Atharva Veda 2.35.3: Kanda 2, Anuvaka 4, Sukta 35, Mantra 3

Sukta 35

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

अ॒दा॒न्यान्त्सो॑म॒पान् मन्य॑मानो य॒ज्ञस्य॑ वि॒द्वान्त्स॑म॒ये न धीरः॑ । यदेन॑श्चकृ॒वान् ब॒द्ध ए॒ष तं वि॑श्वकर्म॒न् प्र मु॑ञ्चा स्व॒स्तये॑

IAST Transliteration

adānyā́n somapā́n manyámāno yajñásya vidvā́n samayé ná dhī́raḥ | yád énaś cakṛvā́n baddhá eṣá táṃ viśvakarman prá muñcā svastáye ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Ungiving, yet deeming himself a Soma-drinker, and, though knowing the sacrifice, at the due season not steadfast—whatever sin he hath committed, this man is bound thereby: him, O Viśvakarman, do thou wholly loose, for welfare.

Translation

ผู้ไม่ให้ทาน แต่กลับคิดว่าตนเป็นผู้ดื่มโสม (somapā) ทั้งรู้พิธีบูชาแต่ในกาลอันควรกลับไม่มั่นคง—บาป (enas) ใดที่เขากระทำ ชายผู้นี้ถูกมัดด้วยบาปนั้น. โอ วิศวกรรมัน (Viśvakarman) โปรดปลดเขาให้สิ้น เพื่อความสวัสดี (svasti).

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Word by Word

• अदान्यान्: ungenerous (persons), non-givers
• अदान्यान्: कर्म
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अदान्य (प्रातिपदिक) < a- + दान्य (दान ‘to give’ से)

• सोमपान्: Soma-drinkers
• सोमपान्: कर्म
• Type: Noun (agentive compound)
• Root: सोमप (प्रातिपदिक) = सोम + प (पा ‘to drink’ से)

• मन्यमानः: thinking, supposing
• मन्यमानः: कर्तृ
• Type: Verb (participial)
• Root: √मन् (मन्यते)

• यज्ञस्य: of the sacrifice
• यज्ञस्य: सम्बन्ध
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)

• विद्वान्: knowing, learned
• विद्वान्: कर्तृ
• Type: Adjective (participial)
• Root: √विद् (वेद) → विद्वस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• समये: at the proper time/occasion
• समये: अधिकरण
• Type: Noun
• Root: समय (प्रातिपदिक)

• न: not
• न: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• धीरः: wise (man)
• धीरः: कर्तृ
• Type: Adjective/Noun
• Root: धीर (प्रातिपदिक)

• यत्: that which
• यत्: —
• Type: Relative pronoun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• एनः: sin, offense
• एनः: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: एनस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• चक्रिवान्: having done/committed
• चक्रिवान्: कर्तृ
• Type: Verb (perfect participle)
• Root: √कृ (करोति) → चक्रिवस् (परिपूर्ण कृदन्त)

• बद्धः: bound
• बद्धः: कर्तृ
• Type: Adjective (past passive participle)
• Root: √बन्ध् (बध्नाति) → बद्ध (कृदन्त)

• एषः: this (one)
• एषः: कर्तृ
• Type: Demonstrative pronoun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• तम्: him
• तम्: कर्म
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• विश्वकर्मन्: O Viśvakarman
• विश्वकर्मन्: सम्प्रदान (आह्वान/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun (vocative)
• Root: विश्वकर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक; देवता-नाम)

• प्र: forth, forward (intensifier)
• प्र: —
• Type: Preverb
• Root: प्र

• मुञ्च: release! set free!
• मुञ्च: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: √मुच् (मुञ्चति)

• स्वस्तये: for well-being, for welfare
• स्वस्तये: सम्प्रदान
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वस्ति (प्रातिपदिक)

Attribution

Rishi: Traditionally Atharvanic/Angirasa attribution for expiatory hymns; specific r̥ṣi for 2.35 requires pada-anukramaṇī confirmation.

Devata: Viśvakarman (as releaser and cosmic rectifier); secondarily ‘svasti’ as the desired state.

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable; requires metrical verification against pada counts in the Saunaka tradition).

Mantra Rasa

Primary: karuna

Secondary: shanta