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Atharva Veda 7.77.3: Kanda 7, Anuvaka 8, Sukta 77, Mantra 3

Sukta 77

संव॒त्स॒रीणा॑ म॒रुतः॑ स्व॒र्का उ॒रुक्ष॑याः॒ सग॑णा॒ मानु॑षासः । ते अ॒स्मत् पाशा॒न् प्र मु॑ञ्च॒न्त्वेन॑सः सांतप॒ना म॑त्स॒रा मा॑दयि॒ष्णवः॑

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 7.77.3

saṁvatsarī́ṇā marútaḥ svarkā́ urúkṣayāḥ sagáṇā mā́nuṣāsaḥ | té asmát pāśā́n prá muñcantv énasaḥ sāntapanā́ matsarā́ mādayiṣṇávaḥ ||

The year-returning Maruts, heaven-bright, wide-housed, with their companies, friendly among men—let them from us loosen forth the nooses of offence: the burning ones, the jealous, the maddeningly impetuous.

సంవత్సరం-సంవత్సరం తిరిగి వచ్చే మరుతులు, స్వర్గ-దీప్తులు, విశాల-ఆశ్రయులు, తమ గణాలతో కూడినవారు, మనుష్యులలో మిత్రభావులు—వారు అపరాధ/పాప బంధనపు పాశాలను మా నుండి విప్పి విడిపించుగాక; దహింపజేసే, మత్సరాన్ని పుట్టించే, మదింపజేసే ఉగ్రవేగమయిన (దోష) ప్రభావాలనూ.

संवत्सरीणाःyearly (ones)
संवत्सरीणाः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootसंवत्सरीण (प्रातिपदिक; संवत्सर-सम्बद्ध)
मरुतःthe Maruts
मरुतः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootमरुत् (प्रातिपदिक)
स्वर्काःheavenly, radiant
स्वर्काः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootस्वर्क (प्रातिपदिक; स्वर्ग/स्वर्-सम्बद्ध)
उरुक्षयाःwide-dwelling, having broad abodes
उरुक्षयाः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootउरुक्षय (प्रातिपदिक; उरु- + क्षय ‘dwelling’)
सगणाःwith their troop(s)
सगणाः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootसगण (प्रातिपदिक; स- ‘with’ + गण)
मानुषासःfriendly to men / human-aiding
मानुषासः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootमानुष (प्रातिपदिक)
तेthey
ते:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अस्मत्of us / from us (contextually ‘our’)
अस्मत्:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
पाशान्nooses, bonds
पाशान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपाश (प्रातिपदिक)
प्रforth, away
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (उपसर्ग)
मुंचन्तुlet (them) release
मुंचन्तु:
—
TypeVerb
Rootमुच् (धातु)
एनसःfrom sin, from guilt
एनसः:
Apādāna
TypeNoun
Rootएनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
सांतपनाःburning, tormenting
सांतपनाः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootसांतपन (प्रातिपदिक; स-आंतपन ‘burning/afflicting’)
मत्सराःjealousies, rancours
मत्सराः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootमत्सर (प्रातिपदिक)
मादयिष्णवःintoxicating, maddening (ones)
मादयिष्णवः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootमादयिष्णु (प्रातिपदिक; √मद् ‘to intoxicate/gladden’ + इष्णु)

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (exact r̥ṣi not specified in the provided excerpt; commonly assigned by Anukramaṇī to an Atharvan/Angiras line for such apotropaic material).

Devata: Maruts (as troop-protectors and purifiers).

Chandas: Likely Triṣṭubh/Jagatī-type cadence (needs full pada-metrical verification against the Saunaka text).

Primary: vira

Secondary: bhayankara

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