Mantra 13

Sukta 19

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

अश्रूणि कृपमानस्य यानि जीतस्य वावृतुः । तं वै ब्रह्मज्य ते देवा अपां भागमधारयन्

IAST Transliteration

aśrū́ṇi kṛ́pamānasya yā́ni jītásya vāvṛtúḥ | táṃ vái brahmajyé te devā́ apā́ṃ bhā́gam adhārayann ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

The tears of him that piteously lamenteth—those which have encompassed the conquered—him, verily, as Brahman-slayer, the Gods have held back from the Waters’ portion.

Word by Word

• अश्रूणि: tears
• अश्रूणि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्रु (प्रातिपदिक)

• कृपमानस्य: of (one) lamenting / grieving
• कृपमानस्य: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Adjective (participial)
• Root: कृप् (धातु) → कृपमान (वर्तमान कृदन्त/शतृ-प्राय)

• यानि: which
• यानि: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• जीतस्य: of the conquered / of the defeated
• जीतस्य: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Adjective (participial)
• Root: जि (धातु) → जीत (कृदन्त/भूतकृदन्त) अथवा ‘जीत’ (विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक)

• वावृतुः: they have turned back / have returned
• वावृतुः: Kartā
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृ (धातु; ववृते/वावृत्-प्रयोग)

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• वै: indeed
• वै: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (निपात)

• ब्रह्मज्य: the Brahman-slayer / one who harms sacred power
• ब्रह्मज्य: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मज्य (प्रातिपदिक; ब्रह्मन् + ज्या/ज्य ‘हानि/क्षय’ इत्यर्थे)

• ते: they
• ते: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)

• अपाम्: of the waters
• अपाम्: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप्/आप् (प्रातिपदिक ‘जल’)

• भागम्: a share / portion
• भागम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाग (प्रातिपदिक)

• अधारयन्: they placed / assigned
• अधारयन्: Kartā
• Type: Verb
• Root: धृ (धातु) उपसर्गः अधि- → अधारयत्

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (Anukramaṇī attribution for AV 5.19 commonly to Atharvan/Angiras-type seers; consult edition-specific Anukramaṇī for exact name).

Devata: Āpas (Waters) and the Devas as adjudicators; the ‘brahmajya’ as the ritual target.

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (4 pādas of ~8 syllables; AV practice with minor irregularities).

Mantra Rasa

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