Atharva Veda 4.8.4: Kanda 4, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 8, Mantra 4

Sukta 8

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

व्या॒घ्रो अधि॒ वैया॑घ्रे॒ वि क्र॑मस्व॒ दिशो॑ म॒हीः । विश॑स्त्वा॒ सर्वा॑ वाञ्छ॒न्त्वापो॑ दिव्याः पय॑स्वतीः

Sanskrit recitationAtharva Veda 4.8.4

IAST Transliteration

vyā́ghro ádhi vaiyā́ghre ví kramasva díśo mahī́ḥ | víśas tvā sárvā vāñchantv ā́po divyā́ḥ páyasvatīḥ

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

A tiger upon the tiger-seat—stride thou abroad through the mighty quarters. Let all the peoples long for thee; let the heavenly Waters, rich in milk, attend thee with desire.

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Word by Word

• व्याघ्रः: the tiger
• व्याघ्रः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्याघ्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• अधि: upon, over
• अधि: अधिकरण
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अधि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• वै: indeed
• वै: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (निपात)

• वैयाघ्रे: on/at the tiger(-skin); on the tiger-related (seat)
• वैयाघ्रे: अधिकरण
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: वैयाघ्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• वि: apart, forth (intensifier with the verb)
• वि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• क्रमस्व: step forth; stride
• क्रमस्व: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्रम् (धातु)

• दिशः: the directions
• दिशः: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिश् (प्रातिपदिक)

• महीः: great, vast
• महीः: कर्म
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मही (प्रातिपदिक)

• विशः: the clans/peoples
• विशः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश् (प्रातिपदिक)

• त्वा: you
• त्वा: कर्म
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• सर्वाः: all
• सर्वाः: कर्तृ
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)

• वाञ्छन्तु: let (them) desire/wish
• वाञ्छन्तु: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: वाञ्छ् (धातु)

• आपः: the waters
• आपः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप्/आप् (प्रातिपदिक)

• दिव्याः: heavenly, divine
• दिव्याः: कर्तृ
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)

• पयस्वतीः: rich in milk/juice; full of nourishment
• पयस्वतीः: कर्तृ
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पयस्वत् (प्रातिपदिक)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (specific r̥ṣi not recoverable from the excerpt alone).

Devata: Rājan (as tiger-like sovereign) and Āpas (Waters) as nourishing supporters.

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable)

Mantra Rasa

Primary: vira

Secondary: adbhuta