Mantra 3

Sukta 9

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

उतासि परिपाणं यातुजम्भनमाञ्जन । उतामृतस्य त्वं वेत्थाथो असि जीवभोजनमथो हरितभेषजम्

IAST Transliteration

utā́si paripā́ṇaṃ yātujámbhanam ā́ñjana | utā́mṛtasya tváṃ vétthā́tho asi jīvabhójanam átho haritabhéṣajam

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Thou too art a guarding hand, O Collyrium, a smiter-down of sorcerous beings; thou knowest, moreover, the lore of immortality: yea, thou art life’s nourishment, and further a green healing-drug.

Word by Word

उतand/also

असिyou are

परिपाणम्a protector; safeguarding (lit. ‘all-handed protection’)

यातुजम्भनम्crusher/repeller of sorcery (yātu)

आञ्जनO anointing-substance; collyrium/ointment

उतand also

अमृतस्यof immortality/nectar

त्वम्you

वेत्थyou know

अथthen/and further

उindeed; surely

असिyou are

जीवभोजनम्life-giving nourishment; that which feeds the living

अथand then; moreover

उindeed

हरितभेषजम्the green remedy; green healing herb/medicine

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (Ātharvaṇa/Angiras-type attribution for protective charms; specific r̥ṣi varies by anukramaṇī)

Devata: Āñjana (personified medicinal substance) as the operative agent; secondarily Amṛta (immortality) as power-source

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (predominant in AV healing/protection verses; metrical exactness may vary by pada)

Mantra Rasa

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