Atharva Veda 5.25.5: Kanda 5, Anuvaka 3, Sukta 25, Mantra 5

Sukta 25

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

विष्णु॒र्योनिं॑ कल्पयतु॒ त्वष्टा॑ रू॒पाणि॑ पिंशतु । आ सि॑ञ्चतु प्र॒जाप॑तिर्धा॒ता गर्भं॑ दधातु ते

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 5.25.5

IAST Transliteration

víṣṇur yóniṁ kalpayatu tváṣṭā rūpā́ṇi piṁśatu | ā́ siñcatu prajā́patir dhā́tā gárbhaṁ dadhātu té ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Let Viṣṇu duly order the womb; let Tvaṣṭṛ carve the forms. Let Prajāpati pour it in; let Dhātṛ set the embryo fast for thee.

Translation

ขอให้วิษณุ (Viṣṇu) จัดระเบียบที่ตั้งแห่งครรภ์ให้ถูกต้อง; ขอให้ตวษฏฤ (Tvaṣṭṛ) แกะสลักรูปทรงทั้งหลาย. ขอให้ปรชาปติ (Prajāpati) หลั่งใส่ลงมา; ขอให้ธาตฤ (Dhātṛ) วางตัวอ่อนให้มั่นคงแก่ท่าน.

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Word by Word

• विष्णुः: Viṣṇu
• विष्णुः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun (proper deity-name)
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)

• योनिम्: womb; source; place of conception
• योनिम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: योनि (प्रातिपदिक)

• कल्पयतु: may (he) arrange/prepare/establish
• कल्पयतु: (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कॢप् (कल्पयति) / causative stem कल्पय-

• त्वष्टा: Tvaṣṭṛ (the divine shaper)
• त्वष्टा: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun (proper deity-name)
• Root: त्वष्टृ (प्रातिपदिक)

• रूपाणि: forms; shapes
• रूपाणि: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूप (प्रातिपदिक)

• पिंशतु: may (he) fashion/shape; carve
• पिंशतु: (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पिश् (पिंशति)

• आ: towards; forth; in
• आ: (क्रियाविशेषण/उपसर्ग)
• Type: Indeclinable (preverb/particle)
• Root: आ (उपसर्ग/निपात)

• सिञ्चतु: may (he) pour/sprinkle
• सिञ्चतु: (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √सिच् (सिञ्चति)

• प्रजापतिः: Prajāpati (lord of creatures)
• प्रजापतिः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun (proper/title)
• Root: प्रजापति (प्रातिपदिक)

• धाता: Dhātṛ (the establisher/creator)
• धाता: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun (agent/title)
• Root: धातृ (प्रातिपदिक)

• गर्भम्: embryo; fetus; pregnancy
• गर्भम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: गर्भ (प्रातिपदिक)

• दधातु: may (he) place/put; establish
• दधातु: (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √धा (दधाति)

• ते: of you; your
• ते: सम्बन्ध (genitive)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (anonymous/Angiras-type in many indices for AV 5); specific r̥ṣi uncertain without padānukramaṇī cross-check.

Devata: Viṣṇu, Tvaṣṭṛ, Prajāpati, Dhātṛ (collective procreative deities)

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable; requires metrical verification by pada count)

Mantra Rasa

Primary: shanta