Mantra 17

Sukta 10

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

यदि प्रेयुर्देवपुरा ब्रह्म वर्माणि चक्रिरे। तनूपानं परिपाणं कृण्वाना यदुपोचिरे सर्वं तदरसं कृधि

IAST Transliteration

yádi préyur devapurā́ bráhma varmā́ṇi cakriré | tanūpā́naṃ paripā́ṇaṃ kṛṇvāṇā́ yád upóciré sárvaṃ tád arásaṃ kṛdhi ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

If they should march, with ‘divine strongholds,’ having made armours by spell—body-guard and all-around guard—whatsoever they have muttered over: make thou all that sapless, void of virtue.

Word by Word

यदिif

प्रेयुःthey have gone forth / departed

देवपुराःthe divine strongholds/citadels

ब्रह्मbrahman; sacred power/spell

वर्माणिarmours; protective coverings

चक्रिरेthey have made / fashioned

तनूपानम्body-protector; protection of the person

परिपाणम्all-round guarding; complete protection

कृण्वानाःmaking; while fashioning

यत्whatever (that which)

उपोचिरेthey have uttered/recited (in addition); they have spoken

सर्वम्all; the whole

तत्that

अरसम्tasteless; sapless; devoid of essence

कृधिmake (you)!

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition

Devata: Brahman (spell-power) as the contested medium; implicit divine backing of the Atharvan counter-spell

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable; with Atharvanic expansion)

Mantra Rasa

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