Atharva Veda 5.21.5: Kanda 5, Anuvaka 3, Sukta 21, Mantra 5

Sukta 21

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

यथा॒ वृका॑दजा॒वयो॒ धाव॑न्ति ब॒हु बिभ्य॑तीः । ए॒वा त्वं दु॑न्दुभे॒ऽमित्रा॑न॒भि क्र॑न्द॒ प्र त्रा॑स॒याथो॑ चि॒त्तानि॑ मोहय

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 5.21.5

IAST Transliteration

yáthā vŕkād ajāváyo dhā́vanti bahú bíbhyatīḥ | evā́ tvaṃ dundubhe ’mitrā́n abhí kranda prá trāsayā́tho cittā́ni mohaya

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

As goats and sheep run far in terror from the wolf, so thou, O Drum—roar against the enemies; drive them forth in fear, and moreover bewilder their minds.

Translation

ดุจแพะและแกะวิ่งหนีไปไกลด้วยความกลัวหมาป่า ฉันใด กลองเอ๋ย เจ้าจงคำรามใส่ศัตรูทั้งหลาย ฉันนั้น จงขับไล่เขาให้หนีไปด้วยความหวาดกลัว และยิ่งกว่านั้นจงทำให้จิตใจของเขาหลงมัว

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Word by Word

• यथा: just as
• यथा: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (avyaya-prātipadika)

• वृकात्: from the wolf
• वृकात्: Apādāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृक (prātipadika)

• अजावयः: goats and sheep
• अजावयः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: अजा + अवि (prātipadika; dvandva-samāsa)

• धावन्ति: run
• धावन्ति: Kriyā (of kartā अजावयः)
• Type: Verb
• Root: धाव् (धातु)

• बहु: much, greatly
• बहु: —
• Type: Adjective/Adverb
• Root: बहु (prātipadika)

• बिभ्यतीः: fearing
• बिभ्यतीः: Kartā (qualifier of अजावयः)
• Type: Verb (participle)
• Root: भी (धातु)

• एव: so, just so
• एव: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (avyaya)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद् (sarvanāma-prātipadika)

• दुन्दुभे: O drum
• दुन्दुभे: Sambodhana
• Type: Noun (vocative)
• Root: दुन्दुभि (prātipadika)

• अमित्रान्: enemies
• अमित्रान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमित्र (prātipadika)

• अभि: towards, against
• अभि: —
• Type: Indeclinable (preverb)
• Root: अभि (avyaya/upasarga)

• क्रन्द: cry out, resound
• क्रन्द: Kriyā (imperative to tvam)
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्रन्द् (धातु)

• प्र: forth, strongly
• प्र: —
• Type: Indeclinable (preverb)
• Root: प्र (avyaya/upasarga)

• त्रासय: frighten, cause to tremble
• त्रासय: Kriyā
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्रस्/त्रास् (धातु; causative base त्रासय-)

• अथो: and also
• अथो: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथो (avyaya = अथ + उ)

• चित्तानि: minds, thoughts
• चित्तानि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: चित्त (prātipadika)

• मोहय: bewilder, delude
• मोहय: Kriyā
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुह् (धातु; causative base मोहय-)

Attribution

Rishi: As per AV anukramaṇī for this sukta

Devata: Dundubhi; operational powers Trāsa and Moha

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh

Mantra Rasa

Primary: bhayankara

Secondary: vira