह्वा (प्रातिपदिक) + मूल (प्रातिपदिक)

• मधूलकम्: sweetness; honey-like (thing)
• मधूलकम्: कर्तृ/विधेय (nominal predicate)
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: मधूलक (प्रातिपदिक; मधु + -ल(क) तद्धित)

• मम: of me; my
• मम: सम्बन्ध
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम)

• इदः: of this (person/thing)
• इदः: सम्बन्ध
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम)

• क्रत-अवसो: O helper/supporter by (your) will/resolve
• क्रत-अवसो: सम्बोधन
• Type: Noun (compound, vocative)
• Root: क्रतु (प्रातिपदिक) + अवस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• मम: my
• मम: सम्बन्ध
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम)

• चित्तम्: mind; intention
• चित्तम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: चित्त (प्रातिपदिक)

• उप-आयसि: you come near; you approach
• उप-आयसि: क्रिया (addressed action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप + √इ (इण्, गत्यर्थः)

Attribution

Rishi: Traditionally Atharvanic/Angirasa attribution for this charm-cycle (hymn-level ascription varies by anukramaṇī traditions).

Devata: Vāc (Speech) / ‘Kratāvas’ as assisting power of resolve; functionally the charm targets the hearer’s citta.

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (4 pādas of ~8 syllables; Atharvanic anuṣṭubh with minor irregularities).

Mantra Rasa

Primary: shringara

Secondary: shanta