Atharva Veda 1.18.2: Kanda 1, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 18, Mantra 2

Sukta 18

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

निरर॑णिं सवि॒ता सा॑विषक् प॒दोर्निर्हस्त॑यो॒र्वरु॑णो मि॒त्रो अ॑र्य॒मा। निर॒स्मभ्य॒मनु॑मती॒ ररा॑णा॒ प्रेमां दे॒वा अ॑साविषुः॒ सौभ॑गाय

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 1.18.2

IAST Transliteration

nír áraṇiṁ savitā́ sāvīṣak padór nír hástayoḥ váruṇo mitró aryámā | nír asmábhyam anumátī rárāṇā pré mām devā́ asāvīṣuḥ saúbhagāya

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Forth hath Savitar impelled the Arani—forth from the feet; forth from the hands have Varuṇa, Mitra, Aryaman. Forth from us, Anumati rejoicing: the Gods have set this onward, for our good fortune.

Translation

สวิตฤ (Savitar) ได้ขับอรณี (arani, ไม้ก่อไฟ) ออกไปข้างหน้า—ออกไปจากเท้าทั้งสอง; วรุณะ มิตร อริยมัน ได้ขับออกไปข้างหน้า—ออกไปจากมือทั้งสอง. อนุมติ (Anumati) ผู้ยินดีก็ออกไปจากเราไปข้างหน้า: เหล่าเทพได้ผลักดันสิ่งนี้ให้ดำเนินไป เพื่อความเป็นสิริมงคลของเรา.

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Word by Word

• निर्: out, forth (prefix)
• निर्: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: निस् (उपसर्ग) / निर्

• अरणिम्: the fire-drill (arani)
• अरणिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अरणि (प्रातिपदिक)

• सविता: Savitar (the impeller deity)
• सविता: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: सवितृ (प्रातिपदिक)

• स: he
• स: Kartā (सविता-समनाधिकरण)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

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

• अविषत्: set in motion / caused to enter / impelled
• अविषत्: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √विष् (वेवेष्टने/प्रवेशने)

• पदोः: of the two feet
• पदोः: Adhikaraṇa (सम्बन्ध-आधारः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद् (प्रातिपदिक)

• निर्: out, forth (prefix)
• निर्: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: निस् (उपसर्ग) / निर्

• हस्तयोः: of the two hands
• हस्तयोः: Adhikaraṇa (सम्बन्ध-आधारः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हस्त (प्रातिपदिक)

• वरुणः: Varuṇa
• वरुणः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: वरुण (प्रातिपदिक)

• मित्रः: Mitra
• मित्रः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: मित्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• अर्यमा: Aryaman
• अर्यमा: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्यमन् (प्रातिपदिक)

• निर्: out, forth (prefix)
• निर्: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: निस् (उपसर्ग) / निर्

• अस्मभ्यम्: to us
• अस्मभ्यम्: Sampradāna
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• अनुमतिः: Anumati (goddess of consent/favor)
• अनुमतिः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुमति (प्रातिपदिक)

• रराणा: rejoicing, delighting
• रराणा: Kartā (अनुमतिः-विशेषणम्)
• Type: Participle (Adjective)
• Root: √रम् (रमणे) → रराण (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)

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

• इमाम्: this (f.)
• इमाम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

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

• असाविषुः: impelled, set in motion, brought forth
• असाविषुः: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √सू (प्रसवे/प्रेरणे) + आ (उपसर्ग) → असाविषुः

• सौभगाय: for good fortune, for prosperity
• सौभगाय: Sampradāna (प्रयोजन/फल)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौभग (प्रातिपदिक) / सौभग्य (भाव)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (often transmitted under Atharvan/Angiras attribution for such domestic charms; exact r̥ṣi assignment depends on the Anukramaṇī).

Devata: Savitar; Varuṇa–Mitra–Aryaman; Anumati; collectively ‘the Gods’ as activating agents.

Chandas: Likely Anuṣṭubh (to be confirmed against pada-count in the edition used).

Mantra Rasa

Primary: adbhuta

Secondary: shanta