Mantra 8

Sukta 6

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

मुमुक्तमस्मान् दुरितादवद्याज्जुषेथां यज्ञममृतमस्मासु धत्तम्

IAST Transliteration

mumuktám asmā́n duritā́d avadyā́j juṣéthāṃ yajñám amṛ́tam asmā́su dhattam

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Release us from mischance, from blameworthy offence; accept with favour the sacrifice, the deathless, and set it fast within us.

Word by Word

• मुमुक्तम्: release (you two), set free
• मुमुक्तम्: (क्रियापद) —
• Type: Verb (participle)
• Root: मुच् (धातु) → मुमुक्त (कृदन्त)

• अस्मान्: us
• अस्मान्: कर्म
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• दुरितात्: from misfortune/sin, from distress
• दुरितात्: अपादान
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुरित (प्रातिपदिक)

• अवद्याज्: from blame/culpable fault
• अवद्याज्: अपादान
• Type: Noun
• Root: अवद्य (प्रातिपदिक)

• जुषेथाम्: may you two enjoy/favor
• जुषेथाम्: (क्रियापद) —
• Type: Verb
• Root: जुष् (धातु) [आत्मनेपदी]

• यज्ञम्: the sacrifice/rite
• यज्ञम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)

• अमृतम्: immortal, deathless (ambrosial)
• अमृतम्: कर्म (यज्ञस्य विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: अमृत (प्रातिपदिक)

• अस्मासु: in us, among us
• अस्मासु: अधिकारण
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• धत्तम्: place/establish (you two)
• धत्तम्: (क्रियापद) —
• Type: Verb
• Root: धा (धातु)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (hymn-level attribution varies in anukramaṇī; commonly Atharvan/Angiras lineages in AV 5)

Devata: Dual protective deities (contextually paired guardians; often construed as Agni–Soma or allied protectors in Atharvanic śānti)

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (predominant in AV apotropaic stanzas; exact metrical scan may show Atharvanic flexibility)

Mantra Rasa

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