Mantra 1

Sukta 141

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

गोकर्णयोर्लक्ष्यकरणम्। वायुरेनाः समाकरत् त्वष्टा पोषाय ध्रियताम्। इन्द्र आभ्यो अधि ब्रवद् रुद्रो भूम्ने चिकित्सतु

IAST Transliteration

gokárṇayor lakṣyákaraṇam | vāyúr énāḥ samā́karat tváṣṭā póṣāya dhriyatām | índra ā́bhyo ádhi bravad rudró bhū́mne cikitsatu ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

For the cow’s ears, the making of a mark: Vāyu hath set the taint aright; let Tvaṣṭṛ hold it fast for thriving. Indra hath spoken over these; let Rudra, for abundance, apply his healing skill.

Translation

لأُذُنَيِ البقرة: صُنْعُ العلامة. إنَّ فايُو (Vāyu) قد سوّى العيبَ على وجهه؛ فَلْيُثَبِّتْه تْفَشْتْر (Tvaṣṭṛ) لأجل النماء والازدهار. وقد تكلّم إندرا (Indra) فوقَ هاتين؛ فَلْيُجْرِ رُدْرا (Rudra)، لأجل الوفرة، مهارتَه في الشفاء.

Word by Word

• गोकर्णयोः: of the two cow-ears / of (both) cow’s ears
• गोकर्णयोः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation) / Adhikaraṇa (locative-sense implied: ‘in/at the cow’s ears’)
• Type: Noun (समास) / Adjective-like compound
• Root: गो-कर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)

• लक्ष्यकरणम्: the making/producing of a mark (aim/target); ‘marking’
• लक्ष्यकरणम्: (as heading) —
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्ष्य-करण (प्रातिपदिक; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-समास)

• वायुः: Vāyu (Wind-god)
• वायुः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: वायु (प्रातिपदिक)

• एनाः: these (things/these [charms/acts])
• एनाः: कर्म
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्/एतद्-प्रत्ययान्त ‘एना’ (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक; ‘these/this’)

• समाकरत्: he put together / he arranged / he compounded
• समाकरत्: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-√कृ (कृञ्)

• त्वष्टा: Tvaṣṭṛ (the divine artisan)
• त्वष्टा: कर्तृ (of following optative) / topic
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वष्टृ (प्रातिपदिक)

• पोषाय: for nourishment / for prosperity
• पोषाय: सम्प्रदान
• Type: Noun
• Root: पोष (प्रातिपदिक)

• ध्रियताम्: let (it) be held/maintained; let it endure
• ध्रियताम्: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: √धृ (धारणे)

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

• आभ्यः: from these
• आभ्यः: अपादान
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → ‘आभ्यः’

• अधि: over; concerning; upon
• अधि: (modifies verb: ‘over/with regard to’)
• Type: Indeclinable (preverb/adverb)
• Root: अधि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• ब्रवद्: said; spoke
• ब्रवद्: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ब्रू (वचने)

• रुद्रः: Rudra
• रुद्रः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• भूम्ने: in greatness; in abundance
• भूम्ने: अधिकरण
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमन् (प्रातिपदिक)

• चिकित्सतु: let him perceive/consider; let him be mindful
• चिकित्सतु: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: √चित् (अवबोधने) → desiderative stem ‘चिकित्स-’

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition

Devata: Vāyu, Tvaṣṭṛ, Indra, Rudra (cluster invoked for purification, formation, sanction, healing)

Chandas: Mixed/Anuṣṭubh-like cadence (as transmitted in AV domestic charms; exact metrical classification varies by pada division)

Mantra Rasa

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