Mantra 6
Sukta 29
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
पिण्ड्ढि दर्भ सपत्नान् मे पिण्ड्ढि मे पृतनायतः । पिण्ड्ढि मे सर्वान् दुर्हार्दो पिण्ड्ढि मे द्विषतो मणे
IAST Transliteration
píṇḍdhi darbha sapátnān me píṇḍdhi me pṛtanāyató | píṇḍdhi me sárvān durhā́rdo píṇḍdhi me dvíṣato maṇé ||
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
Lump together, O Darbha, my rivals; lump together for me the battle-onset. Lump together for me all the ill-hearted; lump together for me the haters, O Amulet.
Word by Word
पिण्ढिcrush/compact; bind up (as a charm)
पिण्ढि:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootपिण्ढ् (धातु; ‘पिण्डीकरणे/संघाते’)
दर्भO darbha-grass
दर्भ:
सम्बोधन (आह्वान)
TypeNoun
Rootदर्भ (प्रातिपदिक)
सपत्नान्rivals/enemies
सपत्नान्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootसपत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
मेmy / for me
मे:
सम्बन्ध (genitive: ‘my’)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
पिण्ढिcrush/compact
पिण्ढि:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootपिण्ढ् (धातु)
मेmy / for me
मे:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
पृतनायतःthose who attack in battle; assailants
पृतनायतः:
कर्म
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootपृतनायत् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘पृतना’=सेना/युद्ध + ‘यत्/अत्’)
पिण्ढिcrush/compact
पिण्ढि:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootपिण्ढ् (धातु)
मेmy / for me
मे:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
सर्वान्all
सर्वान्:
कर्म (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
दुर्हार्दःhard-hearted; ill-willed
दुर्हार्दः:
कर्ता (सम्बोधन/विशेषण-रूपेण दर्भस्य)
TypeAdjective/Noun
Rootदुर्हार्द (प्रातिपदिक; दुर्- + हार्द ‘हृदयसम्बन्धी/मनः’)
पिण्ढिcrush/compact
पिण्ढि:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootपिण्ढ् (धातु)
मेmy / for me
मे:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
द्विषतःhaters; hostile ones
द्विषतः:
कर्म
TypeNoun (participle used substantively)
Rootद्विष् (धातु) → द्विषत् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, शतृ)
मणेO jewel/amulet (mani)
मणे:
सम्बोधन (आह्वान)
TypeNoun
Rootमणि (प्रातिपदिक)
Attribution
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (not determinable from excerpt alone)
Devata: Darbha and Maṇi
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh
Mantra Rasa
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