Atharva Veda 5.28.5: Kanda 5, Anuvaka 3, Sukta 28, Mantra 5

Sukta 28

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

भूमि॑ष्ट्वा पातु॒ हरि॑तेन विश्व॒भृद॒ग्निः पि॑प॒र्त्वय॑सा स॒जोषाः॑ । वी॒रुद्भि॑ष्टे अर्जु॑नं संविदा॒नं दक्षं॑ दधातु सुमन॒स्यमा॑नम्

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 5.28.5

IAST Transliteration

bhū́miṣ ṭvā pātu háritena viśvabhṛ́d agníḥ pipartu áyasā sajóṣāḥ | vīrúdbhis te árjunam saṃvidānáṃ dákṣaṃ dadhātu sumanasyámānam |

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

May Earth protect thee with her greenness, she that beareth all; may Agni, in concord, sustain thee with iron. With plants may he bestow on thee brightness, right accord, and competence, well-mindedness.

Translation

ขอแผ่นดินผู้ทรงค้ำจุนสรรพสิ่ง จงคุ้มครองท่านด้วยความเขียวชอุ่ม; ขออัคนี (Agni) ผู้ร่วมเป็นหนึ่งเดียว จงพยุงท่านด้วยเหล็ก (ayasa). ขอท่านได้รับความสว่างไสว ความพร้อมเพรียงอันถูกต้อง ความสามารถ (dákṣa) และจิตใจอันผ่องใส ด้วยพืชและสมุนไพรทั้งหลาย.

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Word by Word

• भूमिः: the Earth
• भूमिः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमि (प्रातिपदिक)

• त्वा: you
• त्वा: कर्म
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• पातु: may (she) protect
• पातु: (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पा (धातु)

• हरितेन: with the green (one/green power)
• हरितेन: करण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हरित (प्रातिपदिक)

• विश्वभृत्: the all-supporting (one)
• विश्वभृत्: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: विश्वभृत् (प्रातिपदिक; विश्व + भृत्)

• अग्निः: Agni (fire)
• अग्निः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)

• पिपर्तु: may (he) fill/sustain
• पिपर्तु: (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पॄ (धातु; पिपर्ति-)

• अयसा: with metal/iron
• अयसा: करण
• Type: Noun
• Root: अयस (प्रातिपदिक)

• सजोषाः: being in concord/with shared favor
• सजोषाः: कर्तृ
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सजोषस् (प्रातिपदिक; स- + जोषस्)

• वीरुद्भिः: with herbs/plants
• वीरुद्भिः: करण
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीरुध् (प्रातिपदिक)

• ते: for you / to you
• ते: सम्प्रदान
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• अर्जुनम्: Arjuna (name); also ‘bright/white’
• अर्जुनम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: अर्जुन (प्रातिपदिक)

• संविदानम्: knowing/agreeing; being in accord
• संविदानम्: कर्म (विशेषणरूपेण)
• Type: Participle
• Root: सम्-विद् (धातु) → संविदान (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)

• दक्षम्: skill/strength; the capable one
• दक्षम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: दक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)

• दधातु: may (he) place/establish
• दधातु: (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: धा (धातु)

• सुमनस्यमानम्: being well-disposed; having good will
• सुमनस्यमानम्: कर्म (विशेषणरूपेण)
• Type: Participle
• Root: सु-मनस् (प्रातिपदिक) + √यम् (धातु) → सुमनस्यमान (कृदन्त)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (anukramaṇī-dependent)

Devata: Bhūmi (Earth), Agni, and the collective Vīrudh (plants)

Chandas: Mixed/irregular (often near Triṣṭubh)

Mantra Rasa

Primary: shanta

Secondary: adbhuta