Atharva Veda 12.2.31: Kanda 12, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 2, Mantra 31

Sukta 2

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

इ॒मा नारी॑रविध॒वाः सु॒पत्नी॒राञ्ज॑नेन स॒र्पिषा॒ सं स्पृ॑शन्ताम्। अ॒न॒श्रवो॑ अनमी॒वाः सु॒रत्ना॒ आ रो॑हन्तु॒ जन॑यो॒ योनि॒मग्रे॑

IAST Transliteration

imā́ nā́rīr avídhavāḥ supátnīr ā́ñjanena sarpíṣā sáṁ spṛśantām | anáśravo anamīvā́ḥ surátnā ā́ rohantu jánayo yónim ágre

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Let these women—unwidowed, good wives—touch themselves with collyrium and with ghee. Without ill report, without disease, rich in good treasure, let the wives ascend unto the womb, in the first place.

Translation

ขอให้สตรีเหล่านี้—ผู้มิได้เป็นหม้าย ผู้เป็นภรรยาดี—เจิมตนด้วยอัญชนะ (คอลลิเรียม) และด้วยเนยใส (สर्पิษ/ฆี) เถิด ขอให้เหล่าภรรยาไร้คำครหา ไร้โรคาพาธ มั่งคั่งด้วยรัตนะอันดี จงก้าวขึ้นสู่ครรภ์เป็นอันดับแรก

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Word by Word

• इमाः: these
• इमाः: कर्तृ
• Type: Pronoun (Demonstrative)
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• नारीः: women
• नारीः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारी (प्रातिपदिक)

• अविधवाः: not widowed
• अविधवाः: कर्तृ (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ-विदवा (प्रातिपदिक; नञ्-समास/उपसर्ग-निषेध)

• सुपत्नीः: good wives
• सुपत्नीः: कर्तृ (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective/Noun
• Root: सु-पत्नी (प्रातिपदिक; उपसर्ग ‘सु’)

• अञ्जनेन: with collyrium/ointment
• अञ्जनेन: करण
• Type: Noun
• Root: अञ्जन (प्रातिपदिक)

• सर्पिषा: with ghee
• सर्पिषा: करण
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्पिस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• सम्: together/fully
• सम्: —
• Type: Indeclinable (Preverb)
• Root: सम् (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• स्पृशन्ताम्: let them touch/apply
• स्पृशन्ताम्: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्पृश् (धातु)

• अनश्रवः: of good repute / not ill-famed
• अनश्रवः: कर्तृ (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्-श्रवस् (प्रातिपदिक; नञ्)

• अनमीवाः: free from disease
• अनमीवाः: कर्तृ (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्-अमीव (प्रातिपदिक; नञ्)

• सुरत्नाः: having good treasures/wealth
• सुरत्नाः: कर्तृ (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु-रत्न (प्रातिपदिक)

• आ: towards, up to
• आ: —
• Type: Indeclinable (Preverb)
• Root: आ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• रोहन्तु: let them ascend/enter
• रोहन्तु: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: रुह् (धातु)

• जनयः: wives/mothers (women)
• जनयः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनय्/जननी (प्रातिपदिक; ‘जनयः’ = ‘जनयः/जनयस्’ as feminine plural, Vedic form)

• योनिम्: womb; place of generation
• योनिम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: योनि (प्रातिपदिक)

• अग्रे: in front; at the beginning
• अग्रे: अधिकरण
• Type: Noun (used adverbially)
• Root: अग्र (प्रातिपदिक)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (household-focused voice)

Devata: Yoni/Fertility (implicit), Śrī-like prosperity (implicit), protective domestic powers

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)

Mantra Rasa

Primary: shringara

Secondary: shanta