Mantra 2

Sukta 3

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

परेणैतु पथा वृकः परमेणोत तस्करः । परेण दत्वती रज्जुः परेणाघायुरर्षतु

IAST Transliteration

paréṇaitu pathā́ vṛkáḥ paraméṇóta taskaráḥ | paréṇa datvatī́ rájjuḥ paréṇāghāyúr arṣatu

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

By the farther path let the wolf depart; by the farthest, yea, the thief. By the farther way let the toothed cord (the noose) pass; by the farther let the evil-willed one rush away.

Word by Word

• परेण: by the farther way / away
• परेण: अधिकारण (मार्ग/पथ-निर्देशः)
• Type: Indeclinable (used adverbially as instrumental)
• Root: परा (प्रातिपदिक) / पर (प्रातिपदिक)

• एतु: let (him/it) go
• एतु: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: इ (धातु)

• पथा: by the path
• पथा: अधिकारण (मार्गे) / करण (मार्ग-उपायः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पथ् (प्रातिपदिक: पथ)

• वृकः: the wolf
• वृकः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृक (प्रातिपदिक)

• परेण: by the farther way / away
• परेण: अधिकारण (मार्ग/दिशा-निर्देशः)
• Type: Indeclinable (adverbial instrumental)
• Root: परा/पर (प्रातिपदिक)

• उत: and also
• उत: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उत (निपात)

• तस्करः: the thief
• तस्करः: कर्तृ (एतु इत्यस्य) / समुच्चित-कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: तस्कर (प्रातिपदिक)

• परेण: by the farther way / away
• परेण: अधिकारण (मार्ग/दिशा-निर्देशः)
• Type: Indeclinable (adverbial instrumental)
• Root: परा/पर (प्रातिपदिक)

• दत्वती: toothed / biting
• दत्वती: विशेषणम् (रज्जोः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दत्वत् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘having teeth/biting’)

• रज्जुः: the rope
• रज्जुः: कर्तृ (अर्षतु इत्यस्य) / समुच्चित-कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: रज्जु (प्रातिपदिक)

• परेण: by the farther way / away
• परेण: अधिकारण (मार्ग/दिशा-निर्देशः)
• Type: Indeclinable (adverbial instrumental)
• Root: परा/पर (प्रातिपदिक)

• अघायुः: the evil-doer / evil-minded one
• अघायुः: कर्तृ (अर्षतु इत्यस्य)
• Type: Noun/Adjective (substantivized)
• Root: अघायु (प्रातिपदिक; ‘evil-living/evil-intending’)

• अर्षतु: let (him/it) rush away / pass away
• अर्षतु: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: ऋष् (धातु; ‘to flow/move swiftly’)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic/Angiras-type attribution (protective household tradition; specific r̥ṣi not explicit in the provided excerpt).

Devata: Apotropaic ‘Path’/Banishment; implicitly Indraic protection against thieves and predators.

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (predominant in AV protective charms)

Mantra Rasa

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