Mantra 59
Sukta 5
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
मेनिः शरव्याऽ भवाघादघविषा भव
IAST Transliteration
meníḥ śaravyā̀ bhavā́ghād aghavíṣā bhava
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
Be thou Wrath as an arrow; be thou poison against the evil (and) from harm.
Word by Word
मे॒निःthe (disease/evil) ‘meni’ (a named affliction)
मे॒निः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootमेनि- (प्रातिपदिक) [= मेनिः]
श॑र॒व्याःof the arrow/arrow-wound (i.e., arrow-born affliction)
श॑र॒व्याः:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootशरव्य- (प्रातिपदिक)
भवbe / become
भव:
(predicate; imperative)
TypeVerb
Rootभू (धातु)
अघात्from evil / from sin / from harm
अघात्:
Apādāna
TypeNoun
Rootअघ- (प्रातिपदिक)
अघवि॑षाwith evil poison / by harmful venom
अघवि॑षा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootअघविष- (प्रातिपदिक; अघ + विष)
भवbe / become
भव:
(predicate; imperative)
TypeVerb
Rootभू (धातु)
Attribution
Rishi: Atharvanic/Angirasa tradition (hymn-level attribution varies)
Devata: Mení (Wrath) / Śaravyā (Missile) / Viṣa (Poison) as operative powers
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable; requires full hymn metrical check)
Mantra Rasa
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