Mantra 55
Sukta 5
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
क्षुरपविर्मृत्युर्भूत्वा वि धाव त्वम्
IAST Transliteration
kṣurapavír mṛtyúr bhūtvā́ ví dhāva tvám
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
Razor-edged, become thou Death, and rush forth, scattering (the foe).
Word by Word
क्षुरपविःrazor-edged (one), having a razor-like blade
क्षुरपविः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootक्षुर-पविः (प्रातिपदिक; समासः) < पविः
मृत्युःdeath
मृत्युः:
कर्तृ (भूत्वा-क्रियायाः कर्ता/सम्बन्धी) अथवा विशेष्य
TypeNoun
Rootमृत्यु (प्रातिपदिक) प्रत्ययः -u
भूत्वाhaving become
भूत्वा:
(क्रियाविशेषणम्; मुख्यक्रियायाः पूर्वकर्म)
TypeVerb (absolutive) / Gerund
Root√भू (भवति) + क्त्वा
विapart, away (intensively)
वि:
(क्रियाविशेषणम्)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
धावrun; rush; dart (away)
धाव:
(मुख्यक्रिया) — कर्ता: त्वम्
TypeVerb
Root√धाव् (धावति)
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Attribution
Rishi: Atharvanic/Angirasa tradition (hymn-level attribution varies by Anukramaṇī)
Devata: Mṛtyu (Death) as a weaponized personification; also the mantra’s ‘edge’ (pavi)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable; requires full hymn metrical check)
Mantra Rasa
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