Atharva Veda 4.39.6: Kanda 4, Anuvaka 4, Sukta 39, Mantra 6

Sukta 39

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

द्यैर्धे॒नुस्तस्या॑ आदि॒त्यो व॒त्सः । सा म॑ आदि॒त्येन॑ व॒त्सेने॑ष॒मूर्जं॒ कामं॑ दुहाम्। आयुः॑ प्रथ॒मं प्र॒जां पोषं॑ र॒यिं स्वाहा॑

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 4.39.6

IAST Transliteration

dyáur dhénus tásyā ādityó vatsáḥ | sā́ me ādityéna vatséneṣám ū́rjaṁ kā́maṁ duhām | ā́yuḥ prathamáṁ prajā́ṁ póṣaṁ rayíṁ svā́hā

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Heaven is a milch-cow; of her Āditya is the calf. May she, for me, by Āditya as calf, milk forth refreshment, sap, and desire—life first, then offspring, thriving, and wealth: svāhā.

Translation

Ang Langit ay isang baka, at si Āditya ang kanyang guya. Pahintulutan siya, para sa akin, sa pamamagitan ni Āditya bilang guya, na magbata ng panibagong lakas, katas, at pagnanais, buhay muna, pagkatapos ay anak, kasaganaan, at yaman: svāhā.

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Word by Word

• द्यौः: Heaven (the sky)
• द्यौः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्यौ (प्रातिपदिक) / दिव् (धातु)

• धेनुः: cow (milch-cow)
• धेनुः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: धेनु (प्रातिपदिक) / धे (धातु, ‘to suck’)

• तस्याः: of her / of that (cow)
• तस्याः: Sambandha (genitive relation)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• आदित्यः: Āditya (the Sun)
• आदित्यः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदित्य (प्रातिपदिक)

• वत्सः: calf
• वत्सः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: वत्स (प्रातिपदिक)

• सा: she
• सा: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• मा: me
• मा: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• आदित्येन: with/through Āditya (the Sun)
• आदित्येन: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदित्य (प्रातिपदिक)

• वत्सेन: with the calf
• वत्सेन: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: वत्स (प्रातिपदिक)

• इषम्: nourishment, food
• इषम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: इष् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘refreshment, food’)

• ऊर्जम्: vigor, strength
• ऊर्जम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऊर्ज् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘strength, sap’)

• कामम्: desire, wish
• कामम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक)

• दुहाम्: may she milk/yield
• दुहाम्: (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दुह् (धातु)

• आयुः: life, longevity
• आयुः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आयुस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• प्रथमम्: first, foremost
• प्रथमम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रथम (प्रातिपदिक)

• प्रजाम्: offspring, progeny
• प्रजाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजा (प्रातिपदिक)

• पोषम्: prosperity, thriving
• पोषम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पोष (प्रातिपदिक)

• रयिम्: wealth, riches
• रयिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रयि (प्रातिपदिक)

• स्वाहा: svāhā (ritual exclamation)
• स्वाहा: (Mantra particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वाहा (निपात/मन्त्र-शब्द)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (Anukramaṇī attribution varies).

Devata: Dyauḥ/Āditya (heavenly source and solar extractor).

Chandas: Mixed; anuṣṭubh-like with Atharvanic flexibility.

Mantra Rasa

Primary: shanta

Secondary: adbhuta