Atharva Veda 4.27.2: Kanda 4, Anuvaka 3, Sukta 27, Mantra 2

Sukta 27

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

उत्स॒मक्षि॑तं॒ व्यच॑न्ति॒ ये सदा॒ य आ॑सि॒ञ्चन्ति॒ रस॒मोष॑धीषु । पु॒रो द॑धे मरुतः॒ पृश्नि॑मातृंस्ते नो॑ मुञ्च॒न्त्वंह॑सः

Sanskrit recitationAtharva Veda 4.27.2

IAST Transliteration

utsám ákṣitaṃ ví acanti yé sadā́ yá āsíñcanti rásam óṣadhīṣu | puró dadhé marutaḥ pṛ́śni-mātṝṃs té no muñcántv áṃhasaḥ ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

They who set flowing the unfailing spring for ever, who pour the sap within the herbs—those Maruts, Pṛśni’s sons, who set themselves before us as defence—let them release us from distress.

Translation

ผู้ใดทำให้บ่อน้ำที่ไม่เหือดแห้งไหลรินตลอดกาล ผู้ใดเทน้ำเลี้ยงลงในหมู่โอษธี (oṣadhī: สมุนไพร/พืชยา) มารุตเหล่านั้น บุตรแห่งปฤศนี (Pṛśni) ผู้ตั้งตนอยู่เบื้องหน้าเราเป็นเกราะกำบัง—ขอให้ท่านปลดปล่อยเราจากความคับแค้น (aṃhas)

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Word by Word

• उत्सम्: spring; fountain
• उत्सम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत्स (प्रातिपदिक) < उद् + स्रु/स्रव् (व्युत्पत्तिः)

• अक्षितम्: unfailing; imperishable
• अक्षितम्: कर्म
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अक्षि (धातु: अक्ष् ‘to reach/attain’ अथवा ‘to perish’ → न-क्षयार्थे ‘अ-क्षि/अ-क्षी’), क्त-प्रत्ययान्त

• वि: apart; forth
• वि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• अचन्ति: they draw; they bring forth
• अचन्ति: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: अच् (धातु: अच् ‘to move/drive; to draw/bring’), लट्

• ये: who (those who)
• ये: कर्तृ
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• सदा: always
• सदा: अधिकरण (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)

• ये: who
• ये: कर्तृ
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• आ: towards; into
• आ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• सिञ्चन्ति: they pour; they sprinkle
• सिञ्चन्ति: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: सिच् (धातु: सिच् ‘to pour/sprinkle’), लट्

• रसम्: sap; juice; essence
• रसम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: रस (प्रातिपदिक)

• ओषधीषु: in the herbs
• ओषधीषु: अधिकरण
• Type: Noun
• Root: ओषधि (प्रातिपदिक)

• पुरः: in front; before
• पुरः: अधिकरण (देश/दिशा)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरस्/पुरः (अव्यय/उपपद)

• दधे: has placed; has set
• दधे: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: धा (धातु: धा ‘to place/put’), लिट्

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

• पृश्निमातॄन्: those whose mother is Pṛśni (epithet of the Maruts)
• पृश्निमातॄन्: कर्म
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: पृश्निमातृ (प्रातिपदिक; बहुव्रीहि/तत्पुरुष-समासः ‘पृश्निः माता यस्य/येषाम्’)

• ते: they
• ते: कर्तृ
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• नः: for us; of us
• नः: सम्प्रदान (हितार्थे) / सम्बन्ध
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम)

• मुञ्चन्तु: let them release
• मुञ्चन्तु: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच् (धातु: मुच् ‘to release/free’), लोट्

• अंहसः: from distress/sin; from harm
• अंहसः: अपादान
• Type: Noun
• Root: अंहस् (प्रातिपदिक)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition

Devata: Marutas (Pṛśni-mātṛ)

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh

Mantra Rasa

Primary: adbhuta

Secondary: shanta