Atharva Veda 12.2.1 — Kanda 12, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 2, Mantra 1

Sukta 2

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

(१६ ककुम्मती पराबृहती, १८ निचृत् ४० पुरस्तात् ककुम्मती), ३ आस्तारपङ्क्तिः, ६ भुरिगार्षी पङ्क्तिः, न॒डमा रो॑ह॒ न ते॒ अत्र॑ लो॒क इ॒दं सीसं॑ भाग॒धेयं॑ त॒ एहि॑ । यो गोषु॒ यक्ष्मः॒ पुरु॑षेषु॒ यक्ष्म॒स्तेन॒ त्वं सा॒कम॑ध॒राङ् परे॑हि

IAST Transliteration

naḍám ā́ roha ná te átra loká idáṃ sī́saṃ bhāgadhéyaṃ tú éhi | yó góṣu yákṣmaḥ púruṣeṣu yákṣmas téna tváṃ sā́kam adharā́ṅ pár ehi ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Climb thou upon the reed: no place is thine here. This lead is thy allotted portion—come, take it. The yákṣma that is in cattle, the yákṣma that is in men—with that, together, go thou downward and away.

Translation

จงปีนขึ้นบนกกเถิด ที่นี่ไม่ใช่ที่ของเจ้า ตะกั่วนี้คือส่วนที่จัดสรรให้เจ้า—มาเถิด จงรับไป ยákṣma ที่อยู่ในโคทั้งหลาย และ yákṣma ที่อยู่ในมนุษย์ทั้งหลาย—จงพามันไปด้วยกัน แล้วลงต่ำไปและจากไปให้ไกล

Word by Word

• नडम्: reed; hollow stalk (as an object addressed/handled)
• नडम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: नड (प्रातिपदिक)

• आ: towards; hither
• आ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ (उपसर्ग)

• रोह: climb up; mount
• रोह: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: रुह्

• न: not
• न: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (निषेध)

• ते: of you; your
• ते: —
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: त्वद्

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: अधिकारण
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र

• लोकः: place; world; realm
• लोकः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: विशेषण/कर्म (सन्दर्भानुसार)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्

• सीसम्: lead (metal)
• सीसम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: सीस (प्रातिपदिक)

• भागधेयम्: allotted share; portion
• भागधेयम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: भागधेय (प्रातिपदिक)

• तत्: that
• तत्: कर्म
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्

• एहि: come!
• एहि: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: इ (ए/इ)

• यः: who; which
• यः: कर्तृ
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्

• गोषु: among/in the cows
• गोषु: अधिकारण
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो (प्रातिपदिक)

• यक्ष्मः: disease; wasting sickness
• यक्ष्मः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: यक्ष्म (प्रातिपदिक)

• पुरुषेषु: among/in men
• पुरुषेषु: अधिकारण
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुष (प्रातिपदिक)

• यक्ष्मः: disease; wasting sickness
• यक्ष्मः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: यक्ष्म (प्रातिपदिक)

• तेन: with that; thereby
• तेन: करण
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: कर्तृ
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्

• साकम्: together (with)
• साकम्: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: साकम्

• अधराङ्: downwards
• अधराङ्: अधिकारण/गति
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अधराञ्च् (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययीभाव-प्रयोग)

• परेहि: go away; depart
• परेहि: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: इ + परा (उपसर्ग)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic healer-seer (specific anukramaṇī attribution varies for AV 12.2).

Devata: Yákṣma (as personified disease) as the addressed target; the rite is apotropaic.

Chandas: Mixed/irregular (AV medical charms often loosen strict RV meters).

Mantra Rasa

Primary: raudra

Secondary: bhayankara