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Atharva Veda 2.27.4: Kanda 2, Anuvaka 3, Sukta 27, Mantra 4

Sukta 27

पा॒टामिन्द्रो॒ व्याऽश्ना॒दसु॑रेभ्य॒ स्तरी॑तवे । प्राशं॒ प्रति॑प्राशो जह्यर॒सान् कृ॑ण्वोषधे

Sanskrit recitationAtharva Veda 2.27.4

pāṭā́m índro ví aśnād ásurebhyaḥ stárītave | prāśáṃ práti-prāśo jahy arásān kṛ́ṇvoṣadhe ||

Let Indra eat the Pāṭā, to prevail against the Asuras. With dose confronting counter-dose, smite thou the sap-destroyers; make (us) whole, O Herb.

Nguyện Indra ăn Pāṭā để thắng vượt các Asura. Lấy dược đối dược, hãy đánh tan những kẻ hủy hoại nhựa sống; xin làm cho (chúng con) được nguyên vẹn, hỡi Oṣadhi (thảo dược).

पाटाम्(the herb) pāṭā (as object)
पाटाम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootपाटा (प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रःIndra
इन्द्रः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
विapart, asunder; forth (intensifier)
वि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
अश्नात्ate; consumed
अश्नात्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootअश् (अश्नोति)
असुरेभ्यःfrom the Asuras
असुरेभ्यः:
अपादान
TypeNoun
Rootअसुर (प्रातिपदिक)
स्तरीतवेto spread out; to strew (for the purpose of)
स्तरीतवे:
प्रयोजन (अर्थे दत्तिवत्)
TypeVerb
Rootस्तॄ (स्तृणाति/स्तारयति) → स्तरीतु (तुमुन्/तवेन् infinitive-base)
प्राशम्a bite/portion (to be eaten)
प्राशम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootप्राश (प्रातिपदिक; ‘a bite/portion, eating’)
प्रतिtowards; in return; back
प्रति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्रति (अव्यय/उपसर्ग)
प्राशःthe counter-bite/return portion
प्राशः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootप्राश (प्रातिपदिक)
जहिstrike down; kill
जहि:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootहन्
अरसान्tasteless; sapless; (those) without rasa/vital sap
अरसान्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootअ-रस (प्रातिपदिक)
कृणुmake; render
कृणु:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
ओषधेO herb (medicinal plant)!
ओषधे:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootओषधि (प्रातिपदिक) संबोधन

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (specific ṛṣi attribution for AVŚ 2.27 varies by anukramaṇī; commonly treated as Atharvan/Angiras-type healing seers)

Devata: Pāṭā (Oṣadhi) with Indra as empowering divine model; hostile beings framed as Asuras/arasa-agents

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (11+11/8+8 style typical of AV healing verses; to be metrically confirmed against pada counts in the edition used)

Primary: adbhuta

Secondary: vira

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