Atharva Veda 2.14.2 - Kanda 2, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 14, Mantra 2

Atharva Veda 2.14.2: Kanda 2, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 14, Mantra 2

Sukta 14

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

निर्वो॑ गो॒ष्ठाद॑जामसि॒ निरक्षा॒न्निरु॑पान॒सात्। निर्वो॑ मगुन्द्या दुहितरो गृ॒हेभ्य॑श्चातयामहे

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 2.14.2

IAST Transliteration

nír vo goṣṭhā́d ajāmasi nír ákṣān nír upānasā́t | nír vo magundyā́ duhitáro gṛhébhyaś cātayāmahe ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Forth from the cattle-stall we drive you; forth from the axle, forth from the wain. Forth from our houses we chase you, ye daughters of Magundī.

Translation

我们把你们从牛栏里赶出去；从车轴处赶出去，从车上赶出去。我们又从自家屋舍中驱逐你们——玛贡迪（Magundī）的女儿们啊。

Word by Word

निःout, forth, away

वःfor you (pl.)

गो॒ष्ठात्from the cowshed/stall

अजामसिwe drive/lead (you) out

निःout

अक्षात्from the dice (gambling)

निःout

उपानसात्from the cart/wagon

निःout

वःfor you (pl.)

मगुन्द्याःfrom Magundyā (a named/characterized woman; ‘Magundyā’)

दुहितरःdaughters

गृहेभ्यःfrom the houses

चand

आतयामहेwe drive away/expel

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic/Angiras-type tradition (specific r̥ṣi attribution depends on anukramaṇī for AVŚ 2.14).

Devata: Apotropaic expulsion; the mantra targets Magundī and her ‘daughters’ (hostile beings) rather than invoking a beneficent deity.

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable; to be confirmed against pada-count in the edition used).

Mantra Rasa

Primary: raudra

Secondary: vira

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