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Atharva Veda 18.4.9: Kanda 18, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 4, Mantra 9

Sukta 4

पूर्वो॑ अ॒ग्निष्ट्वा॑ तपतु॒ शं पु॒रस्ता॒च्छं प॒श्चात् त॑पतु॒ गार्ह॑पत्यः । द॒क्षि॒णा॒ग्निष्टे॑ तपतु॒ शर्म॒ वर्मो॑त्तर॒तो म॑ध्य॒तो अ॒न्तरि॑क्षाद् दि॒शोदि॑शो अग्ने॒ परि॑ पाहि घो॒रात्

Sanskrit recitationAtharva Veda 18.4.9

pū́rvo agníṣ ṭvā tapatu śáṃ purástāc cháṃ paścā́t tapatu gārhapatyáḥ | dakṣiṇāgníṣ ṭe tapatu śárma vármóttarató madhyató antárikṣād díśo-díśo agne pári pāhi ghórāt

Let the eastern Agni warm thee for welfare from the front; for welfare from behind let the Gārhapatya warm thee. Let the southern fire warm thee—shelter, armor—from the north, from the midst, from the mid-air; from every quarter, O Agni, guard thou round about from the terrible.

ขอให้อัคนิ (Agni) แห่งทิศตะวันออกทำให้ท่านอบอุ่นเพื่อความสวัสดีจากเบื้องหน้า; ขอให้ไฟคฤหปัตยะ (Gārhapatya) ทำให้ท่านอบอุ่นเพื่อความสวัสดีจากเบื้องหลัง. ขอให้ไฟทักษิณ (Dakṣiṇāgni) ทำให้ท่านอบอุ่น—เป็นที่พึ่ง เป็นเกราะกำบัง—จากทิศเหนือ จากท่ามกลาง จากอากาศกลาง. โอ อัคนิ จากทุกทิศทุกทาง จงคุ้มครองล้อมรอบให้พ้นจากสิ่งน่ากลัวเถิด.

पूर्वःthe eastern/front (one)
पूर्वः:
विशेषण (अग्निः) / कर्तृ
TypeAdjective
Rootपूर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
अग्निःfire (Agni)
अग्निः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
त्वाyou
त्वा:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
तपतुmay (he/it) heat / warm / protect by heat
तपतु:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootतप् (धातु)
शम्for well-being, auspiciously
शम्:
(क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootशम् (अव्यय)
पुरस्तात्from/in front, in the east
पुरस्तात्:
अधिकारण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुरस्तात् (अव्यय)
शम्for well-being
शम्:
(क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootशम् (अव्यय)
पश्चात्behind, in the west
पश्चात्:
अधिकारण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपश्चात् (अव्यय)
तपतुmay (he/it) heat / protect
तपतु:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootतप् (धातु)
गार्हपत्यःthe Gārhapatya fire (household fire)
गार्हपत्यः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootगार्हपत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
दक्षिणाग्निःthe southern (Dakṣiṇa) fire
दक्षिणाग्निः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootदक्षिणाग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
तेfor you, to you
ते:
सम्प्रदान
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
तपतुmay (he/it) heat / protect
तपतु:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootतप् (धातु)
शर्मshelter, comfort, protection
शर्म:
कर्म (फल/प्रार्थ्य)
TypeNoun
Rootशर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
वर्मarmor, protective covering
वर्म:
कर्म (फल/प्रार्थ्य)
TypeNoun
Rootवर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
उत्तरतःfrom the north, on the northern side
उत्तरतः:
अधिकारण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत्तरतः (अव्यय)
मध्यतःfrom the middle
मध्यतः:
अधिकारण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमध्यतः (अव्यय)
अन्तरिक्षात्from the mid-air, from the atmosphere
अन्तरिक्षात्:
अपादान
TypeNoun
Rootअन्तरिक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
दिशःdirections
दिशः:
कर्म (व्याप्ति-लक्ष्य)
TypeNoun
Rootदिश् (प्रातिपदिक)
दिशः(all) directions
दिशः:
कर्म (समुच्चय/व्याप्ति)
TypeNoun
Rootदिश् (प्रातिपदिक)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
परिaround, on all sides
परि:
(क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपरि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
पाहिprotect!
पाहि:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootपा (धातु, ‘रक्षणे’)
घोरात्from the terrible (danger)
घोरात्:
अपादान
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootघोर (प्रातिपदिक)

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (funeral book).

Devata: Agni (in multiple fire-forms).

Chandas: Likely triṣṭubh; requires scan.

Primary: shanta

Secondary: bhayankara

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