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Atharva Veda 12.2.40 — Kanda 12, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 2, Mantra 40

Sukta 2

यद् रि॒प्रं शम॑लं चकृ॒म यच्च॑ दुष्कृ॒तम्। आपो॑ मा॒ तस्मा॑च्छुम्भन्त्व॒ग्नेः संक॑सुकाच्च॒ यत्

yád ripráṃ śámalaṃ cakṛmá yác ca duṣkṛtám | ā́po mā́ tásmāc chumbhantv agnéḥ sáṃkasukāc ca yát

What stain and what foul taint we have wrought, and whatsoever ill deed—may the Waters cleanse me from that, and from what pertaineth to Agni, and from whatever sankasuka there is.

మేము చేసిన మచ్చ, మలినత, ఇంకా చేసిన ఏ దుష్కృతం (చెడుకర్మ) అయినా—ఆపః (జలము) నన్ను దానినుండి శుద్ధి చేయుగాక; అలాగే అగ్నితో సంబంధమైన ఏదైనా (దోషం) నుండీ, ఇంకా ఏ ‘సంకసుక’ (sankasuka) ఉన్నా దానినుండీ (శుద్ధి చేయుగాక).

यत्whatever/that which
यत्:
कर्म (यत् = ‘which/whatever’ referring to the sins)
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) / यद्-शब्द
रिप्रम्defilement, impurity
रिप्रम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootरिप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
शमलम्stain, sin, blemish
शमलम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootशमल (प्रातिपदिक)
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (निपात)
चकृमwe have done/committed
चकृम:
— (क्रियापद)
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु)
यत्whatever/that which
यत्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (निपात)
दुष्कृतम्evil deed, wrongdoing
दुष्कृतम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootदुष्कृत (प्रातिपदिक; दुष् + कृत)
आपःthe waters
आपः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootअप् (प्रातिपदिक)
माme
मा:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
तस्मात्from that (from it)
तस्मात्:
अपादान
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
शुम्भन्तुmay they cleanse/purify
शुम्भन्तु:
— (क्रियापद)
TypeVerb
Rootशुभ्/शुम्भ् (धातु; ‘to cleanse/beautify’)
अग्नेःof Agni
अग्नेः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
संकसुकात्from the ‘saṅkasuka’ (a harmful/impure influence; Vedic-specific term)
संकसुकात्:
अपादान
TypeNoun
Rootसंकसुक (प्रातिपदिक; वैदिक-विशेषशब्दः)
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (निपात)
यत्whatever (remains/whatever it is)
यत्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (verify per Anukramaṇī).

Devata: Āpas (Waters) with Agni as associated referent.

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like cadence (verify by syllable count in pada).

Primary: shanta

Secondary: karuna

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