Mantra 39

Sukta 5

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

(5) (३९-४६) ३९ साम्नी पङ्क्तिः, ४० याजुष्यनुष्टुप्, ४१, ४६ भुरिक् साम्न्यनुष्टुप्, ४२ आसुरी बृहती, ४३ साम्नी बृहती, ४४ पिपीलिकमध्याऽनुष्टुप्, ४५ आर्ची बृहती। तस्या आहननं कृत्या मेनिराशसनं वलग ऊबध्यम्

IAST Transliteration

tásyāḥ āhánanam kṛ́tyā meníḥ āśásanam valagáḥ ū́badhyam

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Her smiting-down is the Kṛtyā; her engine is the Menī; her intent is the wishing; the Valaga is to be bound fast.

Word by Word

तस्याःof that (female/that one)

आहननम्the striking down; smiting

कृत्याthe witchcraft/charm (kṛtyā)

मेto/for me; of me

निराशसनम्the driving away; expulsion

वलगःthe valaga (a binding spell/evil charm)

ऊबध्यम्to be bound/fastened; bindable (as a spell)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic/Angirasa tradition (not specified in the provided excerpt)

Devata: Kṛtyā/Valaga (hostile agencies, controlled by naming and binding)

Chandas: Prosodic note supplied in the input indicates a metrical sequence for 39–46 (e.g., 39 Sāmnī Paṅktiḥ etc.); this item functions as a rubric/transition and may not be a standard metrical mantra in the same way.

Mantra Rasa

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