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Atharva Veda 4.3.2: Kanda 4, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 3, Mantra 2

Sukta 3

परे॑णैतु प॒था वृकः॑ पर॒मेणो॒त तस्क॑रः । परे॑ण द॒त्वती॒ रज्जुः॒ परे॑णाघा॒युर॑र्षतु

paréṇaitu pathā́ vṛkáḥ paraméṇóta taskaráḥ | paréṇa datvatī́ rájjuḥ paréṇāghāyúr arṣatu

By the farther path let the wolf depart; by the farthest, yea, the thief. By the farther way let the toothed cord (the noose) pass; by the farther let the evil-willed one rush away.

Nguyện cho sói đi theo con đường xa hơn mà rời đi; nguyện cho kẻ trộm đi theo con đường xa nhất—quả thật. Nguyện cho sợi dây có răng (thòng lọng) đi qua theo con đường xa hơn; nguyện cho kẻ ôm lòng ác chạy vút đi theo con đường xa hơn.

परेणby the farther way / away
परेण:
अधिकारण (मार्ग/पथ-निर्देशः)
TypeIndeclinable (used adverbially as instrumental)
Rootपरा (प्रातिपदिक) / पर (प्रातिपदिक)
एतुlet (him/it) go
एतु:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootइ (धातु)
पथाby the path
पथा:
अधिकारण (मार्गे) / करण (मार्ग-उपायः)
TypeNoun
Rootपथ् (प्रातिपदिक: पथ)
वृकःthe wolf
वृकः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootवृक (प्रातिपदिक)
परेणby the farther way / away
परेण:
अधिकारण (मार्ग/दिशा-निर्देशः)
TypeIndeclinable (adverbial instrumental)
Rootपरा/पर (प्रातिपदिक)
उतand also
उत:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत (निपात)
तस्करःthe thief
तस्करः:
कर्तृ (एतु इत्यस्य) / समुच्चित-कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootतस्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
परेणby the farther way / away
परेण:
अधिकारण (मार्ग/दिशा-निर्देशः)
TypeIndeclinable (adverbial instrumental)
Rootपरा/पर (प्रातिपदिक)
दत्वतीtoothed / biting
दत्वती:
विशेषणम् (रज्जोः)
TypeAdjective
Rootदत्वत् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘having teeth/biting’)
रज्जुःthe rope
रज्जुः:
कर्तृ (अर्षतु इत्यस्य) / समुच्चित-कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootरज्जु (प्रातिपदिक)
परेणby the farther way / away
परेण:
अधिकारण (मार्ग/दिशा-निर्देशः)
TypeIndeclinable (adverbial instrumental)
Rootपरा/पर (प्रातिपदिक)
अघायुःthe evil-doer / evil-minded one
अघायुः:
कर्तृ (अर्षतु इत्यस्य)
TypeNoun/Adjective (substantivized)
Rootअघायु (प्रातिपदिक; ‘evil-living/evil-intending’)
अर्षतुlet (him/it) rush away / pass away
अर्षतु:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootऋष् (धातु; ‘to flow/move swiftly’)

Rishi: Atharvanic/Angiras-type attribution (protective household tradition; specific r̥ṣi not explicit in the provided excerpt).

Devata: Apotropaic ‘Path’/Banishment; implicitly Indraic protection against thieves and predators.

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (predominant in AV protective charms)

Primary: vira

Secondary: shanta

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