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Atharva Veda 9.4.3: Kanda 9, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 4, Mantra 3

Sukta 4

पुमा॑न॒न्तर्वा॒न्त्स्थवि॑रः॒ पय॑स्वा॒न् वसोः॒ कब॑न्धमृष॒भो बि॑भर्ति । तमिन्द्रा॑य प॒थिभि॑र्देव॒यानै॑र्हु॒तम॒ग्निर्व॑हतु जा॒तवे॑दाः

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 9.4.3

púmān antarvā́nt stháviráḥ páyasvān vásor kábandham ṛṣabhó bibharti | tám índrāya pathíbhiḥ devayā́naiḥ hútam agnír vahatu jātávedāḥ

Male, inwardly full, stout, rich in milk—the Bull bears the very trunk of wealth. Him, offered for Indra, by paths that lead to Gods, let Agni Jātavedas convey.

نر، باطن سے بھرا ہوا، گٹھیلا، دودھ سے بھرپور - بیل دولت کا سارا خزانہ اپنے اوپر اٹھائے ہوئے ہے۔ اسے جو اگنی جاتویداس لے جائے، دیوتاؤں کے راستوں سے، اندر کے لیے پیش کیا گیا ہے۔

पुमान्the male (one)
पुमान्:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootपुमांस् (प्रातिपदिक)
अन्तर्वान्having an interior/inner (power)
अन्तर्वान्:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective
Rootअन्तर् + वत् (प्रातिपदिक)
स्थविरःstout, firm, strong
स्थविरः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective
Rootस्थविर (प्रातिपदिक)
पयस्वान्abounding in milk/juice; rich in sap
पयस्वान्:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective
Rootपयस् + वत् (प्रातिपदिक)
वसोःof wealth; of the Vasu (treasure)
वसोः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootवसु (प्रातिपदिक)
कबन्धम्the trunk/body; a headless torso
कबन्धम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootकबन्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
ऋषभःthe bull; the best/foremost one
ऋषभः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootऋषभ (प्रातिपदिक)
बिभर्तिbears, carries, supports
बिभर्ति:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√भृ (भरणे)
तम्him/that (one)
तम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रायfor Indra
इन्द्राय:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
पथिभिःby/with paths
पथिभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootपथि (प्रातिपदिक; ‘path, way’)
देवयानैःby the god-going (divine) ways
देवयानैः:
करण
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootदेवयान (प्रातिपदिक)
हुतम्offered, oblated
हुतम्:
कर्म
TypeParticiple (past passive)
Root√हु (जुहोत्यादि) → हुत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
अग्निःAgni (fire)
अग्निः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
वहतुmay (he) convey/carry
वहतु:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√वह् (वहने)
जातवेदाःJātavedas (Agni, ‘knower of births/all beings’)
जातवेदाः:
कर्तृ (अग्नेः विशेषणम्)
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootजातवेदस् (प्रातिपदिक; epithet of Agni)

Rishi: Not specified in the provided excerpt

Devata: Indra (recipient) and Agni Jātavedas (carrier); prosperity embodied as ṛṣabha

Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like (two hemistich structure; not explicitly given in the input)

Primary: vira

Secondary: adbhuta

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