Atharva Veda 9.5.13: Kanda 9, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 5, Mantra 13

Sukta 5

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

अ॒जो ह्य॑१ग्नेरज॑निष्ट॒ शोका॒द् विप्रो॒ विप्र॑स्य॒ सह॑सो विप॒श्चित्। इ॒ष्टं पू॒र्तम॒भिपू॑र्तं॒ वष॑ट्कृतं॒ तद् दे॒वा ऋ॑तु॒शः क॑ल्पयन्तु

Sanskrit recitationAtharva Veda 9.5.13

IAST Transliteration

ajó hí agnér ajanīṣṭa śókād vípro víprasya sáhaso vipaścít | iṣṭáṃ pūrtám abhipū́rtaṃ váṣaṭ-kṛtaṃ tád devā́ ṛtuśáḥ kalpayantu ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

For from Agni’s burning grief the Goat was born—wise, inspired, of the inspired one’s might, discerning. The sacrifice and the pious work, the over-filled pious work, made with the Vaṣaṭ—may the Gods, in season and in order, set that in due effect.

Translation

అగ్ని యొక్క దహన-శోకంనుండే అజం జన్మించింది—విప్రుడు; విప్రుని సహస్ (బలం) నుండి; విపశ్చిత్ (ప్రజ్ఞావంతుడు). ఇష్టం (యజ్ఞం), పూర్తం (పుణ్యకర్మ), అభిపూర్తం (అతిపూర్త పుణ్యం), మరియు వషట్-కృతం—దానిని దేవతలు ఋతుశః, క్రమంగా, కాలానుగుణంగా, యథావిధిగా ఫలింపజేయుగాక.

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Word by Word

• अजः: the unborn (one)
• अजः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: अज (प्रातिपदिक) अथवा √अज् (गतौ/क्षेपे) से निष्पन्न

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (निपात)

• अग्नेः: of Agni
• अग्नेः: Sambandha (genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)

• अजनिष्ट: was born/arose
• अजनिष्ट: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √जन् (जन्मनि)

• शोकात्: from grief/sorrow
• शोकात्: Apādāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: शोक (प्रातिपदिक)

• विप्रः: the inspired sage
• विप्रः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• विप्रस्य: of the sage
• विप्रस्य: Sambandha (genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• सहसः: of might/force
• सहसः: Sambandha (genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• विपश्चित्: the discerning/wise
• विपश्चित्: Kartā (appositional to विप्रः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विपश्चित् (प्रातिपदिक)

• इष्टम्: the (duly) sacrificed offering
• इष्टम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: इष्ट (√यज् से क्त, ‘यजित/इष्ट’)

• पूर्तम्: the fulfilled meritorious act (charity/works)
• पूर्तम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूर्त (√पॄ/√पूर् से क्त, ‘पूरित/पूर्त’)

• अभिपूर्तम्: the fully completed/augmented ‘pūrta’
• अभिपूर्तम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभि-पूर्त (उपसर्गाभ्यां सह क्त)

• वषट्कृतम्: that which is made with the vaṣaṭ-call (vaṣaṭ-accompanied offering)
• वषट्कृतम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वषट् + √कृ (क्त)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (object of कल्पयन्तु)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)

• ऋतुशः: season by season / in due seasons
• ऋतुशः: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ऋतुशस् (अव्यय; ऋतु + शस्)

• कल्पयन्तु: may they arrange/ordain
• कल्पयन्तु: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कॢप्/√कल्प् (समर्थने/विधौ) → caus. √कल्पय्

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (not specified in excerpt)

Devata: Agni (etiological source) and Devāḥ as merit-distributors

Chandas: Likely triṣṭubh/jagatī tendency (longer pādas), though AV transmission may vary

Mantra Rasa

Primary: shanta

Secondary: adbhuta