Mantra 74

Sukta 8

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

तस्येदं वर्चस्तेजः प्राणमायुर्नि वेष्टयामीदमेनमधराञ्चं पादयामि

IAST Transliteration

tásyedáṁ varcás téjaḥ prāṇám ā́yur ní veṣṭayāmi ídam enam adharā́ñcam pādayāmi

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

His splendour—his fiery force, his breath, his life—I herewith wrap fast about; this man I make downward-turned, I press him down beneath.

Word by Word

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

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: कर्म (object; ‘this’ as what is being applied/assigned)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• वर्चः: lustre, radiance
• वर्चः: कर्म (object; lustre/effulgence being bestowed/secured)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्चस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• तेजः: splendour, vigor
• तेजः: कर्म (object; brilliance/energy)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)

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

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

• नि: down, into; firmly
• नि: क्रियाविशेषण (modifies the verb: ‘down/into, firmly’)
• Type: Indeclinable (Preverb)
• Root: नि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• वेष्टयामि: I wrap/enclose
• वेष्टयामि: कर्तृ (speaker as agent)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वेष्ट् (वेष्टने) / वेष्टयति

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: कर्म (object; ‘this’)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• एनम्: him (this person)
• एनम्: कर्म (person/object acted upon)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एन्/एतद्-प्रत्ययात्मक सर्वनाम ‘एन’ (अनाफोरिक सर्वनाम)

• अधराञ्चम्: downward, facing down
• अधराञ्चम्: कर्म-विशेषण (qualifies ‘एनम्’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अधर (प्रातिपदिक) + अञ्च्-प्रत्यय (दिशा/अवस्था)

• पादयामि: I cause (him) to go/step; I set/lead
• पादयामि: कर्तृ (speaker as agent)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पद्/√पाद् (प्रेरणे/गमने) — causative stem पादय-

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic/Angiras-type attribution (AV 16.8 traditional complex; r̥ṣi varies by anukramaṇī)

Devata: Bandhana (binding power) directed against a human rival; implicitly the mantra’s own efficacy (brahman)

Chandas: Mixed/irregular prose-like Atharvanic cadence (not strict RV-style metrical regularity)

Mantra Rasa

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