Atharva Veda 18.3.58: Kanda 18, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 3, Mantra 58

Sukta 3

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

सं ग॑च्छस्व पि॒तृभिः॒ सं य॒मेने॑ष्टापू॒र्तेन॑ पर॒मे व्योऽमन्। हि॒त्वाव॒द्यं पुन॒रस्त॒मेहि॒ सं ग॑च्छतां त॒न्वाऽ सु॒वर्चाः॑

Sanskrit recitationAtharva Veda 18.3.58

IAST Transliteration

sáṃ gácchasva pitṛ́bhiḥ sáṃ yaméneṣṭāpū́rtena paramé vyòman | hitvā́vadyáṃ púnar ástam éhi sáṃ gácchatāṃ tanvā̀ suvárcāḥ ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Go thou in union with the Fathers, in union with Yama, with iṣṭa and pūrta, in the highest heaven. Leaving behind all blemish, come again unto thy home of rest: let the radiant self go forth in concord.

Translation

จงไปพร้อมกับบรรพชน จงไปพร้อมกับยมะ (Yama) พร้อมด้วยบุญแห่งพิธีบูชา (iṣṭa) และบุญแห่งการทำความดี–ทาน (pūrta) สู่เวหาสอันสูงสุด. ละทิ้งมลทินทั้งปวง แล้วกลับมายังที่พักอันสงบของเจ้าอีกครั้ง; ขอให้ตนอันรุ่งเรืองก้าวไปโดยพร้อมเพรียงกัน.

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Word by Word

• सम्: together; with
• सम्: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम् (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• गच्छस्व: go; proceed
• गच्छस्व: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्

• पितृभिः: with the Fathers (ancestors)
• पितृभिः: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ

• सम्: together; with
• सम्: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम् (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• यमेन: with Yama
• यमेन: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: यम

• इष्टापूर्तेन: with (the merit of) sacrifices and charitable works
• इष्टापूर्तेन: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: इष्टापूर्त (इष्ट + आपूर्त)

• परमे: in the highest
• परमे: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम

• व्योमन्: in the sky; in the heavenly space
• व्योमन्: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्योमन्

• हित्वा: having abandoned
• हित्वा: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: हा

• अवद्यम्: fault; blemish; sin
• अवद्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अवद्य

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)

• अस्तम्: to home; to the setting-place
• अस्तम्: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अस्तम् (अव्यय/नाम)

• एहि: come!
• एहि: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: इ

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

• गच्छताम्: let (them) go; let (it) proceed
• गच्छताम्: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्

• तन्वा: with the body; in bodily form
• तन्वा: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: तनू

• सुवर्चाः: (as) one of good splendor; radiant
• सुवर्चाः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुवर्चस्

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic funerary tradition

Devata: Pitṛs and Yama; iṣṭāpūrta as operative power

Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like (as transmitted)

Mantra Rasa

Primary: shanta

Secondary: karuna