Atharva Veda 4.7.5: Kanda 4, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 7, Mantra 5

Sukta 7

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

परि॒ ग्राम॑मि॒वाचि॑तं॒ वच॑सा स्थापयामसि । तिष्ठा॑ वृ॒क्ष इ॑व॒ स्थाम्न्यभ्रि॑खाते॒ न रू॑रुपः

Sanskrit recitationAtharva Veda 4.7.5

IAST Transliteration

pári grā́mam ivā́citaṃ vácasā sthāpayāmasi | tíṣṭhā vṛ́kṣa iva sthā́mny abhrikhā́te ná rūrupaḥ

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

As one setteth fast a village well-built round about, so by our speech we set thee firm. Stand in thy station like a tree in a dug-out socket: be not misshapen.

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Word by Word

• परि: around, all around
• परि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• ग्रामम्: village, settlement
• ग्रामम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: ग्राम (प्रातिपदिक)

• इव: like, as
• इव: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (निपात)

• आचितम्: heaped up, piled, built up
• आचितम्: कर्म (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ + चि (धातु) → आचित (कृदन्त)

• वचसा: with speech; by an utterance
• वचसा: करण
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• स्थापयामसि: we set up, we establish
• स्थापयामसि: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु) + णिच् (स्थापय-)

• तिष्ठ: stand! remain!
• तिष्ठ: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)

• वृक्षः: a tree
• वृक्षः: कर्तृ (उपमान-आधारः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)

• इव: like, as
• इव: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (निपात)

• स्थाम्नि: in (your) place/steadiness; in a firm position
• स्थाम्नि: अधिकरण
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थामन् (प्रातिपदिक)

• अभ्रिखाते: in a dug-out pit/trench (made with a spade)
• अभ्रिखाते: अधिकरण (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभ्रि-खात (समास/कृदन्त) : अभ्रि (प्रातिपदिक) + खा (धातु) → खात (क्त)

• न: not
• न: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (निपात)

• रूरुपः: a ruru(-snake); (here) ‘do not be like a ruru/venomous serpent’
• रूरुपः: कर्तृ (निषेधित-भावः: ‘(त्वं) न रूरुपः’)
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: रूरुप (प्रातिपदिक; ‘रूरु’ = सर्पविशेष/विषधर; ‘रूरुप’ = रूरु-सदृश/रूरु-सम्बद्ध)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic/Angirasa tradition (variable)

Devata: Vāc (stabilizing speech); protective ‘Sthāpanā’ power

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable; requires metrical confirmation)

Mantra Rasa

Primary: shanta

Secondary: vira