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Atharva Veda 9.8.17: Kanda 9, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 8, Mantra 17

Sukta 8

या गुदा॑ अनु॒सर्प॑न्त्या॒न्त्राणि॑ मो॒हय॑न्ति च । अहिं॑सन्तीरनाम॒या निर्द्र॑वन्तु ब॒हिर्बिल॑म्

Sanskrit recitationAtharva Veda 9.8.17

yā́ gudā́t anusárpanty ā́ntrāṇi moháyanti ca | ahíṃsantīr anāmayā́ nírdravantu bahírbilám ||

She that, creeping on from the anus, confounds the intestines as well—harmless, unailing, let her run forth, away, unto the outer burrow.

Die, die vom After herankriechend auch die Därme verwirrt—harmlos, ohne Siechtum—soll hinauslaufen, fort, in den äußeren Bau.

याshe who
या:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
गुदाम्the anus/rectum
गुदाम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootगुदा (प्रातिपदिक)
अनुसर्पन्तीcreeping along/into
अनुसर्पन्ती:
Kartā
TypeParticiple (verbal adjective)
Rootसृप् (धातु) + अनु- (उपसर्ग) → अनुसर्पत् (वर्तमान कृदन्त) → अनुसर्पन्ती
आन्त्राणिthe intestines
आन्त्राणि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootआन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
मोहयन्तिthey bewilder/confuse
मोहयन्ति:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootमुह् (धातु) → मोहयति (णिजन्त) वर्तमान
and
:
Sambandha
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (निपात)
अहिंसन्तीःnot injuring; harmless
अहिंसन्तीः:
Kartā
TypeParticiple (verbal adjective)
Rootहिंस् (धातु) + अ- (निषेध) → अहिंसन्ती (वर्तमान कृदन्त)
अनामयाःfree from disease; healthful
अनामयाः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootअनामय (प्रातिपदिक; अ- + आमय)
निर्द्रवन्तुlet them run out/flow away
निर्द्रवन्तु:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootद्रु (धातु) + निर्- (उपसर्ग) → निर्द्रवति; आज्ञार्थे
बहिःoutside
बहिः:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootबहिः (अव्यय)
बिलम्opening/cavity (hole)
बिलम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootबिल (प्रातिपदिक)

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (not specified in excerpt)

Devata: Disease-agent (yákṣma/krimi-like imagery)

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable)

Primary: shanta

Secondary: bhayankara

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