Mantra 11
Sukta 22
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
मा स्मैतान्त्सखीन् कुरुथा बलासं कासमुद्युगम्। मास्मातोऽर्वाङैः पुनस्तत् त्वा तक्मन्नुप ब्रुवे
IAST Transliteration
mā́ smaitā́nt sakhī́n kuruthā balā́saṁ kā́sám udyugám | mā́smā́to ’rvā́ṅ éḥ púnaḥ tát tvā takmann úpa bruve |
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
Make not these thy comrades—balāsa, cough, and the heaving fit. Come not hitherward again from us: thus, O Takman, do I further adjure thee.
Word by Word
माdo not
मा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा (निषेध) अव्यय
स्मindeed/just (with prohibitive)
स्म:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootस्म (अव्यय) स्मृति/अनुस्मरण-निपात
एतान्these
एतान्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootएतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सखीन्friends/companions
सखीन्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसखि (प्रातिपदिक)
कुरुथाःmake/do
कुरुथाः:
(कर्तृ) त्वम्
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (डु-कृञ्) धातु
बलासम्phlegm/bronchial illness (balāsa)
बलासम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootबलास (प्रातिपदिक)
कासम्cough
कासम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकास (प्रातिपदिक)
उद्up/out
उद्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउद् (उपसर्ग)
युगम्yoke; (fig.) harnessing/attachment
युगम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootयुग (प्रातिपदिक)
माdo not
मा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा (निषेध) अव्यय
स्मindeed/just (with prohibitive)
स्म:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootस्म (अव्यय) निपात
अतःfrom here/from this
अतः:
Apādāna
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअतः (अव्यय)
अर्वाङ्towards us/this way
अर्वाङ्:
Karma (गत्यर्थे दिशाविशेषः)
TypeAdjective
Rootअर्वाञ्च्/अर्वाङ् (दिक्शब्द-प्रातिपदिक)
एःcome/go
एः:
(कर्तृ) त्वम्
TypeVerb
Rootइ (गत्यर्थ) धातु
पुनःagain/back
पुनः:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुनः (अव्यय)
तत्that
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
त्वाyou
त्वा:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम)
तक्मन्O Takman (fever-demon/fever)
तक्मन्:
(सम्बोधन) संबोध्य
TypeNoun
Rootतक्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
उपnear; towards (prefix)
उप:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउप (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
ब्रुवेI speak/address
ब्रुवे:
Kartā (अहं)
TypeVerb
Rootब्रू (वचने) धातु
Attribution
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition
Devata: Takman (Fever) with associated ailments (balāsa, kāsa)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh
Mantra Rasa
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