Mantra 30
Sukta 4
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
आविरात्मानं कृणुते यदा स्थाम जिघांसति । अथो ह ब्रह्मभ्यो वशा याञ्च्याय कृणुते मनः
IAST Transliteration
āvír ātmā́naṃ kṛṇute yadā́ sthā́m jíghāṃsati | átho ha bráhmabhyo vaśā́ yā́ñcyāya kṛṇute mánaḥ ||
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
She maketh herself manifest whene’er the foe would slay; and then, for Brahmans verily, the Vashā maketh her mind to be besought.
Word by Word
आविःopenly, manifestly
आविः:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआविस् (avyaya-prātipadika)
आत्मानम्the self
आत्मानम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootआत्मन् (prātipadika)
कृणुतेmakes, renders
कृणुते:
—
TypeVerb
Root√कृ (करोति) धातु
यदाwhen
यदा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयदा (avyaya)
स्थामstanding-place; position; stability
स्थाम:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootस्थामन् (prātipadika)
जिघांसतिdesires to kill; seeks to strike
जिघांसति:
—
TypeVerb
Root√हन् (to strike/kill) with desiderative stem जिघांस-
अथोand then; moreover
अथो:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथो (अथ + उ) avyaya
हindeed
ह:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootह (particle)
ब्रह्मभ्यःto/for the brahmans; to the sacred-priests
ब्रह्मभ्यः:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मन् (prātipadika)
वशाa cow (esp. a barren/ritual cow); vashā-cow
वशा:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootवशा (prātipadika)
याञ्च्यायfor begging; for supplication
याञ्च्याय:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootयाञ्च्या (prātipadika; ‘begging, supplication’)
कृणुतेmakes, renders
कृणुते:
—
TypeVerb
Root√कृ (करोति) धातु
मनःmind
मनः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमनस् (prātipadika)
Attribution
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (not specified here)
Devata: Vashā (as protective agent responsive to brāhmaṇas)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable)
Mantra Rasa
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