Mantra 24

Sukta 8

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

तस्येदं वर्चस्तेजः प्राणमायुर्नि वेष्टयामीदमेनमधराञ्चं पादयामि

IAST Transliteration

tásyédáṃ varcás téjaḥ prāṇám ā́yur ní veṣṭayāmīdám enam adharā́ñcaṃ pādayāmi

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

This lustre, this fiery might, this breath and length of days that are his—these do I wrap about me; and this man here I make downward-going, I press him low.

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him/its
• तस्य: सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: कर्म (object; appositional to the following nouns)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• वर्चस्: splendour, radiance
• वर्चस्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्चस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• तेजः: brilliance, energy
• तेजः: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• प्राणम्: breath, vital force
• प्राणम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राण (प्रातिपदिक)

• आयुः: life, lifespan
• आयुः: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: आयुस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• नि: down, into; (as preverb)
• नि: —
• Type: Indeclinable (preverb)
• Root: नि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• वेष्टयामि: I wrap/enclose (down/around)
• वेष्टयामि: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वेष्ट् (वेष्टने) + नि

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: कर्म
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• एनम्: him (this one)
• एनम्: कर्म
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्/एनद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• अधराञ्चम्: downwards, facing downward
• अधराञ्चम्: कर्म (object-complement to एनम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अधराञ्च् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘downward-facing’)

• पादयामि: I cause (him) to go/step; I set/drive (him)
• पादयामि: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पद्/पादय् (णिच्; causative) (गत्यर्थ/स्थित्यर्थ)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (specific ṛṣi attribution for AVŚ 16.8 varies by anukramaṇī; requires manuscript/anukramaṇī check)

Devata: Impersonal power of Varcas/Tejas/Prāṇa/Āyus (treated as transferable agencies); coercive speech-act

Chandas: Mixed/irregular prose-like anuṣṭubh tendency (late Atharvanic style; requires metrical scan)

Mantra Rasa

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