Mantra 10

Sukta 4

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

शीर्षामयमुपहत्यामक्ष्योस्तन्वो३रपः । कुष्ठस्तत् सर्वं निष्करद् दैवं समह वृष्ण्यम्

IAST Transliteration

śīrṣāmayám upahatyám akṣyós tanvòḥ ápaḥ | kuṣṭhás tát sárvaṃ níṣkarad daívyaṃ samahá vṛ́ṣṇyam

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Having smitten the head-disease, and (the ills) of the eyes, and of the body—away with them! Kuṣṭha hath expelled them all, the divinely-sent (bane), wholly, and (restored) vigorous strength.

Word by Word

• शीर्षामयम्: head-disease, headache (affliction of the head)
• शीर्षामयम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शीर्षामय (प्रातिपदिक; शीर्षन् + आमय) अथवा समास-प्रातिपदिक

• उपहत्या: by striking down; by smiting/removing
• उपहत्या: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: उप-हन् (धातु) → उपहत (कृदन्त) → उपहत्या (भाव/क्रिया-नाम)

• अमक्ष्योः: in/at the two eyes; of the two eyes
• अमक्ष्योः: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमक्षि (प्रातिपदिक; ‘आँख/नेत्र’ अर्थे, द्विवचन-प्रयोग)

• तन्वोः: of the two bodies; of the body (dual form)
• तन्वोः: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: तनू (प्रातिपदिक)

• अपः: waters; healing waters
• अपः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप् (प्रातिपदिक)

• कुष्ठः: Kuṣṭha (the herb, costus)
• कुष्ठः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक; औषधि-नाम)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• सर्वम्: all, entire
• सर्वम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)

• निष्करद्: drove out; removed; expelled
• निष्करद्: Kriyā
• Type: Verb
• Root: निस्-√कृ (धातु) → निष्कर (कृदन्त/प्रयोग) ; वैदिके ‘निष्करद्’ इति लिट्/लुङ्-प्रायः रूपम्

• दैवम्: divine; coming from the gods
• दैवम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दैव (प्रातिपदिक)

• समह: with full might; with complete power
• समह: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: समह (प्रातिपदिक; ‘समह’ = ‘सम्यक्-अह/समाह’ इत्यादि वैदिक-रूप, ‘बल/उत्साह/समर्थ्य’ अर्थे)

• वृष्ण्यम्: manly vigor; virility; strength
• वृष्ण्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: वृष्ण्य (प्रातिपदिक; ‘वृषन्’ से ‘वीर्य/पौरुष’ अर्थे)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic/Āṅgirasa tradition (per Anukramaṇī).

Devata: Kuṣṭha; secondarily ‘disease’ as adversary.

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh.

Mantra Rasa

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