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Atharva Veda 3.21.4: Kanda 3, Anuvaka 3, Sukta 21, Mantra 4

Sukta 21

यो दे॒वो वि॒श्वाद् यमु॒ काम॑मा॒हुर्यं दा॒तारं॑ प्रतिगृ॒ह्णन्त॑मा॒हुः । यो धीरः॑ श॒क्रः प॑रि॒भूरदा॑भ्य॒स्तेभ्यो॑ अ॒ग्निभ्यो॑ हु॒तम॑स्त्वे॒तत्

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 3.21.4

yó devó viśvā́d yám u kā́mam āhúr yáṁ dātā́ram pratigṛhṇántam āhúḥ | yó dhī́raḥ śakráḥ paribhū́r adā́bhyaḥ tébhyo agníbhyo hútam astv etát

The god whom from every side they call ‘Desire,’ whom they call the Giver that receiveth in return; who is wise, mighty, an over-lord, unconquerable—to those Fires let this oblation be offered.

جس خدا کو ہر طرف سے کامیابی کی دعا کہتے ہیں، جسے دینے والا کہتے ہیں جو بدلے میں لیتا ہے؛ جو دانا، طاقتور، سب پر حاکم، ناقابل فتح ہے، ان آگ کے لیے یہ ہوتی پیش کی جائے۔

यःwho (he)
यः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
देवःgod, deity
देवः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
विश्वात्from all (from everything)
विश्वात्:
Apādāna
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootविश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
यम्whom
यम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
कामम्desire; wish
कामम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकाम (प्रातिपदिक)
आहुःthey have said / call
आहुः:
—
TypeVerb
Rootअह् (धातु)
यम्whom
यम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
दातारम्giver
दातारम्:
Karma
TypeNoun (agent) / Adjective
Rootदातृ (प्रातिपदिक; कर्तरि-तृन्) ← √दा (दाने)
प्रतिगृह्णन्तम्receiving; accepting
प्रतिगृह्णन्तम्:
Karma
TypeParticiple (present active) used adjectivally
Rootप्रति-√ग्रह् (ग्रहणे) → गृह्णत् (वर्तमान-कृदन्त)
आहुःthey have said / call
आहुः:
—
TypeVerb
Rootअह् (धातु)
यःwho
यः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
धीरःwise; steadfast
धीरः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootधीर (प्रातिपदिक)
शक्रःmighty one (Śakra)
शक्रः:
Kartā
TypeNoun / Adjective
Rootशक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
परिभूःoverpowering; surpassing
परिभूः:
Kartā
TypeNoun (agent) / Adjective
Rootपरि-भू (प्रातिपदिक; उ-प्रत्यय) ← √भू (भवने)
अदाभ्यःunassailable; not to be deceived/overcome
अदाभ्यः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootअ-दाभ्य (प्रातिपदिक) ← √दभ् (हिंसादौ/दम्भे) न-प्रत्ययार्थे
तेभ्यःto them
तेभ्यः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अग्निभ्यःto the fires / to Agnis
अग्निभ्यः:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
हुतम्offered; oblation (offered)
हुतम्:
Karma
TypePast passive participle
Rootहु (धातु) → हुत (क्त-प्रत्यय)
अस्तुlet it be
अस्तु:
—
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
एतत्this
एतत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootएतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (variable)

Devata: Agni (as Kāma/Dātṛ; functional epithets)

Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like (mixed)

Primary: adbhuta

Secondary: shanta

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