Atharva Veda 7.14.4: Kanda 7, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 14, Mantra 4

Sukta 14

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

दमू॑ना दे॒वः स॑वि॒ता वरे॑ण्यो॒ दध॒द् रत्नं॒ दक्षं पि॒तृभ्य॒ आयूं॑षि । पिबा॒त् सोमं॑ म॒मद॑देनमि॒ष्टे परि॑ज्मा चित् क्रमते अस्य॒ धर्म॑णि

IAST Transliteration

damū́nā deváḥ savitā́ váreṇyo dádhad rátnam dákṣaṃ pitṛ́bhya ā́yūṃṣi | píbāt sómaṃ mámadat enam iṣṭé parijmā́ cit kramate asyá dhármaṇi

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

House-dwelling Savitar, the god to be chosen, bestowing treasure, skill, and life-spans for the Fathers—may he drink the Soma, may he be gladdened in the wished-for offering: even the circling course moves on in his ordinance.

Translation

สวิตฤผู้สถิตในเรือน เทพผู้ควรเลือกสรร ประทานทรัพย์ แรงปัญญา และอายุขัยแก่บรรพชน ขอให้ท่านดื่มโสมะ (Soma) ขอให้ท่านยินดีในเครื่องบูชาที่ปรารถนา; แม้หนทางที่เวียนรอบก็ยังดำเนินไปตามธรรมบัญญัติของท่าน

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Word by Word

• दमूना: house-abiding, domestic
• दमूना: विशेषणम् (देवः इत्यस्य)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दमून (प्रातिपदिक)

• देवः: the god
• देवः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)

• सविता: Savitar (the impeller)
• सविता: कर्तृ (देवः इत्यस्य समानाधिकरणम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सवितृ (प्रातिपदिक)

• वरेण्यः: most excellent, worthy of choice
• वरेण्यः: विशेषणम् (सविता/देवः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वरेण्य (प्रातिपदिक)

• दधत्: placing, bestowing
• दधत्: कर्तृ-विशेषणम् (देवः/सविता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: धा (धातु)

• रत्नम्: treasure, boon
• रत्नम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: रत्न (प्रातिपदिक)

• दक्षम्: skill, strength, ability
• दक्षम्: कर्म (रत्नम् इत्यस्य सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)

• पितृभ्यः: to the fathers/ancestors
• पितृभ्यः: सम्प्रदान
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)

• आयूंषि: lifespans, vital powers
• आयूंषि: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: आयुस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• पिबात्: let him drink / may he drink
• पिबात्: विधेय-क्रिया (कर्तृ: सविता/देवः)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पा (धातु)

• सोमम्: Soma
• सोमम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोम (प्रातिपदिक)

• ममदत्: may he rejoice / become exhilarated
• ममदत्: विधेय-क्रिया (कर्तृ: सविता/देवः)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मद् (धातु)

• एनम्: this one, him
• एनम्: कर्म
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• इष्टे: in the sacrifice/rite (the desired offering)
• इष्टे: अधिकरण
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज् (धातु) / इष्ट (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)

• परिज्मा: the wheel/rim (circuiting one)
• परिज्मा: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: परिज्मन्/परिज्म (प्रातिपदिक)

• चित्: even
• चित्: निपात (अपि/एव-अर्थे)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चित् (अव्यय)

• क्रमते: steps, moves
• क्रमते: विधेय-क्रिया (कर्तृ: परिज्मा)
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्रम् (धातु)

• अस्य: of him/this
• अस्य: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• धर्मणि: in the law/ordinance, in the established order
• धर्मणि: अधिकरण
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म (प्रातिपदिक)

Attribution

Rishi: As in 7.14 (verify in anukramaṇī)

Devata: Savitar (with pitṛs as associated beneficiaries)

Chandas: Likely Triṣṭubh; confirm in critical edition

Mantra Rasa

Primary: shanta

Secondary: adbhuta