Mantra 6
Sukta 18
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
अपस्त ओषधीमतीरृछन्तु । ये माघायव एतस्या दिशोऽभिदासात्
IAST Transliteration
apás te oṣadhī́matīr ṛchantu | yé mā́ghāyáva etásyā diśó ’bhídāsāt ||
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
To the Waters, herb-possessing, let them betake them—those gain-seeking plotters—from this quarter’s act of hostile assault.
Word by Word
अपःwaters
अपः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootअप् (प्रातिपदिक)
ताःthose
ताः:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
ओषधीमतीःherb-bearing, possessing herbs
ओषधीमतीः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective
Rootओषधीमत् (विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक)
ऋच्छन्तुlet (them) come/arrive
ऋच्छन्तु:
—
TypeVerb
Rootऋच्छ् (गम्/प्राप्) धातु
येwho
ये:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
माघायवःthe Māghā-ones (those connected with Māghā; a class/people)
माघायवः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootमाघायू (प्रातिपदिक; ‘माघा’ नक्षत्र-सम्बद्ध/माघ-सम्बद्ध)
एतस्याःof this
एतस्याः:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootएतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
दिशःdirection, quarter
दिशः:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootदिश् (प्रातिपदिक)
अभिदासात्has assailed/has harmed
अभिदासात्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootअभि-दास् (धातु; ‘दास्’ = हिंस/उपद्रव/दास्य-भावे; उपसर्ग ‘अभि’)
Attribution
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (late book; r̥ṣi uncertain)
Devata: Āpaḥ (Waters), with oṣadhi-power
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like (late AV)
Mantra Rasa
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