Mantra 6
Sukta 47
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
रक्षा माकिर्नो अधशंस ईशत मा नो दुःशंस ईशत । मा नो अद्य गवां स्तेनो मावीनां वृक ईशत
IAST Transliteration
rákṣā mákir no adhaśaṃsá īśata mā́ no duḥśaṃsá īśata | mā́ no adyá gavā́ṃ stenó māvīnā́ṃ vŕ̥ka īśata
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
Protect: let no evil-speaker have mastery over us; let no ill-speaker have mastery over us. Let not to-day the thief have mastery over our cows, nor the wolf over our sheep.
Word by Word
रक्षाprotect (you)!
रक्षा:
—
TypeVerb
Root√रक्ष् (रक्षँ पालने)
माdo not
मा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा (निषेध)
अकिःharm; misfortune
अकिः:
कर्तृ (ईशत्-क्रियायाः)
TypeNoun
Rootअकि (प्रातिपदिक; ‘हानि/दुःख/अनिष्ट’ अर्थे, नपुंसकलिङ्ग)
नःof us / our
नः:
सम्बन्ध (अधशंसस्य/दुःशंसस्य/स्तेनस्य/वृकस्य)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
अधःशंसःthe low reviler; slanderer
अधःशंसः:
कर्तृ (ईशत्-क्रियायाः)
TypeNoun
Rootअधः-शंस (प्रातिपदिक; ‘नीच-निन्दक/अपशब्दक’)
ईशतmay (he/it) rule over
ईशत:
—
TypeVerb
Root√ईश् (ईशँ ऐश्वर्ये)
माdo not
मा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा (निषेध)
नःof us / our
नः:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
दुःशंसःthe evil reviler; malicious speaker
दुःशंसः:
कर्तृ (ईशत्-क्रियायाः)
TypeNoun
Rootदुः-शंस (प्रातिपदिक; ‘कु-निन्दक/दुर्वचन’)
ईशतmay (he/it) rule over
ईशत:
—
TypeVerb
Root√ईश् (ईशँ ऐश्वर्ये)
माdo not
मा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा (निषेध)
नःof us / our
नः:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
अद्यtoday; now
अद्य:
अधिकरण (काल)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअद्य (अव्यय)
गवाम्of the cows
गवाम्:
सम्बन्ध (स्तेनस्य)
TypeNoun
Rootगो (प्रातिपदिक)
स्तेनःthief
स्तेनः:
कर्तृ (ईशत्-क्रियायाः)
TypeNoun
Rootस्तेन (प्रातिपदिक)
माdo not
मा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा (निषेध)
अवीनाम्of the sheep
अवीनाम्:
सम्बन्ध (वृकस्य)
TypeNoun
Rootअवि (प्रातिपदिक)
वृकःwolf
वृकः:
कर्तृ (ईशत्-क्रियायाः)
TypeNoun
Rootवृक (प्रातिपदिक)
ईशतmay (he/it) rule over
ईशत:
—
TypeVerb
Root√ईश् (ईशँ ऐश्वर्ये)
Attribution
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (anukramaṇī-dependent).
Devata: Rakṣā/Protective power invoked through Rātri-context; implicitly Night as guardian.
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like.
Mantra Rasa
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