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Atharva Veda 5.8.4: Kanda 5, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 8, Mantra 4

Sukta 8

अति॑ धावतातिसरा॒ इन्द्र॑स्य॒ वच॑सा हत । अविं॒ वृक॑ इव मथ्नीत॒ स वो॒ जीव॒न्मा मो॑चि प्रा॒णम॒स्यापि॑ नह्यत

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 5.8.4

áti dhāvata atisarā́ índrasya vácasā hata | avím vṛ́ka iva mathnīta sá vo jī́van mā́ móci prāṇám asyā́pi nahyata

Away—run forth, ye Fluxes—smitten by the word of Indra. Like a wolf that mangles a ewe, so would ye rend; but while he liveth, let not his breath be loosed: bind it fast upon him.

దూరంగా తొలగిపోండి—హే ప్రవాహాలు/దోషాలు (అతిసారం), ఇంద్రుని వాక్యంతో హతులై పరుగెత్తి వెళ్లండి. తోడేలు గొర్రెను చీల్చి మ్రింగినట్లు మీరు చీల్చుతారు; కానీ అతడు జీవించి ఉన్నంతవరకు అతని ప్రాణశ్వాస విడులకూడదు—దానిని అతనిపై బిగిగా బంధించండి.

अतिbeyond; over; exceedingly
अति:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअति (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
धावतruns; rushes
धावत:
—
TypeVerb
Rootधाव्
अतिसराःdiarrhoeas; dysenteric fluxes
अतिसराः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअतिसर (प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रस्यof Indra
इन्द्रस्य:
Sambandha (genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
वचसाby (his) word; by utterance
वचसा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootवचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
हतstruck down; slain
हत:
—
TypeVerb
Rootहन्
अविम्a sheep/ewe
अविम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअवि (प्रातिपदिक)
वृकःa wolf
वृकः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootवृक (प्रातिपदिक)
इवlike; as
इव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव (अव्यय)
मथ्नीतmay he/it churn; crush; tear up
मथ्नीत:
—
TypeVerb
Rootमथ्
सःhe; that (one)
सः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम)
वःfor you; of you (pl.)
वः:
Sampradāna (recipient) / Sambandha
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम)
जीवन्living; alive
जीवन्:
Kartā (as qualifier)
TypeParticiple
Rootजीव्
माdo not
मा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा (निषेध)
मोचिlet (it) not be released; let (it) not slip away
मोचि:
—
TypeVerb
Rootमुच्
प्राणम्breath; life-force
प्राणम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootप्राण (प्रातिपदिक)
अस्यof this (person); his
अस्य:
Sambandha
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम)
अपिalso; even; moreover
अपि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि (अव्यय)
नह्यतlet (it) be bound; be fastened
नह्यत:
—
TypeVerb
Rootनह्

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (seer not specified in the provided excerpt; commonly attributed within AV healing corpora to Atharvan/Angiras lineages by anukramaṇī)

Devata: Indra (as smiter and healer); atīsāra as the targeted demon/disease

Chandas: Predominantly Anuṣṭubh (healing hymns commonly so; verify by full pada count in critical edition)

Primary: vira

Secondary: bhayankara

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