Mantra 51
Sukta 5
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
छिन्ध्या च्छिन्धि प्र छिन्ध्यपि क्षापय क्षापय
IAST Transliteration
chindhyā́ chindhi prá chindhy ápi kṣā́paya kṣā́paya
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
Cut thou it off—cut it; cut it forth and away; moreover waste it, waste it utterly.
Translation
ইয়াক ছিঙি পেলাও—ছিঙা; আগলৈ ছিঙি উলিয়াই দূৰলৈ নিক্ষেপ কৰা; আৰু ইয়াক ক্ষয় কৰোৱা, সম্পূৰ্ণৰূপে ক্ষয় কৰোৱা।
Word by Word
छि॒न्धिcut! / sever!
छि॒न्धि:
— (आज्ञा; कर्ता = त्वम् implied)
TypeVerb
Rootछिद् (छिदँ)
अच्छि॑न्धिcut off / cut away!
अच्छि॑न्धि:
— (आज्ञा; कर्ता = त्वम् implied)
TypeVerb
Rootछिद् (छिदँ)
प्रforth, forward; intensifier
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (उपसर्ग/निपात)
छि॒न्धिcut! / sever!
छि॒न्धि:
— (आज्ञा; कर्ता = त्वम् implied)
TypeVerb
Rootछिद् (छिदँ)
अपिalso, even
अपि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि (निपात)
क्षापयcause to perish / destroy!
क्षापय:
— (आज्ञा; कर्ता = त्वम् implied)
TypeVerb
Rootक्षप् (क्षपँ) + णिच्
क्षा॒पय॑cause to perish / destroy!
क्षा॒पय॑:
— (आज्ञा; कर्ता = त्वम् implied)
TypeVerb
Rootक्षप् (क्षपँ) + णिच्
Attribution
Rishi: Angiras/Atharvanic tradition (hymn-level attribution; verse-specific uncertain)
Devata: Kṛtyā (as adversary) / Brahman (as destroying power)
Chandas: Imperative formula; Atharvanic refrain-style (meter loose)
Mantra Rasa
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