Atharva Veda 5.18.5: Kanda 5, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 18, Mantra 5

Sukta 18

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

य ए॑नं॒ हन्ति॑ मृ॒दुं मन्य॑मानो देवपी॒युर्धन॑कामो॒ न चि॒त्तात्। सं तस्येन्द्रो॒ हृद॑ये॒ऽग्निमि॑न्धे उ॒भे ए॑नं द्विष्टो॒ नभ॑सी॒ चर॑न्तम्

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 5.18.5

IAST Transliteration

yá enaṃ hánti mṛdúṃ mányamāno devapīyúr dhánakāmo ná cittā́t | sáṃ tásyéndro hṛ́daye ’gním indhe ubhé enaṃ dviṣṭó nábhasī cárantam ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Whoso smites him, deeming him gentle—god-drinker, wealth-desirer, yet void of understanding—Indra kindles fire within that man’s heart; hated, he wanders through the two heavens.

Translation

ผู้ใดทำร้ายเขา โดยคิดว่าเขาอ่อนโยน—ผู้เสพเครื่องดื่มของเทพ ผู้ใคร่ทรัพย์ แต่ไร้ปัญญา—อินทระ (Indra) ย่อมจุดไฟไว้ในหัวใจของผู้นั้น; เมื่อถูกชัง เขาย่อมเร่ร่อนอยู่ท่ามกลางฟ้าทั้งสอง.

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Word by Word

• यः: who (he who)
• यः: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• एनम्: him
• एनम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक; एनद्-प्रयोग)

• हन्ति: kills / strikes
• हन्ति: (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (धातु)

• मृदुम्: the gentle/soft (one)
• मृदुम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मृदु (प्रातिपदिक)

• मन्यमानः: thinking / supposing
• मन्यमानः: Kartā
• Type: Participle
• Root: मन् (धातु) + शानच् (वर्तमान-कृदन्त) → मन्यमान

• देवपीयुः: (one) drinking/partaking of the gods’ drink; god-drinker
• देवपीयुः: Kartā
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: देव-पीयु (प्रातिपदिक; ‘देव-पीयु’ = देवैः पीयते/देवान् पिबति इति भावः)

• धनकामः: desiring wealth
• धनकामः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धन-काम (प्रातिपदिक; तत्पुरुषः)

• न: not
• न: (सम्बन्ध-निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (निपात)

• चित्तात्: from (his) mind / intention
• चित्तात्: Apādāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: चित्त (प्रातिपदिक)

• सम्: together; fully
• सम्: (क्रियाविशेषण/उपसर्ग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम् (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

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

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

• हृदये: in (his) heart
• हृदये: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृदय (प्रातिपदिक)

• अग्निम्: fire
• अग्निम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)

• इन्धे: kindles
• इन्धे: (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: इन्ध् (धातु)

• उभे: both
• उभे: Karma
• Type: Adjective/Pronoun
• Root: उभ (सर्वनाम/विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक)

• एनम्: him
• एनम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक; एनद्-प्रयोग)

• द्विष्टः: hated; hostile
• द्विष्टः: Karma
• Type: Participle (used adjectivally)
• Root: द्विष् (धातु) + क्त (भूतकृदन्त) → द्विष्ट

• नभसी: the two skies / heaven and atmosphere
• नभसी: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नभस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• चरन्तम्: moving; roaming
• चरन्तम्: Karma
• Type: Participle
• Root: चर् (धातु) + शतृ (वर्तमान-कृदन्त) → चरन्त

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition

Devata: Indra (as punitive agent) with Agni as internalized force

Chandas: Mixed/Anuṣṭubh-like (requires metrical confirmation)

Mantra Rasa

Primary: raudra

Secondary: bhayankara