Mantra 10

Sukta 12

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

सं ते मज्जा मज्ज्ञा भवतु समु ते परुषा परुः । सं ते मांसस्य विस्रस्तं समस्थ्यपि रोहतु

IAST Transliteration

sáṃ te majjā majjñā bhavatu sámu te páruṣā páruḥ | sáṃ te māṃsásya vísrastaṃ sám asthí ápi rohatu ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Marrow with marrow be united for thee; joint with joint be wholly joined for thee. Let the loosened flesh be knit together for thee; let bone moreover grow fast thereon.

Word by Word

सम्together; completely

तेof you/your

मज्जाmarrow

मज्ज्ञाwith marrow; by marrow

भवतुlet it be; may it become

समुtogether; wholly (Vedic form)

तेof you/your

परुषाjoints; limbs (lit. ‘knobs/knuckles’)

परुःjoints; articulations

सम्together; completely

तेof you/your

मांसस्यof flesh

विस्रस्तम्dislocated; loosened; fallen apart

सम्together; back into place

अस्थिbone

अपिalso; moreover; onto

रोहतुlet it grow/heal; let it knit together

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (as per AV healing corpus)

Devata: Healing power inherent in the re-union formula; implicitly Dhātṛ/Viśvadevas of restoration

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable)

Mantra Rasa

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