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Atharva Veda 13.3.17: Kanda 13, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 3, Mantra 17

Sukta 3

येना॑दि॒त्यान् ह॒रितः॑ स॒म्वह॑न्ति॒ येन॑ य॒ज्ञेन॑ ब॒हवो॒ यन्ति॑ प्रजा॒नन्तः॑ । यदेकं॒ ज्योति॑र्बहु॒धा वि॒भाति॒ तस्य॑ दे॒वस्य॑ । क्रु॒द्धस्यै॒तदागो॒ य ए॒वं वि॒द्वांसं॑ ब्राह्म॒णं जि॒नाति॑ । उद् वे॑पय रोहित॒ प्र क्षि॑णीहि ब्रह्म॒ज्यस्य॒ प्रति॑ मुञ्च॒ पाशा॑न्

Sanskrit recitationAtharva Veda 13.3.17

yénādityā́n harítaḥ saṃváhanti yénā yajñéna bahávo yánti prajānántaḥ | yád ékaṃ jyótir bahudhā́ ví bhāti tásya devásya | kruddhásyaitád ā́go yá eváṃ vidvā́ṃsaṃ brāhmaṇáṃ jinā́ti | úd vepaya rohita prá kṣiṇīhi brahmajyásya práti muñca pā́śān ||

Whereby the green-tawny steeds convey the Ādityas; whereby, by sacrifice, many—knowing—attain their course; that one Light which shineth forth in manifold wise—of that God. This is the offence against the wrathful One: whoso thus a knowing Brahman wrongs. Up, make him tremble, O Rohita; waste him away: upon the Brahman-hurter loose back the nooses.

ด้วยสิ่งนั้น ม้าสีเขียวปนน้ำตาล (harit) จึงนำพาเหล่าอาทิตยะ (Āditya); และด้วยพิธีบูชา (yajña) นั้น ผู้รู้จำนวนมากจึงไปถึงหนทางของตน. แสงหนึ่งเดียวซึ่งส่องออกเป็นหลากหลาย—ของเทพองค์นั้น. ผู้ใดทำร้ายพราหมณ์ (brāhmaṇa) ผู้รู้แจ้งเช่นนี้ นั่นคือความผิดต่อผู้ทรงพิโรธ. จงลุกขึ้นทำให้เขาสั่นเทาเถิด โรรหิตะ (Rohita)! จงทำให้เขาร่วงโรย; จงปลดบ่วง (pāśa) ของผู้ทำบาปฆ่าพราหมณ์ (brahmajya) แล้วผูกย้อนคืนแก่เขา.

येनby which
येन:
Karaṇa
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
आदित्यान्the Ādityas
आदित्यान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootआदित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
हरितःthe bay/greenish (mares)
हरितः:
Kartā
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootहरित् (प्रातिपदिक)
संवहन्तिcarry/transport
संवहन्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootवह्
येनby which
येन:
Karaṇa
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
यज्ञेनby sacrifice
यज्ञेन:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
बहवःmany
बहवः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootबहु (प्रातिपदिक)
यन्तिgo
यन्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootया
प्रजानन्तःknowing, understanding
प्रजानन्तः:
Kartā
TypeParticiple
Rootप्र + ज्ञा (धातु) → प्रजानत् (वर्तमान-कृदन्त)
यत्which
यत्:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
एकम्one
एकम्:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootएक (प्रातिपदिक)
ज्योतिःlight
ज्योतिः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootज्योतिस् (प्रातिपदिक)
बहुधाin many ways
बहुधा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootबहुधा (अव्यय)
विभातिshines forth
विभाति:
TypeVerb
Rootभा
तस्यof that
तस्य:
Sambandha
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
देवस्यof the god
देवस्य:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
क्रुद्धस्यof the angered
क्रुद्धस्य:
Sambandha
TypeParticiple (adjectival)
Rootक्रुध् (धातु) → क्रुद्ध (भूतकृदन्त)
एतत्this
एतत्:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootएतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
आगःsin, offense
आगः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootआगस् (प्रातिपदिक)
यःwho
यः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
एवम्thus
एवम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएवम् (अव्यय)
विद्वांसम्a learned/knowing man
विद्वांसम्:
Karma
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootविद् (धातु) → विद्वांस् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
ब्राह्मणम्a brāhmaṇa
ब्राह्मणम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
जिनातिharms/overpowers
जिनाति:
TypeVerb
Rootजि
उत्up, forth
उत्:
TypeIndeclinable (prefix)
Rootउत् (उपसर्ग)
वेपयmake (him) tremble
वेपय:
TypeVerb (imperative)
Rootविप्/वेप् (कारण-धातु) → वेपय (णिजन्त)
रोहितO Rohita
रोहित:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootरोहित (प्रातिपदिक; संबोधन)
प्रforth
प्र:
TypeIndeclinable (prefix)
Rootप्र (उपसर्ग)
क्षिणीहिdestroy, waste away
क्षिणीहि:
TypeVerb
Rootक्षि
ब्रह्मज्यस्यof the slayer/injurer of a brāhmaṇa (brahma-slayer)
ब्रह्मज्यस्य:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
प्रतिagainst, back upon
प्रति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्रति (अव्यय/उपसर्ग)
मुञ्चrelease, let loose
मुञ्च:
TypeVerb
Rootमुच्
पाशान्nooses, bonds
पाशान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपाश (प्रातिपदिक)

Rishi: As in the Rohita/Āditya cycle of AV 13.3 (anukramaṇī-dependent).

Devata: Rohita / Āditya-light (solar divinity)

Chandas: Mixed; refrain-driven Atharvanic style (often classed with Triṣṭubh-like lines).

Primary: raudra

Secondary: adbhuta

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