Atharva Veda 4.21.2: Kanda 4, Anuvaka 3, Sukta 21, Mantra 2

Sukta 21

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

इन्द्रो॒ यज्व॑ने गृण॒ते च॒ शिक्ष॑त॒ उपेद् द॑दाति॒ न स्वं मु॑षायति । भूयो॑भूयो र॒यिमिद॑स्य व॒र्धय॑न्नभि॒न्ने खि॒ल्ये नि द॑धाति देव॒युम्

Sanskrit recitationAtharva Veda 4.21.2

IAST Transliteration

índro yájvane gṛṇaté ca śíkṣata úpa íd dadāti ná sváṃ muṣāyati | bhū́yo-bhūyo rayím íd asya várdhayann abhínne khílye ní dadhāti devayúm

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Indra to the sacrificer, and to the praising singer, gives guidance; he verily bestows, he steals not what is one’s own. Again and yet again increasing this man’s wealth, he sets the god-devoted one firm in unbroken pasture-land.

Translation

因陀罗教导祭主与颂赞者；他确实赐予，并不夺取人之所有。一次又一次增益此人的财富，他使那敬神之人安置于不断裂的牧场之中，稳固不移。

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Word by Word

• इन्द्रः: Indra
• इन्द्रः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• यज्वने: to the sacrificer
• यज्वने: सम्प्रदान
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्वन् (प्रातिपदिक)

• गृणते: to/for (one who) praises
• गृणते: सम्प्रदान
• Type: Verb
• Root: गॄ (गिर्/गॄ) स्तुति- (धातु)

• च: and
• च: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• शिक्षते: shows favor / grants instruction (i.e., helps)
• शिक्षते: कर्तृ
• Type: Verb
• Root: शिक्ष् (धातु)

• उप: near; towards
• उप: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उप

• इत्: indeed
• इत्: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इत्

• ददाति: gives
• ददाति: कर्तृ
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)

• न: not
• न: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• स्वम्: one's own (property)
• स्वम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun (used adjectivally)
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक)

• मुषायति: steals; robs
• मुषायति: कर्तृ
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुष् (धातु)

• भूयः: again; more
• भूयः: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भूयस्/भूयः (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययीभाव)

• भूयः: again; repeatedly
• भूयः: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भूयस्/भूयः (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययीभाव)

• रयिम्: wealth
• रयिम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: रयि (प्रातिपदिक)

• इत्: indeed
• इत्: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इत्

• अस्य: of him
• अस्य: सम्बन्ध
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• वर्धयन्: increasing
• वर्धयन्: कर्तृ
• Type: Verb (participle)
• Root: वृध् (धातु)

• अभि: towards; upon
• अभि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अभि

• इन्ने: in a well-filled/abundant (place)
• इन्ने: अधिकरण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इन्न (प्रातिपदिक; ‘समृद्ध/पूर्ण’ इत्यर्थे, वैदिक)

• खिल्ये: in the fallow/uncultivated ground
• खिल्ये: अधिकरण
• Type: Noun
• Root: खिल्य (प्रातिपदिक)

• नि: down; in
• नि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नि

• दधाति: places; establishes
• दधाति: कर्तृ
• Type: Verb
• Root: धा (धातु)

• देवयुम्: the god-seeking/devout (man)
• देवयुम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: देवयु (प्रातिपदिक)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (anonymous/household seer)

Devata: Indra

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (common for Indra-prosperity statements)

Mantra Rasa

Primary: vira

Secondary: shanta