Mantra 22

Sukta 8

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

निन्दाश्च वा अनिन्दाश्च यच्च हन्तेति नेति च । शरीरं श्रद्धा दक्षिणाश्रद्धा चानु प्राविशन्

IAST Transliteration

nindā́ś ca vā́ anindā́ś ca yác ca hánteti néti ca | śarī́raṃ śraddhā́ dakṣiṇā́śraddhā́ cā́nu prā́viśan ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Blames and non-blames; and whatever is ‘Slayer,’ and ‘Not so’; into the body Faith entered, and the Dakṣiṇā, and Unfaith likewise after it.

Word by Word

निन्दाःcensures, reproaches

चand

वाor

अनिन्दाःnon-censures, praises (lit. non-reproaches)

चand

यत्whatever (thing)

चand

हन्तिkills, strikes, harms

इतिthus, ‘so’

नnot

इतिthus, ‘so’

चand

शरीरम्the body

श्रद्धाfaith

दक्षिणाsacrificial fee, priestly gift

अश्रद्धाlack of faith

चand

अनुafter, along, following

प्राविशन्entered

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic seer-tradition of AV 11.8.

Devata: Śraddhā (Faith) and abstract social forces (Nindā/Anindā); Dakṣiṇā as sacral principle.

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh.

Mantra Rasa

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