Mantra 26
Sukta 5
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
अघविषा निपतन्ती तमो निपतिता
IAST Transliteration
aghá-viṣā́ nipátantī támo nípatitā
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
With evil poison she falls upon—darkness, cast down and fallen.
Word by Word
अघविषाwith/by evil poison; by a harmful venom
अघविषा:
करण
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootअघविषा (प्रातिपदिक; अघ + विष) अथवा अघविष (विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक)
निपतन्तीfalling down; descending
निपतन्ती:
कर्तृ
TypeVerb (Participle)
Root√पत् (पतति) उपसर्गः नि-; वर्तमान कृदन्त (शतृ)
तमःdarkness
तमः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootतमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
निपतिताfallen down; having fallen
निपतिता:
कर्तृ
TypeVerb (Participle)
Root√पत् (पतति) उपसर्गः नि-; भूतकृदन्त (क्त)
Attribution
Rishi: Atharvanic/Angirasa (hymn-level attribution).
Devata: Tamas / the poison-bearing evil agency (as target).
Chandas: Uncertain from excerpt; likely part of a mixed-meter sequence.
Mantra Rasa
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