Mantra 13

Sukta 10

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

बृहस्पतिराङ्गिरसो वज्रं यमसिञ्चतासुरक्षयणं वधम्। तेनाहममूं सेनां नि लिम्पामि बृहस्पतेऽमित्रान् हन्म्योजसा

IAST Transliteration

bṛ́haspátir āṅgiráso vájraṃ yám asíñcata asurakṣáyaṇaṃ vadhám | ténāháṃ amū́ṃ sénāṃ ní limpāmi bṛ́haspate ’mítrān hánmy ójasā́ ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Bṛhaspati of the Aṅgirases infused the bolt, a slaughter, Asura-wasting. With that I besmear yonder host: O Bṛhaspati, with might I smite the foes.

Word by Word

बृहस्पतिःBṛhaspati

आङ्गिरसःthe Āṅgirasa (descendant of Aṅgiras)

वज्रम्thunderbolt, weapon

यम्which/that (i.e., that thunderbolt)

असिञ्चतpoured out, infused

असुरक्षयणम्destroying the Asuras

वधम्slaying, killing

तेनwith that (by means of that)

अहम्I

अमूम्that (yonder)

सेनाम्army, host

निdown, into; completely

लिम्पामिI smear, I besmear (i.e., I bewitch/afflict)

बृहस्पतेO Bṛhaspati

अमित्रान्enemies

हन्मिI strike/kill

ओजसाwith strength, by might

Attribution

Rishi: Angiras/Atharvanic seer-tradition (Bṛhaspati-Aṅgiras complex)

Devata: Bṛhaspati (as priestly lord and weapon-charger)

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable; common in martial Atharvanic verses)

Mantra Rasa

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