Atharva Veda 4.4.2: Kanda 4, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 4, Mantra 2

Sukta 4

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

उदु॒षा उदु॒ सूर्य॒ उदि॒दं मा॑म॒कं वचः॑ । उदे॑जतु प्र॒जाप॑ति॒र्वृषा॒ शुष्मे॑ण वा॒जिना॑

Sanskrit recitationAtharva Veda 4.4.2

IAST Transliteration

úd uṣā́ úd u sū́rya úd idáṁ mā́makaṁ vácaḥ | úd ejatu prajā́pátir vṛ́ṣā śúṣmeṇa vājínā ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Up let Dawn arise, up let the Sun; up let this my utterance rise: up let Prajāpati bestir himself, the Bull, with vigor, with stallion-might.

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Word by Word

• उत्: up, forth (preverb)
• उत्: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उत् (उपसर्ग)

• उषाः: Dawn
• उषाः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: उषस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• उत्: up, forth (preverb)
• उत्: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उत् (उपसर्ग)

• उत्: up, forth (preverb)
• उत्: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उत् (उपसर्ग)

• सूर्यः: the Sun
• सूर्यः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)

• उत्: up, forth (preverb)
• उत्: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उत् (उपसर्ग)

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• मामकम्: my, belonging to me
• मामकम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मामक (प्रातिपदिक; मम-सम्बन्धी)

• वचः: speech, utterance
• वचः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• उत्: up, forth (preverb)
• उत्: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उत् (उपसर्ग)

• ईजतु: let (him) worship/offer; let (him) perform the rite
• ईजतु: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: ईज् (धातु; यज्-सम्बद्धः ‘पूजने/यजने’)

• प्रजापतिः: Prajāpati (Lord of creatures)
• प्रजापतिः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजापति (प्रातिपदिक)

• वृषा: bull; virile/strong one
• वृषा: Kartā
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: वृषन् (प्रातिपदिक)

• शुष्मेण: with vigor, with strength
• शुष्मेण: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुष्म (प्रातिपदिक)

• वाजिना: with the prize-winner/steed; with (one) possessing speed/strength
• वाजिना: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: वाजिन् (प्रातिपदिक)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (not specified in excerpt)

Devata: Uṣas, Sūrya, Prajāpati (as generative power)

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable; to be confirmed)

Mantra Rasa

Primary: vira

Secondary: adbhuta