Mantra 13
Sukta 9
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
मुह्यन्त्वेषां बाहवश्चित्ताकूतं च यद्धृदि। मैषामुच्छेषि किं चन रदिते अर्बुदे तव
IAST Transliteration
múhyantv eṣāṃ bāhávaś cittākū́taṃ ca yád hṛdí | mā́iṣām úcchēṣi kíṃ cana radité arbúde táva ||
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
Let their arms be bewildered, and the mind’s intent—whatever lies within the heart. Let not anything at all of them remain, O Raditā, O Arbuda, under thy power.
Word by Word
मुह्यन्तुlet (them) become deluded / be confused
मुह्यन्तु:
—
TypeVerb
Rootमुह् (धातु)
एषाम्of these / of them
एषाम्:
सम्बन्ध (genitive: ‘of them’)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → एषद्-प्रयोग
बाहवःarms
बाहवः:
कर्तृ (मुह्यन्तु इत्यस्य)
TypeNoun
Rootबाहु (प्रातिपदिक)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (निपात)
चित्ताकूतम्intention, resolve, mental purpose
चित्ताकूतम्:
कर्तृ (मुह्यन्तु इत्यस्य; ‘their intention be confused’) / कर्म (वैकल्पिक-पाठव्याख्या)
TypeNoun
Rootचित्ताकूत (प्रातिपदिक; चित्त + आकूत ‘intention/resolve’)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (निपात)
यत्whatever (that which)
यत्:
सम्बन्ध/विशेषण (यद्…हृदि: ‘whatever … in (their) heart’)
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
हृदिin the heart
हृदि:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootहृद् (प्रातिपदिक)
माdo not
मा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा (निषेध-अव्यय)
एषाम्of them
एषाम्:
सम्बन्ध (genitive: ‘of them’)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → एषद्-प्रयोग
उच्छेषिleave (any) remainder / spare
उच्छेषि:
—
TypeVerb
Rootउद्-शिष् (धातु; ‘to leave/remain over’) → उच्छेष् (सन्धि-रूप)
किम्anything
किम्:
कर्म (उच्छेषि इत्यस्य; ‘anything’)
TypePronoun
Rootकिम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
चनat all / even
चन:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचन (निपात; च + न)
रदितेin/at the teeth (tooth-region)
रदिते:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootरदित (प्रातिपदिक; ‘tooth/teeth’—collective/locative usage in AV) अथवा रद्-सम्बद्ध-नाम
अर्बुदेin the swelling/tumor (arbuda)
अर्बुदे:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootअर्बुद (प्रातिपदिक)
तवof you / thy
तव:
सम्बन्ध (genitive: ‘of you/thy’)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → त्वद्-प्रयोग
Attribution
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (unspecified here).
Devata: Raditā and Arbuda.
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh.
Mantra Rasa
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