Mantra 8

Sukta 5

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

पशुपतिरेनमिष्वासः प्रतीच्या दिशो अन्तर्देशादनुष्ठातानु तिष्ठति नैनं शर्वो न भवो नेशानः

IAST Transliteration

paśupátir enam iṣvā́saḥ pratī́cyā diśó antardeśā́d anuṣṭhātā́nu tíṣṭhati náinam śárvo ná bhavó néśānaḥ

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Paśupati, the Archer, from the western quarter, from the mid-region, stands attendant upon him as the performer; and Śarva shall not smite him, nor Bhava, nor Īśāna.

Word by Word

• पशुपतिः: the lord of cattle (Pashupati)
• पशुपतिः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: पशुपति (प्रातिपदिक; पशु + पति)

• एनम्: him
• एनम्: कर्म
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• इष्वासः: archers
• इष्वासः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: इष्वास (प्रातिपदिक)

• प्रतीच्या: from/at the western (direction)
• प्रतीच्या: अधिकारण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रतीच् (प्रातिपदिक)

• दिशः: of the direction
• दिशः: सम्बन्ध
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिश् (प्रातिपदिक)

• अन्तर्देशात्: from the inner region
• अन्तर्देशात्: अपादान
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तर्देश (प्रातिपदिक)

• अनुष्ठाता: the performer (officiant)
• अनुष्ठाता: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुष्ठातृ (प्रातिपदिक; √स्था + अनु + तृच्)

• अनु: after; along
• अनु: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनु

• तिष्ठति: stands; remains
• तिष्ठति: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्था (तिष्ठति)

• न: not
• न: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• एनम्: him
• एनम्: कर्म
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• शर्वः: Śarva (Rudra)
• शर्वः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर्व (प्रातिपदिक; रुद्र-नाम)

• न: not
• न: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• भवः: Bhava (Rudra)
• भवः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: भव (प्रातिपदिक; रुद्र-नाम)

• न: not
• न: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• ईशानः: Īśāna (the Lord; Rudra)
• ईशानः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईशान (प्रातिपदिक; रुद्र-नाम)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (AV 15 complex; specific r̥ṣi uncertain)

Devata: Paśupati (Rudra); Śarva/Bhava/Īśāna as restrained forms

Chandas: Prose-like Atharvanic cadence; not securely metrical

Mantra Rasa

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