Atharva Veda 2.11.5: Kanda 2, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 11, Mantra 5

Sukta 11

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

शु॒क्रोऽसि भ्रा॒जोऽसि॒ स्वऽरसि॒ ज्योति॑रसि । आ॒प्नु॒हि श्रेयां॑स॒मति॑ स॒मं क्रा॑म

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 2.11.5

IAST Transliteration

śukró ’si bhrājó ’si svó ’si jyótir asi | āpnuhí śréyāṁsam áti samáṁ krāmá

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Thou art the Bright; thou art the Splendour; thou art Heaven; thou art Light. Attain the better good; step onward, passing beyond, with even stride.

Translation

ท่านคือผู้ผ่องใส; ท่านคือความรุ่งเรือง; ท่านคือสวรรค์; ท่านคือแสงสว่าง. จงบรรลุความดีอันประเสริฐกว่า; จงก้าวไปข้างหน้า ข้ามพ้น ด้วยย่างก้าวอันเสมอเท่ากัน.

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Word by Word

• शुक्रः: bright, pure
• शुक्रः: कर्तृ (असि-क्रियायाः कर्ता/विशेष्यः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुक्र (प्रातिपदिक) < √शुच् (दीप्तौ/शोचने) (निरुक्त-सम्बन्ध)

• असि: you are
• असि: (अकर्मक) क्रिया—‘art/are’
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (भू/सत्तायाम्)

• भ्राजः: splendour, radiance
• भ्राजः: कर्तृ (असि-क्रियायाः कर्ता/विशेष्यः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भ्राज (प्रातिपदिक) < √भ्राज् (दीप्तौ)

• असि: you are
• असि: (अकर्मक) क्रिया—‘art/are’
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (भू/सत्तायाम्)

• स्वः: heaven; the luminous world
• स्वः: विशेषण-भावः (असि इत्यस्य पूरकः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वः (अव्यय/निपात; ‘स्वर्’ इति द्युलोकवाचक)

• असि: you are
• असि: (अकर्मक) क्रिया—‘art/are’
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (भू/सत्तायाम्)

• ज्योतिः: light
• ज्योतिः: कर्तृ (असि-क्रियायाः कर्ता/विशेष्यः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्योतिस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• असि: you are
• असि: (अकर्मक) क्रिया—‘art/are’
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (भू/सत्तायाम्)

• आप्नुहि: attain, reach
• आप्नुहि: क्रिया (आज्ञा)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √आप् (व्याप्तौ/प्राप्तौ)

• श्रेयांसम्: the better (state), the more excellent
• श्रेयांसम्: कर्म (आप्नुहि इत्यस्य)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रेयस् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘श्रेष्ठ’ अर्थे, तुलनात्मक-रूपम्)

• अति: beyond, over
• अति: क्रियाविशेषणम् (अतिक्रमण/अतिशयार्थे)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अति (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• समम्: evenly, level; in equal measure
• समम्: क्रियाविशेषणम् (क्राम इत्यस्य)
• Type: Adjective (used adverbially)
• Root: सम (प्रातिपदिक)

• क्राम: step, stride (forward)
• क्राम: क्रिया (आज्ञा)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √क्रम् (पादविक्षेपे/गत्यर्थे)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic/Aṅgirasa tradition (specific r̥ṣi attribution varies by anukramaṇī; requires hymn-level metadata for AV 2.11).

Devata: Tejas/Jyotis (luminous power) as the effective agency; secondarily ‘Svaḥ’ (heaven) as auspicious realm.

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like cadence (short pādas; exact metrical classification may vary with Saunaka scansion).

Mantra Rasa

Primary: adbhuta

Secondary: shanta