Mantra 8

Sukta 34

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

अथोपदान भगवो जाङ्गिडामितवीर्य । पुरा त उग्रा ग्रसत उपेन्द्रो वीर्यं ददौ

IAST Transliteration

áthopadāna bhágavo jāṅgiḍā́mitavīrya | purā́ te ugrā́ grásata upéndro vīryáṃ dadau ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

And further, O bestower, O blessed Jāṅgiḍa of unmeasured might: of old, when the fierce ones would devour thee, Upendra gave thee strength.

Word by Word

• अथ: then; moreover
• अथ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (निपात)

• उपदान: a gift; a present; offering
• उपदान: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपदान (प्रातिपदिक)

• भगवः: O Blessed one; O Lord
• भगवः: —
• Type: Noun (vocative of honorific)
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)

• जाङ्गिड: Jāṅgiḍa (a medicinal plant/charm-name in AV)
• जाङ्गिड: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: जाङ्गिड (प्रातिपदिक)

• अमितवीर्य: of immeasurable potency
• अमितवीर्य: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमित-वीर्य (प्रातिपदिक; बहुव्रीहि/कर्मधारय समास)

• पुरा: formerly; before
• पुरा: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा (अव्यय)

• ते: to you / your
• ते: Sampradāna
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• उग्रा: fierce (she)
• उग्रा: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उग्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• ग्रसत्: devouring; swallowing
• ग्रसत्: Kartā
• Type: Verb (present participle)
• Root: ग्रस् (धातु)

• उप: near; towards (as preverb)
• उप: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उप (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• इन्द्रः: Indra
• इन्द्रः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• वीर्यं: strength; potency
• वीर्यं: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर्य (प्रातिपदिक)

• ददौ: gave
• ददौ: Kartā
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition

Devata: Jāṅgiḍa; Upendra (Viṣṇu) as empowering deity

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable)

Mantra Rasa

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