Atharva Veda 5.13.11: Kanda 5, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 13, Mantra 11

Sukta 13

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

त॒स्तुवं॒ न त॒स्तुवं॒ न घेत् त्वम॑सि त॒स्तुव॑म्। त॒स्तुवे॑नार॒सं वि॒षम्

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 5.13.11

IAST Transliteration

tástuvaṃ ná tástuvaṃ ná ghet tvám asi tástuvam | tástuvenārásaṃ viṣám

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

‘Tastuvam’—not ‘tastuvam’; let it not seize: thou art the Tastuvam. By the Tastuvam (make) the poison sapless.

Translation

Tastuvam, hindi tastuvam; huwag itong dumaklot: ikaw ang Tastuvam. Sa pamamagitan ng Tastuvam, gawing walang-lasa ang lason.

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Word by Word

• तस्तुवम्: (the) praised one / one who is to be praised
• तस्तुवम्: Karma (as predicate/epithet applied to त्वम्)
• Type: Noun/Adjective (epithet)
• Root: तस्तुव (प्रातिपदिक; स्तु-धातोः परिपूर्ण/भूतकृदन्त-आधारः)

• न: not
• न: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• तस्तुवम्: praised one
• तस्तुवम्: Karma (predicate/epithet)
• Type: Noun/Adjective (epithet)
• Root: तस्तुव (प्रातिपदिक; स्तु-धातोः)

• न: not
• न: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• घेत्: let (it) not seize / may (it) not take hold
• घेत्: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: घे (धातु; वैदिक रूप)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्

• असि: are
• असि: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (भू)

• तस्तुवम्: praised one
• तस्तुवम्: Karma (predicate/epithet)
• Type: Noun/Adjective (epithet)
• Root: तस्तुव (प्रातिपदिक; स्तु-धातोः)

• तस्तुवेन: with/by the praised one (as an instrument/means)
• तस्तुवेन: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: तस्तुव (प्रातिपदिक; स्तु-धातोः)

• अरसम्: tasteless; sapless; without potency
• अरसम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ-रस (प्रातिपदिक)

• विषम्: poison
• विषम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष (प्रातिपदिक)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (anukramaṇī-dependent)

Devata: Protective counter-agent (tastuvam); viṣa as adversary

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like

Mantra Rasa

Primary: vira

Secondary: shanta