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Atharva Veda 19.2.3: Kanda 19, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 2, Mantra 3

Sukta 2

अ॒न॒भ्रयः॒ खन॑माना॒ विप्रा॑ गम्भी॒रे अ॒पसः॑ । भि॒षग्भ्यो॑ भि॒षक्त॑रा॒ आपो॒ अच्छा॑ वदामसि

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 19.2.3

anabhráyaḥ khánamānā víprā gambhīré apásaḥ | bhiṣágbhyo bhiṣáktarā ā́po ácchā vadāmasi

Cloudless, as they are dug, wise waters in the deep—waters more healing than physicians—to these we speak, hitherward, with favoring call.

เมื่อไร้เมฆ ครั้นกำลังขุดขึ้นมา—น้ำผู้รู้ในห้วงลึก ผู้มีการงานอันลึกซึ้ง. โอ้น้ำทั้งหลาย ผู้เยียวยายิ่งกว่าแพทย์ เรากล่าวเรียกท่านด้วยถ้อยคำเป็นมงคล: จงมาสู่ที่นี่เถิด.

अनभ्रयःcloudless (ones)
अनभ्रयः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootअनभ्र (प्रातिपदिक) < अ- (निषेध) + अभ्र (मेघ)
खनमानाःdigging; excavating
खनमानाः:
Kartā
TypeVerb (present participle)
Root√खन् (खनन) + शानच्
विप्राःinspired sages; seers
विप्राः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootविप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
गम्भीरेin the deep (place); in depth
गम्भीरे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootगम्भीर (प्रातिपदिक)
अपसःwaters; active powers (Apas)
अपसः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
भिषग्भ्यःto/for the physicians
भिषग्भ्यः:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootभिषज् (प्रातिपदिक)
भिषक्तराःbetter physicians; more healing
भिषक्तराः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootभिषज् (प्रातिपदिक) + तर (तुलनात्मक प्रत्यय)
आपःwaters
आपः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootआप्/आपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
अच्छाtowards; unto
अच्छा:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअच्छा (अव्यय)
वदामसिwe speak; we address
वदामसि:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Root√वद् (भाषणे)

Rishi: Apām r̥ṣi-tradition (variable)

Devata: Āpaḥ (Waters) as supreme healers

Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like cadence in parts; late AV metrical looseness

Primary: adbhuta

Secondary: shanta

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