Atharva Veda 3.19.6: Kanda 3, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 19, Mantra 6

Sukta 19

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

उद्ध॑र्षन्तां मघव॒न् वाजि॑ना॒न्युद् वी॒राणां॒ जय॑तामेतु॒ घोषः॑ । पृथ॒ग् घोषा॑ उलु॒लयः॑ केतु॒मन्त॒ उदी॑रताम्। दे॒वा इन्द्र॑ज्येष्ठा म॒रुतो॑ यन्तु॒ सेन॑या

IAST Transliteration

úd-dharṣantāṁ maghavan vā́jināny úd vīrā́ṇāṁ jáyatām etu ghóṣaḥ | pṛthág ghóṣā ululáyaḥ ketúmanta úd-ī́ratām | devā́ índra-jyeṣṭhā marúto yantu sénayā ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Be roused, O Maghavan, the winning powers; let forth the shout of conquering heroes go. Let separate cries, the ululations bannered, be lifted up; let the Gods, Indra-chief, the Maruts, march along with the host.

Translation

จงตื่นเร้าเถิด โอ้มฆวาน (Maghavan, อินทรา)! ขอให้พลังอันนำชัยถูกปลุกให้ลุกขึ้น; ขอให้เสียงโห่ร้องของวีรชนผู้พิชิตดังออกไป. ขอให้เสียงร้องแยกกัน และเสียงอุลุละยะ (ululaya, โห่ยาว/โห่ก้อง) อันมีเครื่องหมายดุจธง ถูกชูขึ้นสูง. ขอให้เหล่าเทพ—มีอินทราเป็นประมุข—พร้อมด้วยมรุต (Marut) ยาตรากับกองทัพ.

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Word by Word

• उद्धर्षन्ताम्: let (them) exult / be excited
• उद्धर्षन्ताम्: (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्-हृष् (हृष्)

• मघवन्: O bountiful one (Indra)
• मघवन्: सम्बोधन
• Type: Noun (epithet)
• Root: मघवन् (प्रातिपदिक)

• वाजिनानि: the racers / prize-winning (steeds, forces)
• वाजिनानि: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाजिन् (प्रातिपदिक)

• उद्: up, forth
• उद्: (क्रियाविशेषणम्)
• Type: Indeclinable (preverb)
• Root: उद्

• वीराणाम्: of the heroes
• वीराणाम्: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर (प्रातिपदिक)

• जयताम्: let (them) conquer / be victorious
• जयताम्: (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जि

• एतु: let (it) come
• एतु: (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: इ

• घोषः: the shout / battle-cry
• घोषः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: घोष (प्रातिपदिक)

• पृथक्: separately, in different directions
• पृथक्: (क्रियाविशेषणम्)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पृथक्

• घोषाः: shouts, cries
• घोषाः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: घोष (प्रातिपदिक)

• उलुलयः: ululations / war-whoops
• उलुलयः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: उलुलि (प्रातिपदिक)

• केतुमन्तः: bannered, having a signal/standard
• केतुमन्तः: कर्तृ (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: केतुमन्त् (प्रातिपदिक)

• उदीरताम्: let (them) rise up / be raised
• उदीरताम्: (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्-ईर् (ईर्)

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)

• इन्द्रज्येष्ठाः: having Indra as the chief / Indra-preeminent
• इन्द्रज्येष्ठाः: कर्तृ (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इन्द्र-ज्येष्ठ (समास-प्रातिपदिक)

• मरुतः: the Maruts
• मरुतः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: मरुत् (प्रातिपदिक)

• यन्तु: let (them) go
• यन्तु: (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या

• सेनया: with an army / by the host
• सेनया: करण
• Type: Noun
• Root: सेना (प्रातिपदिक)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic seer (anukramaṇī-dependent)

Devata: Indra (Maghavan), Maruts, Viśve Devāḥ as battle-allies

Chandas: Mixed/expanded anuṣṭubh-like cadence (AV martial verses often show metrical looseness)

Mantra Rasa

Primary: vira

Secondary: raudra