Atharva Veda 5.13.1: Kanda 5, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 13, Mantra 1

Sukta 13

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

सर्पविषनाशनम्। द॒दिर्हि मह्यं॒ वरु॑णो दि॒वः क॒विर्वचो॑भिरु॒ग्रैर्नि रि॑णामि ते वि॒षम्। खा॒तमखा॑तमु॒त स॒क्तम॑ग्रभ॒मिरे॑व॒ धन्व॒न् नि ज॑जास ते वि॒षम्

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 5.13.1

IAST Transliteration

sarpa-viṣa-nāśanam | dadír hí máhyaṃ váruṇo diváḥ kavír vácobhir ugráir ní riṇāmi te viṣám | khātám ákhātam utá saktám ágrabham írāiva dhánvan ní jajāsa te viṣám ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Destruction of serpent-venom. For Varuṇa, the heavenly Sage, is a giver unto me: with potent words I drive away thy poison. Poison dug in, poison not dug in, and poison that clingeth—this have I seized; like a rushing force, running, I have crushed away thy poison.

Translation

【灭除蛇毒】天界的圣贤伐楼那（Varuṇa）确是赐予我者；我以强力之言驱逐你的毒。无论是掘入之毒、未掘入之毒，或是黏附之毒——我都已擒取；如疾奔之势在原野上冲行，我已碾碎、驱散你的毒。

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Word by Word

• द॒दिः: curd (as the acting agent in the charm)
• द॒दिः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: दधि (प्रातिपदिक) अथवा √धा (कृदन्त-निष्पन्न)

• हि: indeed, for
• हि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

• मह्यम्: to me, for me
• मह्यम्: Sampradāna
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अहम् (अस्मद्-प्रातिपदिक)

• वरुणः: Varuṇa
• वरुणः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: वरुण (प्रातिपदिक)

• दिवः: of heaven, of the sky
• दिवः: —
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिव्/द्यौ (प्रातिपदिक)

• कविः: seer, sage
• कविः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: कवि (प्रातिपदिक)

• वचोभिः: with words, by utterances
• वचोभिः: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• उग्रैः: fierce, potent
• उग्रैः: Karaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उग्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• नि: down, away (intensifier with verb)
• नि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नि

• ऋणामि: I drive away / remove
• ऋणामि: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ऋ (ऋणोति/ऋणाति)

• ते: your, of you
• ते: —
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: त्वद् (युष्मद्-प्रातिपदिक)

• विषम्: poison, venom
• विषम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष (प्रातिपदिक)

• खातम्: dug in, buried
• खातम्: Karma
• Type: Participle (past passive) used adjectivally
• Root: √खन् (कृदन्त: क्त) / खात (प्रातिपदिक)

• अखातम्: not dug up / unburied
• अखातम्: Karma
• Type: Participle (past passive) used adjectivally
• Root: अ- + √खन् (कृदन्त: क्त) / अखात (प्रातिपदिक)

• उत: and also
• उत: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उत

• सक्तम्: clinging, stuck (fastened)
• सक्तम्: Karma
• Type: Participle (past passive) used adjectivally
• Root: √सञ्ज्/√सक् (कृदन्त: क्त) / सक्त (प्रातिपदिक)

• अग्रभम्: I seized, I grasped
• अग्रभम्: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ग्रह् (लुङ्)

• इव: like, as
• इव: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• धन्वन्: in the desert/waste, on dry ground
• धन्वन्: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन्वन् (प्रातिपदिक)

• नि: down, away
• नि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नि

• जजास: you have crushed / you have worn down
• जजास: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √जस् (जसति) / √जन्? (वेदिक-रूप)

• ते: your, of you
• ते: —
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: त्वद् (युष्मद्-प्रातिपदिक)

• विषम्: poison, venom
• विषम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष (प्रातिपदिक)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic healer-seer (specific anukramaṇī attribution varies within AV 5th kāṇḍa).

Devata: Varuṇa (as healer/unbinder) and the targeted Viṣa (as adversarial entity)

Chandas: Mixed/irregular (Atharvanic healing verses often loosen strict RV meters)

Mantra Rasa

Primary: vira

Secondary: raudra