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Atharva Veda 4.18.2 — Kanda 4, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 18, Mantra 2

Sukta 18

यो दे॑वाः कृ॒त्यां कृ॒त्वा हरा॒दवि॑दुषो गृ॒हम्। व॒त्सो धा॒रुरि॑व मा॒तरं॒ तं प्र॒त्यगुप॑ पद्यताम्

yó devāḥ kṛtyā́ṃ kṛtvā́ harā́d avidúṣo gṛhám | vatsó dhā́rur iva mātáraṃ táṃ pratyág úpa padyatām ||

Whoso, O Gods, hath framed the witchcraft, stealing upon the house of him that knew it not—like a calf that clings and hastens to its mother, let it go back and step upon that man.

ఓ దేవులారా! ఎవడు కృత్యా (మాంత్రిక కర్మ) చేసి, తెలియని వాడి ఇంటిపై దొంగచాటుగా దాడి చేస్తాడో—దూడ తల్లిని అంటిపెట్టుకొని ఆమెవైపు పరుగెత్తినట్లే, ఆ కృత్యా తిరిగి వెళ్లి ఆ మనిషిపైనే అడుగుపెట్టుగాక/పడుగాక.

यःwho (he who)
यः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
देवाःthe gods
देवाः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
कृत्याम्a sorcery/witchcraft (harmful rite)
कृत्याम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकृत्या (प्रातिपदिक)
कृत्वाhaving done/made
कृत्वा:
(क्रियाविशेषणम्)
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु)
हरात्from the harā (a place/den; lair)
हरात्:
Apādāna
TypeNoun
Rootहर (प्रातिपदिक)
अविदुषःof the ignorant/unwitting (man)
अविदुषः:
(सम्बन्धः)
TypeAdjective
Rootअविद्वस् (प्रातिपदिक) < विद्वस् ‘knowing’ with negation अ-
गृहम्house
गृहम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootगृह (प्रातिपदिक)
वत्सःa calf
वत्सः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootवत्स (प्रातिपदिक)
धारुःa suckling (young one)
धारुः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootधारु (प्रातिपदिक)
इवlike/as
इव:
(सम्बन्ध/उपमा)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
मातरम्mother
मातरम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
तम्him/that one
तम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
प्रतिtowards/against
प्रति:
(दिशा/प्रत्यभिमुखता)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्रति
अगुindeed/just (particle)
अगु:
(निपातः)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअगु
उपnear, up to
उप:
(दिशा/सामीप्य)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउप
पद्यताम्let him go/step; let him approach
पद्यताम्:
(मुख्यक्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootपद् (धातु)

Rishi: Atharvanic transmission (anukramaṇī-dependent).

Devata: Devas as enforcers; kṛtyā as the operative object to be reversed.

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like.

Primary: raudra

Secondary: bhayankara

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