Mantra 10

Sukta 39

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

शीर्षलोकं तृतीयकं सदन्दिर्यश्च हायनः । तक्मानं विश्वधावीर्याधराञ्चं परा सुव

IAST Transliteration

śīrṣa-lókaṃ tṛtī́yakaṃ sadandír yáś ca hāyanáḥ | takmā́naṃ viśva-dhāvī-ā́rya adharā́ñcaṃ párā suva

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

To the head-world, to the third realm—Sadan-di and Hāyana: the fever, O world-ranging noble, drive thou downward, send it forth away.

Word by Word

• शीर्षलोकम्: the head-region / upper world
• शीर्षलोकम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: शीर्षलोक (prātipadika; शीर्षन् + लोक) अथवा समास-प्रातिपदिक

• तृतीयकम्: the third (one)
• तृतीयकम्: कर्म
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तृतीयक (prātipadika; तृतीय + -क)

• सदन्दिर्यः: the one belonging to the assembly/seat (a named being/epithet)
• सदन्दिर्यः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: सदन्दिर्य (prātipadika; बहुव्रीहि/तत्पुरुष-समासः, अर्थः ‘सदन्/सदस्-सम्बद्धः’)

• च: and
• च: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• हायनः: the yearling / annual one (epithet)
• हायनः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: हायन (prātipadika)

• तकम्ानम्: fever (Takmān)
• तकम्ानम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: तकम्ान (prātipadika)

• विश्वधावीर्य: all-running / roaming everywhere (epithet of fever)
• विश्वधावीर्य: कर्म
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विश्वधावीर्य (prātipadika; विश्व + धावि/धाविन्? + ईर्य/वीर्य-सम्बद्ध, बहुव्रीहि-प्रायः)

• अधराञ्चम्: downward-directed
• अधराञ्चम्: कर्म
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अधराञ्च (prātipadika; अधर + आञ्च्-प्रत्यय)

• परा: away, forth
• परा: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परा

• सुव: drive away! / impel forth!
• सुव: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: सु (धातु; ‘to impel/press out’), लोट्-आदेशरूपम्

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (anukramaṇī attribution varies)

Devata: Takman (as adversary) and/or the commanding healing power invoked by epithet

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like (compressed, command-oriented)

Mantra Rasa

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