Atharva Veda 20.17.3: Kanda 20, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 17, Mantra 3

Sukta 17

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

वि॒षू॒वृदिन्द्रो॒ अमु॑तेरु॒त क्षु॒धः स इद् रा॒यो म॒घवा॒ वस्व॑ ईशते । तस्येदि॒मे प्र॑व॒णे स॒प्त सिन्ध॑वो॒ वयो॑ वर्धन्ति वृष॒भस्य॑ शु॒ष्मिणः॑

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 20.17.3

IAST Transliteration

viṣū-vṛ́d índro ámute r utá kṣúdhaḥ sá íd rāyó maghávā vásva īśate | tásyed imé praváṇe saptá síndhavo váyo vardhanti vṛṣabhásya śúṣmiṇaḥ ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Indra, the all-repeller, (saves) from strait and also from hunger; he, the bounteous, is lord of riches, of goodly treasures. Under the might of that vehement Bull, these Seven Rivers in their slope increase their vital strength.

Translation

อินทรา ผู้ขับไล่สิ่งทั้งปวง ทรงช่วยให้พ้นจากคับขันและจากความหิว; มฆวานผู้เอื้อเฟื้อทรงเป็นเจ้าแห่งทรัพย์และขุมสมบัติอันงาม ภายใต้เดชของพฤษภผู้เกรี้ยวกราดนั้น แม่น้ำทั้งเจ็ด (สัปตะ สินธวะห์) ในทางลาดชันย่อมเพิ่มพูนพลังชีวิตของตน

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• विषूवृत्: widely-spreading / far-rolling
• विषूवृत्: विशेषण (कर्तृ-सम्बन्धे)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विषूवृत् (प्रातिपदिक; वि- + सू + √वृत्/वृत्त ‘to turn/roll; to be separated’)

• इन्द्रः: Indra
• इन्द्रः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• अमुतेः: of harm / of distress
• अमुतेः: सम्बन्ध (अपादानार्थ-सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमुति (प्रातिपदिक; ‘harm, distress, trouble’)

• उत: and / also
• उत: समुच्चय
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उत (निपात)

• क्षुधः: of hunger
• क्षुधः: सम्बन्ध (अपादानार्थ-सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षुध् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘hunger’)

• सः: he
• सः: कर्तृ
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• इत्: indeed
• इत्: निपात (अवधारण/बल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इत् (निपात; emphatic)

• रायः: of wealth
• रायः: सम्बन्ध
• Type: Noun
• Root: राय्/रायि (प्रातिपदिक; ‘wealth, riches’)

• मघवा: the bountiful one
• मघवा: कर्तृ (इन्द्रस्य विशेषणम्)
• Type: Noun (epithet)
• Root: मघवन् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘bountiful, generous’)

• वस्वः: of treasure / of goods
• वस्वः: सम्बन्ध
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसु (प्रातिपदिक; ‘good, wealth, treasure’)

• ईशते: rules / is master
• ईशते: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ईश् (ईशते) ‘to rule, to be master of’

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: सम्बन्ध
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• इत्: indeed
• इत्: निपात
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इत् (निपात; emphatic)

• इमे: these
• इमे: कर्तृ
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• प्रवणे: in the slope / in the descent
• प्रवणे: अधिकरण
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रवण (प्रातिपदिक; ‘slope, descent, declivity’)

• सप्त: seven
• सप्त: विशेषण
• Type: Adjective (numeral)
• Root: सप्त (संख्या)

• सिन्धवः: rivers / streams
• सिन्धवः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिन्धु (प्रातिपदिक; ‘river, stream’)

• वयः: vigor / strength
• वयः: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: वयस् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘vigor, strength; also ‘bird/age’ by context) यहाँ ‘बल/वीर्य’

• वर्धन्ति: increase / make grow
• वर्धन्ति: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वृध् (वर्धति) ‘to grow, increase’

• वृषभस्य: of the bull
• वृषभस्य: सम्बन्ध
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृषभ (प्रातिपदिक; ‘bull’)

• शुष्मिणः: of the mighty (one)
• शुष्मिणः: विशेषण (वृषभस्य) / सम्बन्ध
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुष्मिन् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘possessing might/energy’)

Attribution

Rishi: Rigvedic attribution (imported RV verse).

Devata: Indra (with cosmic waters as associated imagery)

Chandas: Triṣṭubh

Mantra Rasa

Primary: vira

Secondary: adbhuta