Atharva Veda 12.3.7: Kanda 12, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 3, Mantra 7

Sukta 3

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

प्राचीं॑प्राचीं प्र॒दिश॒मा र॑भेथामे॒तं लो॒कं श्र॒द्दधा॑नाः सचन्ते । यद् वां॑ प॒क्वं परि॑विष्टम॒ग्नौ तस्य॒ गुप्त॑ये दंपती॒ सं श्र॑येथाम्

IAST Transliteration

prā́cīṁ-prā́cīṁ pradíśam ā́ rabhéthām etáṁ lokáṁ śraddádhānāḥ sacante | yád vā́ṁ pakváṁ parivíṣṭam agnáu tásya gúptaye dampatī́ sáṁ śrayethām ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Eastward—still eastward—seize ye the quarter; unto this world the faithful cleave and follow. What for you twain is cooked and duly served about in the Fire, for the guarding of that, O Husband and Wife, together take your station.

Translation

ไปทางทิศตะวันออก—ยิ่งไปทางทิศตะวันออก—จงยึดทิศนั้นไว้ให้มั่น; ผู้มีศรัทธายึดเหนี่ยวโลกนี้และติดตามไป. สิ่งใดที่ปรุงเพื่อท่านทั้งสองในอัคนี (Agni) และจัดถวายโดยรอบตามพิธีแล้ว เพื่อการคุ้มครองสิ่งนั้น โอ้สามีและภรรยา จงเข้ารวมกันและตั้งมั่นอยู่ร่วมกันเถิด.

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Word by Word

• प्राचीम्: eastward (direction), the eastern
• प्राचीम्: कर्म
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्राच् (प्राची-)

• प्राचीम्: eastward (direction), the eastern
• प्राचीम्: कर्म
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्राच् (प्राची-)

• प्रदिशम्: quarter/direction
• प्रदिशम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रदिश् (प्रदिश्-)

• आ: towards, unto
• आ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ

• रभेथाम्: you two should take hold/undertake
• रभेथाम्: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √रभ् (रभते) + आ

• एतम्: this
• एतम्: कर्म
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्

• लोकम्: world, realm
• लोकम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक

• श्रद्दधानाः: having faith, believing
• श्रद्दधानाः: कर्तृ
• Type: Adjective (participle)
• Root: श्रद्-धा (श्रद्दधा-)

• सचन्ते: they associate/attach themselves
• सचन्ते: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √सच् (सचते)

• यत्: whatever/that which
• यत्: कर्म
• Type: Pronoun (relative)
• Root: यद्

• वाम्: of you two
• वाम्: सम्बन्ध
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्

• पक्वम्: cooked, ripened
• पक्वम्: कर्म
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पक्व

• परिविष्टम्: placed/served around; set out (as food)
• परिविष्टम्: कर्म
• Type: Adjective (past participle)
• Root: परि + √विश् (प्रवेशने) / √वेश् (वेष्टने) → ‘परिविष्ट’

• अग्नौ: in the fire
• अग्नौ: अधिकरण
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि

• तस्य: of that
• तस्य: सम्बन्ध
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्

• गुप्तये: for protection/safekeeping
• गुप्तये: सम्प्रदान
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुप्ति (from √गुप् ‘to protect’)

• दम्पती: the two householders (husband and wife)
• दम्पती: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: दम्पति (दम् + पति)

• सम्: together, completely
• सम्: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्

• श्रयेथाम्: you two should resort/seek refuge (together)
• श्रयेथाम्: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + √श्रि (श्रयते)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (variable attribution).

Devata: Agni (as carrier/guardian of offerings) and the auspicious East (directional sacrality).

Chandas: Triṣṭubh tendency (confirm by metrical analysis).

Mantra Rasa

Primary: vira

Secondary: shanta