Mantra 22
Sukta 5
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
सर्वज्यानिः कर्णौ वरीवर्जयन्ती राजयक्ष्मो मेहन्ती
IAST Transliteration
sarvajyāníḥ kárṇau varīvárjayantī rājayakṣmó méhantī
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
All-wasting Loss—she guards the ears, keeping harm away—(yet) rājayakṣma, the consumer, makes him void his water.
Word by Word
सर्वज्यानिःall-wasting/total decay (as a disease/affliction)
सर्वज्यानिः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootसर्वज्यानी- (प्रातिपदिक; सर्व + ज्यानि/ज्यानी ‘हानि/क्षय’)
कर्णौ(the) two ears
कर्णौ:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootकर्ण- (प्रातिपदिक)
वरीवर्जयन्तीwarding off/keeping away (protecting)
वरीवर्जयन्ती:
कर्तृ
TypeParticiple (Adjectival)
Root√वृ (वृणोति/वृणुते) + वि + अव (वरी-) + √वृज्/√वर्ज् (वर्जयति) → वरी-वर्जयन्ती (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
राजयक्ष्मःconsumption; phthisis (royal disease)
राजयक्ष्मः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootराजयक्ष्म- (प्रातिपदिक; रोगनाम)
मेहन्तीurinating; discharging (as in a urinary ailment)
मेहन्ती:
कर्तृ
TypeParticiple (Adjectival)
Root√मिह्/√मेह् (मेहति ‘मूत्रयति/स्रवति’) → मेहन्ती (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
Attribution
Rishi: To be verified per Anukramaṇī for AVŚ 12.5.
Devata: Rājayakṣma / Sarvajyāni (personified disease-powers).
Chandas: To be verified by metrical scan in context.
Mantra Rasa
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