Atharva Veda 4.38.3: Kanda 4, Anuvaka 4, Sukta 38, Mantra 3

Sukta 38

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

यायैः॑ परि॒नृत्य॑त्या॒ददा॑ना कृ॒तं ग्लहा॑त्। सा नः॑ कृ॒तानि॑ सीष॒ती प्र॒हामा॑प्नोतु मा॒यया॑ । सा नः॒ पय॑स्व॒त्यैतु॒ मा नो॑ जैषुरि॒दं धन॑म्

Sanskrit recitationAtharva Veda 4.38.3

IAST Transliteration

yáyā éḥ parinṛ́tyaty ā́dadānā kṛtáṃ glahā́t | sā́ naḥ kṛtā́ni sī́ṣatī prahā́m ā́pnotu māyáyā | sā́ naḥ páyasvatī́ étu mā́ no jaiṣur idáṃ dhánam ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

She by whose arts she danceth round, and, taking, beareth off the ‘made’ success from out the wager—let her, seeking for our ‘made’ successes, by magic win the prize. Let her, rich in milk, come unto us: let them not conquer us of this our wealth.

Translation

యావరి కళలతో ఆమె చుట్టూ నర్తిస్తూ, పందెం (అక్ష) నుండి ‘కృత’ (చేయబడిన) విజయాన్ని తీసుకుపోతుందో—ఆ అప్సరా మా ‘కృత’ విజయాలను అన్వేషిస్తూ, మాయాబలంతో మాకు బహుమతిని గెలిపించుగాక. పాలసంపదతో మా వద్దకు రాగాక; ఈ మా ధనాన్ని వారు మాపై గెలుచుకోనీయకండి.

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Word by Word

• याभिः: by which (female ones/means)
• याभिः: करण
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक ‘य’)

• परि: around, about
• परि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• नृत्यति: dances
• नृत्यति: कर्तृ
• Type: Verb
• Root: नृत् (धातु)

• आ: towards, unto
• आ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• ददाना: giving, bestowing
• ददाना: कर्तृ
• Type: Participle
• Root: दा (धातु) + शतृ (वर्तमान कृदन्त)

• कृतम्: the ‘kṛta’ (winning throw/stake)
• कृतम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृत (प्रातिपदिक; ‘कृत’ = done/act; here ‘कृत’ as stake/throw in gambling)

• ग्लहात्: from gambling/dice-play
• ग्लहात्: अपादान
• Type: Noun
• Root: ग्लह (प्रातिपदिक; gambling, dice-play)

• सा: she
• सा: कर्तृ
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• नः: to us / for us
• नः: सम्प्रदान
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम)

• कृतानि: the ‘kṛta’ (winning throws)
• कृतानि: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृत (प्रातिपदिक; ‘kṛta’ throws/stakes)

• सीषति: wins/attaches (to herself), secures
• सीषति: कर्तृ
• Type: Verb
• Root: सिष्/सीष् (धातु; ‘to bind/attach, to bring into one’s possession’—Vedic)

• प्र: forth, forward
• प्र: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्र (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• हाम: loss, forfeiture
• हाम: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: हा (धातु) + अम् (कृदन्त/निपात-प्रयोग; ‘हाम’ = abandonment/losing, Vedic)

• आप्नोतु: may (she) obtain
• आप्नोतु: कर्तृ
• Type: Verb
• Root: आप् (धातु)

• मायया: by magic/skill, by charm
• मायया: करण
• Type: Noun
• Root: माया (प्रातिपदिक)

• सा: she
• सा: कर्तृ
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• नः: to us / for us
• नः: सम्प्रदान
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम)

• पयस्वती: rich in milk/abundance
• पयस्वती: कर्तृ
• Type: Adjective (f.)
• Root: पयस् + वत् (तद्धित ‘-वत्’)

• एतु: may (she) come
• एतु: कर्तृ
• Type: Verb
• Root: इ (धातु)

• मा: do not
• मा: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मा (निषेध-अव्यय)

• नः: us
• नः: कर्म
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम)

• जैषुः: may they not conquer
• जैषुः: कर्तृ
• Type: Verb
• Root: जि (धातु)

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: कर्म
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• धनम्: wealth, property
• धनम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन (प्रातिपदिक)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic/Āṅgirasa tradition

Devata: Apsaras (controller of fascination and fortune)

Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like expansion (longer, three-pāda structure with charm-style additions)

Mantra Rasa

Primary: adbhuta

Secondary: shanta