Atharva Veda 19.18.6: Kanda 19, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 18, Mantra 6

Sukta 18

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

अ॒पस्त ओष॑धीमतीरृछन्तु । ये मा॑घा॒यव॑ ए॒तस्या॑ दि॒शोऽभि॒दासा॑त्

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 19.18.6

IAST Transliteration

apás te oṣadhī́matīr ṛchantu | yé mā́ghāyáva etásyā diśó ’bhídāsāt ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

To the Waters, herb-possessing, let them betake them—those gain-seeking plotters—from this quarter’s act of hostile assault.

Translation

ขอให้เขาทั้งหลายไปสู่สายน้ำศักดิ์สิทธิ์ผู้ทรงสมุนไพร (อปัส Apas) และขอให้พวกผู้แสวงหาลาภ ผู้คิดร้าย ถูกขับไล่ให้พ้นจากการจู่โจมอันเป็นศัตรูที่มาจากทิศนี้

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Word by Word

• अपः: waters
• अपः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप् (प्रातिपदिक)

• ताः: those
• ताः: कर्तृ
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• ओषधीमतीः: herb-bearing, possessing herbs
• ओषधीमतीः: कर्तृ
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ओषधीमत् (विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक)

• ऋच्छन्तु: let (them) come/arrive
• ऋच्छन्तु: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: ऋच्छ् (गम्/प्राप्) धातु

• ये: who
• ये: कर्तृ
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• माघायवः: the Māghā-ones (those connected with Māghā; a class/people)
• माघायवः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: माघायू (प्रातिपदिक; ‘माघा’ नक्षत्र-सम्बद्ध/माघ-सम्बद्ध)

• एतस्याः: of this
• एतस्याः: सम्बन्ध
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• दिशः: direction, quarter
• दिशः: सम्बन्ध
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिश् (प्रातिपदिक)

• अभिदासात्: has assailed/has harmed
• अभिदासात्: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-दास् (धातु; ‘दास्’ = हिंस/उपद्रव/दास्य-भावे; उपसर्ग ‘अभि’)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (late book; r̥ṣi uncertain)

Devata: Āpaḥ (Waters), with oṣadhi-power

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like (late AV)

Mantra Rasa

Primary: shanta

Secondary: adbhuta