Mantra 6
Sukta 17
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
परिपाणमसि परिपाणं मे दाः स्वाहा
IAST Transliteration
paripā́ṇam asi paripā́ṇaṃ me dāḥ svā́hā
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
Thou art the All-encompassing Hand: bestow on me the All-encompassing Hand. Svāhā!
Word by Word
परिपाणम्a protective hand/guard; a ‘hand-amulet’ (protective covering)
परिपाणम्:
Kartā (विधेय-रूपेण: ‘त्वम् … असि’ इत्यत्र)
TypeNoun
Rootपरि- + पाण (प्रातिपदिक)
असिyou are
असि:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Root√अस् (भू-सत्तायाम्)
परिपाणम्the protective hand/guard (as an object to be given)
परिपाणम्:
Karma (दा-क्रियायाः)
TypeNoun
Rootपरि- + पाण (प्रातिपदिक)
मेto me / for me
मे:
Sampradāna (अर्थतः ‘मह्यम्’ = recipient; रूपतः षष्ठी)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
दाःgive
दाः:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Root√दा (दाने)
स्वाहाsvāhā (ritual exclamation; oblation-formula)
स्वाहा:
(मन्त्र-निपात; कारक-निर्देशः न)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootस्वाहा (निपात/उद्गार)
Attribution
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (specific ṛṣi attribution for AVŚ 2.17 varies by anukramaṇī/edition)
Devata: Paripāṇa (personified protective power) / Rakṣā (protective agency)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like short formula (mantric prose/short pāda-formula within an anuṣṭubh environment)
Mantra Rasa
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