Mantra 2

Sukta 27

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

सुपर्णस्त्वान्वविन्दत् सूकरस्त्वाखनन्नसा। प्राशं प्रतिप्राशो जह्यरसान् कृण्वोषधे

IAST Transliteration

suparṇás tvā́nvàvindat sūkarás tvā́khanann asā́ | prā́śaṃ práti-prā́śo jahy arāsā́n kṛṇv oṣadhe ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

The fair-winged found thee out; the boar with his snout dug thee forth. As counter-eating unto eating, smite thou the sapless banes; make (us) whole, O Herb.

Word by Word

सुपर्णःthe well-winged one (a bird)

त्वाyou (thee)

अन्वविन्दत्found (you), discovered

सूकरःthe boar

त्वाyou (thee)

अखनत्dug up

नसाwith (its) snout

प्राशम्the eater/consumer (devourer)

प्रतिप्राशःthe counter-eater, one who eats back (requiter)

जहिstrike down, slay

अरसान्the tasteless/juiceless ones (harmful, sapless beings)

कृणुmake, render

ओषधेO herb (medicinal plant)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (often transmitted under Atharvan/Angiras attribution for oṣadhi hymns; exact r̥ṣi assignment varies by anukramaṇī lists).

Devata: Oṣadhi (the Herb) as personified healing power; secondarily the mythic finders (Suparṇa, Sūkara) as enabling agents.

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable; AV healing verses commonly use anuṣṭubh—confirmable against pada-count in a critical edition).

Mantra Rasa

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