Atharva Veda 8.2.20: Kanda 8, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 2, Mantra 20

Sukta 2

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

अह्ने॑ च त्वा॒ रात्र॑ये चो॒भाभ्यां॒ परि॑ दद्मसि । अ॒राये॑भ्यो जिघ॒त्सुभ्य॑ इ॒मं मे॒ परि॑ रक्षत

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 8.2.20

IAST Transliteration

áhne ca tvā rā́traye cobhā́bhyāṃ pári dadmasi | arā́yebhyo jighatsúbhya imáṃ me pári rakṣata ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

To Day and unto Night, to both together, we commit thee round about. From foes, from the hungry that would seize, do ye protect this man of mine on every side.

Translation

เรามอบท่านไว้แก่กลางวันและกลางคืน ทั้งสองร่วมกันให้โอบล้อม. ขอท่านทั้งสองจงคุ้มครองคนของเราผู้นี้รอบด้าน จากศัตรู จากผู้หิวโหยที่หมายจะฉกฉวย.

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Word by Word

• अह्ने: to the day
• अह्ने: सम्प्रदान
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहन्

• च: and
• च: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• त्वा: you (as object)
• त्वा: कर्म
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्

• रात्र्यै: to the night
• रात्र्यै: सम्प्रदान
• Type: Noun
• Root: रात्रि

• च: and
• च: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• उभाभ्याम्: to/for both (of them)
• उभाभ्याम्: सम्प्रदान
• Type: Adjective (pronominal)
• Root: उभ

• परि: around; over (as preverb)
• परि: —
• Type: Indeclinable (preverb)
• Root: परि

• दद्मसि: we give / we consign
• दद्मसि: कर्तृ
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (दाने)

• अरायेभ्यः: from the hostile ones
• अरायेभ्यः: अपादान
• Type: Noun
• Root: अराय

• जिघत्सुभ्यः: to the hungry/greedy (ones)
• जिघत्सुभ्यः: सम्प्रदान
• Type: Adjective (participial)
• Root: जिघत्सु

• इमम्: this
• इमम्: कर्म
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्

• मे: my / of me
• मे: सम्बन्ध
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्

• परि: around; completely (as preverb)
• परि: —
• Type: Indeclinable (preverb)
• Root: परि

• रक्षत: protect (you all)!
• रक्षत: कर्तृ
• Type: Verb
• Root: रक्ष् (पालने)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition

Devata: Ahná (Day) and Rā́tri (Night)

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh

Mantra Rasa

Primary: shanta

Secondary: bhayankara