Atharva Veda 6.72.2 - Kanda 6, Anuvaka 8, Sukta 72, Mantra 2

Atharva Veda 6.72.2: Kanda 6, Anuvaka 8, Sukta 72, Mantra 2

Sukta 72

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

यथा॒ पस॑स्तायाद॒रं वाते॑न स्थूल॒भं कृ॒तम्। याव॒त् पर॑स्वतः॒ पस॒स्ताव॒त् ते वर्धतां॒ पसः॑

Sanskrit recitationAtharva Veda 6.72.2

IAST Transliteration

yáthā pásas tāyā́d aráṃ vā́tena sthūlabháṃ kr̥tám | yā́vat párasvataḥ pásas tā́vat te vardhatāṃ pásoḥ

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

As the virile member is stretched to sufficiency, made stout by the wind—so far as it surpasseth measure, so far let thy member increase.

Translation

గాలి ప్రవాహంతో స్థూలమై దృఢమై చేసిన పురుష-లింగం తగినంత వరకు విస్తరించునట్లు—అది ప్రమాణాన్ని ఎంత మించునో, అంతగా నీ లింగం వృద్ధి చెందుగాక.

Word by Word

यथाjust as / in the manner that

पसःa noose; snare; bond

तायात्from (its) approach/coming

अदरम्loose; slack; not tight

वातेनby the wind

स्थूलभम्thick; bulky; coarse

कृतम्made; rendered

यावत्as much as; to the extent that

परःthe farther/other (one)

स्वतःfrom oneself; on one’s own side

पसःnoose; bond

तावत्so much; to that extent

तेof you / to you

वर्धताम्let (them/it) grow; increase

पसःthe noose(s); bond(s)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (to be filled from Anukramaṇī).

Devata: Vāta (vital wind) / generative potency

Chandas: To be verified (likely Anuṣṭubh).

Mantra Rasa

Primary: vira

Secondary: shringara

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