Atharva Veda 7.5.3: Kanda 7, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 5, Mantra 3

Sukta 5

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

यद् दे॒वा दे॒वान् ह॒विषाय॑ज॒न्ताम॑र्त्या॒न् मन॒साम॑र्त्येन । मदे॑म॒ तत्र॑ पर॒मे व्योऽम॒न् पश्ये॑म॒ तदुदि॑तौ॒ सूर्य॑स्य

IAST Transliteration

yád devā́ devā́n havíṣā́yajantā́martyā́n manasā́martyéna | madéma tátra paramé vyòman páśyema tádudítau sū́ryasya ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

When the Gods with oblation sacrificed unto the Gods, the Deathless with mind made deathless; may we exult there in the highest firmament, and may we behold that at the Sun’s uprising.

Translation

เมื่อเหล่าเทพบูชาเหล่าเทพด้วยเครื่องสังเวย—เมื่อผู้เป็นอมตะทำให้ (สิ่งนั้น) เป็นอมตะด้วยจิตอันอมตะ—ขอให้เราปีติยินดี ณ เวหาสอันสูงสุดนั้น และขอให้เราได้เห็นสิ่งนั้นเมื่อสุริยะอุทัยขึ้น.

The meaning

What it says

The Gods sacrificed to the Gods with oblation; the Deathless made (others) deathless with deathless mind. May we rejoice in the highest firmament and behold that at the Sun’s rising.

The inner meaning

Ritual is an inner technology: offering and ‘deathless mind’ (amartyena manasā) transmute mortality-fear into expansive awareness. The ‘highest space’ is the psyche’s uncontracted state; sunrise is the daily verification of renewal.

The truth in it

Transcendence is rehearsed through disciplined offering—outer and inner. When mind becomes ‘deathless’ (not ruled by fear), one perceives reality freshly at each new dawn.

What it is for

Kind of hymn

Paustika (Prosperity/Exaltation) / Devatā-stuti (Theological praise with soteriological aim)

Its aim

To secure exaltation and visionary confirmation of ritual success—attainment of the ‘highest space’ and auspicious sight at sunrise.

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Pada patha

यत् । दे॒वाः । दे॒वान् । ह॒विषा॑ । अ॒य॒ज॒न्त॒ । अ॒म॒र्त्या॒न् । मन॒सा । अ॒म॒र्त्ये॒न॒ । म॒दे॒म॒ । तत्र॑ । प॒र॒मे । व्यो॑म॒न् । पश्ये॑म । तत् । उदि॑तौ । सूर्य॑स्य ।

यत्

which/that (thing)when/that (introducing the exemplary primordial act; a ritual precedent)Pronounनपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचनम् (सम्बन्ध/यद्-तद्)Role KarmaRoot यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

देवाः

the godsNounपुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा बहुवचनम्Role KartāRoot देव (प्रातिपदिक)

देवान्

(other) godsthe Gods (as recipients/objects within the divine exchange)Nounपुंलिङ्गे द्वितीया बहुवचनम्Role KarmaRoot देव (प्रातिपदिक)

हविषा

with oblationNounनपुंसकलिङ्गे तृतीया एकवचनम्Role KaraṇaRoot हविस् (प्रातिपदिक)

अयजन्त

they worshipped/sacrificedthey sacrificed/worshipped (performed yajña; the efficacious act establishing cosmic order)Verbलङ् (अनद्यतनभूत), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, बहुवचनम्Role क्रियाRoot यज् (धातु)

अमर्त्यान्

immortalthe deathless ones (immortals; those beyond decay—goal-state for the sacrificer)Adjectiveपुंलिङ्गे द्वितीया बहुवचनम् (देवान् इति विशेषणम्)Role KarmaRoot अमर्त्य (प्रातिपदिक)

मनसा

with the mindwith mind (mental oblation; inward rite—manas as a ritual instrument)Nounनपुंसकलिङ्गे तृतीया एकवचनम्Role KaraṇaRoot मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)

मर्त्येन

by/with a mortal (one)Noun/Adjectiveपुंलिङ्गे तृतीया एकवचनम्Role KaraṇaRoot मर्त्य (प्रातिपदिक)

मदेम

may we rejoice/be exhilaratedVerbविधिलिङ्/आशीर्लिङ् (वेदिक-प्रयोगः), परस्मैपदम्, उत्तमपुरुषः, बहुवचनम्Role क्रियाRoot मद् (धातु)

तत्र

thereIndeclinableअव्ययम्Role AdhikaraṇaRoot तत्र (अव्यय)

परमे

in the highestAdjectiveनपुंसकलिङ्गे सप्तमी एकवचनम् (व्योमन् इति विशेषणम्)Role AdhikaraṇaRoot परम (प्रातिपदिक)

व्योमन्

in the sky/firmamentNounनपुंसकलिङ्गे सप्तमी एकवचनम् (वेदिक-रूपम्) अथवा नपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचनम्; अत्र ‘परमे’ इति सप्तमी-सामानाधिकरण्यात् सप्तमी एकवचनम्Role AdhikaraṇaRoot व्योमन् (प्रातिपदिक)

पश्येम

may we seeVerbविधिलिङ्, परस्मैपदम्, उत्तमपुरुषः, बहुवचनम्Role क्रियाRoot पश् (धातु)

तत्

thatPronounनपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया एकवचनम्Role KarmaRoot तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

उदितौ

at the rising (time)at the rising (at sunrise; liminal time maximizing apotropaic/illuminative power)Participle/Adjectiveस्त्रीलिङ्गे सप्तमी एकवचनम् (उषसि/वेलायाम्—‘उदितौ’ = उदितायाम्; वेदिक-रूपम्) अथवा द्विवचन-रूपसदृशं वेदिकम्; अत्र ‘सूर्यस्य’ इत्यनेन सम्बन्धः—‘सूर्यस्य (उदितौ)’Role AdhikaraṇaRoot उदित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √उद्/उद्- ‘उद्-इ’ = उदेति)

सूर्यस्य

of the sunNounपुंलिङ्गे षष्ठी एकवचनम्Role सम्बन्धःRoot सूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)

Sandhi Notes

• यद् + देवाः + देवान् + हविषा + अयजन्त + अमर्त्यान् + मनसा + मर्त्येन । मदेम + तत्र + परमे + व्योमन् । पश्येम + तत् + उदितौ + सूर्यस्य । मुख्य-सन्धयः:
• (1) हविषा + अयजन्त → हविषायजन्त (आ + अ = आ)
• (2) अयजन्त + अमर्त्यान् → अयजन्तामर्त्यान् (अ + अ = आ)
• (3) व्योमन् + पश्येम → व्योऽमन् पश्येम (न् + प् परे ‘न्’ लोप/विराम-प्रयोगः; पदपाठे व्योमन् | पश्येम)
• (4) तत् + उदितौ → तदुदितौ (त् + उ → द् उ; जश्त्व/सन्धि)

Seer, deity and metre

Devata

Devas collectively; Sūrya as revelatory witness (secondary focus).

Chandas

Likely Triṣṭubh/Jagatī-type cadence (needs metrical verification against full pada counts in critical edition).

Rasa

Adbhuta and Shanta

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