Mantra 4

Sukta 22

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

अधराञ्चं प्र हिणोमि नमः कृत्वा तक्मने । शकम्भरस्य मुष्टिहा पुनरेतु महावृषान्

IAST Transliteration

adharáñcaṃ prá hiṇomi námaḥ kṛtvā takmáne | śakambharásya muṣṭihā púnar etu mahāvṛ́ṣān

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Downward and forth I drive him, having made obeisance unto Takmán. Let the fist-smiting one of Śakambhara return again unto the Mahāvṛṣas.

Word by Word

• अधराञ्चम्: downward; turned down
• अधराञ्चम्: कर्म
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अधर (प्रातिपदिक) + अञ्च् (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय: अञ्च, ‘turned/tending’) → अधराञ्च

• प्र: forth; forward; away
• प्र: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्र (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• हिṇोमि: I drive/send forth
• हिṇोमि: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: हि (धातु, ‘to impel/drive/send’)

• नमः: obeisance; homage
• नमः: कर्म (कृ-क्रियायाः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• कृत्वा: having made/done
• कृत्वा: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)

• तक्ष्मने: to/for the fever (Takman)
• तक्ष्मने: सम्प्रदान
• Type: Noun
• Root: तक्ष्मन् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘fever’)

• शकम्बरस्य: of Śakambara
• शकम्बरस्य: सम्बन्ध
• Type: Noun
• Root: शकम्बर (प्रातिपदिक; नाम/विशेषण) + षष्ठी

• मुष्टिहा: fist-slayer; smiter with the fist
• मुष्टिहा: कर्तृ (पुनरेतु इत्यस्य)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुष्टि (प्रातिपदिक) + हन् (धातु) → ‘हन्’ से ‘हा’ (कृदन्त/समास: बहुव्रीहि/तत्पुरुष) = मुष्टिहा

• पुनः: again; back
• पुनः: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)

• एतु: let (him/it) go/come
• एतु: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: इ (धातु, ‘to go’)

• महावृषान्: the great bulls; mighty ones
• महावृषान्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: महावृष (प्रातिपदिक; ‘great bull/strong one’)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (often attributed to Atharvan/Angiras line for takman hymns; specific r̥ṣi not stated in the provided excerpt)

Devata: Takmán (Fever personified)

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable; common in AV healing verses)

Mantra Rasa

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