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Atharva Veda 6.13.1: Kanda 6, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 13, Mantra 1

Sukta 13

मृत्युजयः। नमो॑ देवव॒धेभ्यो॒ नमो॑ राजव॒धेभ्यः॑ । अथो॒ ये विश्या॑नां व॒धास्तेभ्यो॑ मृत्यो॒ नमो॑ऽस्तु ते

námo devavadhébhyo námo rājavadhébhyaḥ | átho yé viśyā́nāṃ vadhā́s tébhyo mṛ́tyo námo astu te

Obeisance to the death-dealings of the gods; obeisance to the death-dealings of kings; and also to those death-dealings that are of the common folk—to them, O Death, be obeisance unto thee.

دیوتاؤں کی موت دینے والے کاموں کو سجدہ؛ بادشاہوں کی موت دینے والے کاموں کو سجدہ؛ اور عام لوگوں کی موت دینے والے کاموں کو بھی, اے موت، ان سب کو سجدہ ہو۔

मृत्युजयःdeath-conqueror (epithet)
मृत्युजयः:
Kartā (स्तुत्य/सम्बोधनार्थे नाम)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootमृत्यु-जय (प्रातिपदिक; ‘मृत्यु’ + ‘जय’)
नमःobeisance, salutation
नमः:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनमस् (प्रातिपदिक) अथवा अव्यय-प्रयोग
देववधेभ्यःto the slayers of the gods / to god-smiters
देववधेभ्यः:
Sampradāna (यस्यै नमः)
TypeNoun
Rootदेववध (प्रातिपदिक; ‘देव’ + ‘वध’)
नमःobeisance
नमः:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनमस् (प्रातिपदिक) अथवा अव्यय-प्रयोग
राजवधेभ्यःto the slayers of kings / king-smiters
राजवधेभ्यः:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootराजवध (प्रातिपदिक; ‘राजन्’ + ‘वध’)
अथोand also, moreover
अथो:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ + उ (निपात-संयोग)
येwho, which (those who)
ये:
Kartā (सापेक्ष-वाक्ये)
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
विश्यानाम्of the common people, of the clansmen
विश्यानाम्:
सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootविश्/विश्य (प्रातिपदिक; ‘विश्’ = people/settlement; ‘विश्य’ = of the people)
वधाःslayings, killings
वधाः:
Kartā/विधेय (ये … वधाः)
TypeNoun
Rootवध (प्रातिपदिक)
तेभ्यःto them
तेभ्यः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
मृत्योO Death
मृत्यो:
सम्बोधन (address)
TypeNoun
Rootमृत्यु (प्रातिपदिक)
नमःobeisance
नमः:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनमस् (प्रातिपदिक) अथवा अव्यय-प्रयोग
अस्तुlet there be
अस्तु:
— (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
तेto you / your
ते:
Sampradāna (नमः … ते = to you)
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (Anukramaṇī attribution varies)

Devata: Mṛtyu (Death), and implicitly the agencies of vadhá (slaying)

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh

Primary: bhayankara

Secondary: shanta

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