Atharva Veda 3.4.7: Kanda 3, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 4, Mantra 7

Sukta 4

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

प॒थ्याऽ रे॒वती॑र्बहु॒धा विरू॑पाः॒ सर्वाः॑ सं॒गत्य॒ वरी॑यस्ते अक्रन्। तास्त्वा॒ सर्वाः॑ संविदा॒ना ह्व॑यन्तु दश॒मीमु॒ग्रः सु॒मना॑ वशे॒ह

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 3.4.7

IAST Transliteration

pathyā́ revátīr bahudhā́ virū́pāḥ sárvāḥ saṃgátya várīyas te akran | tā́s tvā́ sárvāḥ saṃvidānā́ hvayantu daśamī́m ugráḥ sumánā vaśéha ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

The path-making, wealthy powers, of many sorts and diverse forms, all gathering, have made for thee a better way. Let them, all of them in concord, call thee hither: on the tenth stage, O mighty one, gracious, be thou here in our control.

Translation

พลังผู้เปิดทาง อันมั่งคั่ง มีหลากหลายและหลากรูป ครั้นมาประชุมพร้อมกันแล้ว ได้ทำหนทางที่ดียิ่งเพื่อท่าน. ขอให้พลังเหล่านั้นทั้งหมดพร้อมเพรียงกัน เรียกท่านมาที่นี่: ณ ขั้นที่สิบ โอ้ผู้เกรียงไกร ผู้มีใจเมตตา จงอยู่ที่นี่ภายใต้อำนาจของเราเถิด.

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Word by Word

• पथ्याः: wholesome, health-giving
• पथ्याः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पथ्या- (प्रातिपदिक)

• रेवतीः: rich, prosperous
• रेवतीः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रेवत्/रेवती- (प्रातिपदिक)

• बहुधा: in many ways
• बहुधा: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: बहुधा (अव्यय)

• विरूपाः: of various forms
• विरूपाः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विरूप- (प्रातिपदिक)

• सर्वाः: all
• सर्वाः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective/Pronoun
• Root: सर्व- (प्रातिपदिक)

• संगत्य: having assembled
• संगत्य: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Verbal indeclinable (gerund)
• Root: सम् + गम् (धातु)

• वरीयः: a better (state/thing)
• वरीयः: Karma
• Type: Adjective (comparative)
• Root: वरीयस्- (प्रातिपदिक; तुलनात्मक)

• ते: for you
• ते: Sampradāna
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम)

• अक्रन्: they made
• अक्रन्: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)

• ताः: those (f.)
• ताः: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम)

• त्वा: you
• त्वा: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम)

• सर्वाः: all
• सर्वाः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective/Pronoun
• Root: सर्व- (प्रातिपदिक)

• संविदानाः: agreeing together; being in concord
• संविदानाः: Kartā
• Type: Participle (present middle)
• Root: सम् + विद् (धातु) → संविदान- (कृदन्त प्रातिपदिक)

• ह्वयन्तु: let them call/invoke
• ह्वयन्तु: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: ह्वे/ह्वा (धातु; आह्वानार्थ)

• दशमीम्: the tenth
• दशमीम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दशम- (प्रातिपदिक)

• उग्रः: mighty, fierce
• उग्रः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उग्र- (प्रातिपदिक)

• सुमनाः: kindly-minded, benevolent
• सुमनाः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुमनस्- (प्रातिपदिक; बहुव्रीहि)

• वशेह: may I be under control / may I be compliant (i.e., come into one’s power)
• वशेह: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: वश् (धातु) / वशे (आत्मनेपदी धातुरूप)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (verify in Śaunaka anukramaṇī).

Devata: Personified Paths/Fortunes (Pathyāḥ, Revatīḥ); the ‘ugra’ empowered agent as recipient.

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (to be confirmed).

Mantra Rasa

Primary: adbhuta

Secondary: shanta