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Atharva Veda 4.16.7: Kanda 4, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 16, Mantra 7

Sukta 16

श॒तेन॒ पाशै॑र॒भि धे॑हि वरुणैनं॒ मा ते॑ मोच्यनृत॒वाङ् नृ॑चक्षः । आस्तां जा॒ल्म उ॒दरं॑ श्रंसयि॒त्वा कोश॑ इवाब॒न्धः प॑रिकृ॒त्यमा॑नः

śaténa pā́śair abhí dhehi varuṇainaṃ mā́ te móci anṛtavā́ṅ nṛcákṣaḥ | ā́stāṃ jālmá udáraṃ śraṃsayitvā́ kośá ivā́bandhaḥ parikṛ́tyamānaḥ ||

With a hundred nooses bind thou him about, O Varuṇa; let not the untruth-speaking man be loosed from thee, O Seer of men. Let the knave abide—his belly made to sag—like an unbound pouch, being cut and trimmed about.

بِمِئةِ شَرَكٍ أَحِطْهُ واربطْهُ، يا فارونا؛ ولا تدَعْ صاحبَ اللسانِ الكاذبِ يُفلِتُ منك، يا رائيَ الناس. ليمكثِ الخبيثُ—وقد أُرخِيَ بطنُه—كالكيسِ المنفلتِ رباطُه، يُقصُّ ويُهذَّبُ من حوله.

शतेनwith a hundred
शतेन:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootशत (प्रातिपदिक)
पाशैःwith nooses/bonds
पाशैः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootपाश (प्रातिपदिक)
अभिtowards; upon
अभि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि
धेहिplace! put!
धेहि:
TypeVerb
Rootधा (धातु)
वरुणO Varuṇa
वरुण:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootवरुण (प्रातिपदिक)
एनम्this one; him
एनम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
माdo not
मा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा
तेof you; your
ते:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
मोचिlet (him) not be released
मोचि:
TypeVerb
Rootमुच् (धातु)
अनृतवाङ्speaking untruth; false-tongued
अनृतवाङ्:
कर्तृ (मोचि-क्रियायाः)
TypeAdjective
Rootअनृत + वाच् (प्रातिपदिक; बहुव्रीहि/कर्मधारय)
नृचक्षःhaving men as witnesses/observers; man-seeing
नृचक्षः:
कर्तृ (मोचि-क्रियायाः)
TypeAdjective
Rootनृ + चक्षस् (प्रातिपदिक; बहुव्रीहि)
आस्ताम्let there be (two); let (them) remain
आस्ताम्:
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
जाल्मःa rogue; a wretch
जाल्मः:
कर्तृ (आस्ताम्-क्रियायाः)
TypeNoun
Rootजाल्म (प्रातिपदिक)
उदरम्belly; abdomen
उदरम्:
कर्तृ (आस्ताम्-क्रियायाः) / कर्म (श्रंसयित्वा-क्रियायाः)
TypeNoun
Rootउदर (प्रातिपदिक)
श्रंसयित्वाhaving made (it) fall/loosened
श्रंसयित्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootश्रंस्/स्रंस् (धातु; causative श्रंसय-)
कोशःa sheath; a case
कोशः:
उपमान (इव-सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootकोश (प्रातिपदिक)
इवlike; as
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
अबन्धःunbound; loosened
अबन्धः:
कर्तृ (परिकृत्यमानः-क्रियायाः)
TypeAdjective
Rootअ + बन्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
परिकृत्यमानःbeing cut around; being trimmed/stripped
परिकृत्यमानः:
कर्तृ (वर्ण्य-स्थितिः)
TypeVerb
Rootपरि + कृ (धातु; present passive participle)

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (Varuṇa hymn)

Devata: Varuṇa (nṛcákṣas; binder and punisher)

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (to be verified)

Primary: raudra

Secondary: bhayankara

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