Mantra 9

Sukta 16

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

तैस्त्वा सर्वैरभि ष्यामि पाशैरसावामुष्यायणामुष्याः पुत्र । तानु ते सर्वाननुसंदिशामि

IAST Transliteration

táis tvā sárvair abhí ṣyā́mi pā́śair asā́v amuṣyā́yaṇāmuṣyā́ḥ putra | tā́n u te sárvān anusáṃdiśāmi

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

With all those nooses I encompass and bind thee—thou here, O son of such an one, of such a lineage. Those all, for thee, I now specify and appoint in order.

Word by Word

• तैः: by those
• तैः: करण
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• त्वा: you
• त्वा: कर्म
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• सर्वैः: with all
• सर्वैः: करण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)

• अभि: towards; upon
• अभि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• ष्यामि: I bind / I fasten
• ष्यामि: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्यै (धातु; ‘to bind/fasten’—Vedic usage), लट्

• पाशैः: with nooses/bonds
• पाशैः: करण
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाश (प्रातिपदिक)

• असौ: that (person)
• असौ: कर्ता
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: असद्/असौ (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• अमुष्यायण: of that man’s line (so-and-so’s)
• अमुष्यायण: सम्बन्ध
• Type: Noun (patronymic/lineage term)
• Root: अमुष्य + अयन (समास/तद्धित-प्रातिपदिक; ‘of that one’s lineage/descendant’)

• अमुष्याः: of that (woman)
• अमुष्याः: सम्बन्ध
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अमुष्य (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• पुत्र: O son
• पुत्र: सम्बोधन
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• तान्: those
• तान्: कर्म
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• उ: indeed; and
• उ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उ (निपात/अव्यय)

• ते: to you
• ते: सम्प्रदान
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• सर्वान्: all
• सर्वान्: कर्म
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)

• अनुसंदिशामि: I assign/hand over (to you); I consign
• अनुसंदिशामि: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु-सम्-√दिश् (धातु; ‘to assign/indicate/hand over’), लट्

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (Varuṇa-pāśa hymn complex)

Devata: Varuṇa (pāśa-holder) / Pāśas (fetters) as operative powers

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh

Mantra Rasa

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