Mantra 4

Sukta 130

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

उन्मादयत मरुत उदन्तरिक्ष मादय । अग्न उन्मादया त्वमसौ मामनु शोचतु

IAST Transliteration

únmādayata marúta úd antárikṣaṃ mādaya | ág­ne únmādaya tvám asáu mām ánu śocatu

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Madden him, O Maruts; intoxicate the mid-air. O Agni, do thou madden him: let yonder one burn after me.

Word by Word

• उन्मादयत: (you all) drive into frenzy / intoxicate
• उन्मादयत: (वाक्ये) क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: उन्मादय (उत्-√मद्, caus.)

• मरुतः: the Maruts (storm-gods)
• मरुतः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: मरुत्

• उदन्तरिक्ष: the mid-air / atmosphere (upwards)
• उदन्तरिक्ष: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तरिक्ष

• मादय: intoxicate / gladden
• मादय: (वाक्ये) क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: मादय (√मद्, caus.)

• अग्ने: O Agni
• अग्ने: सम्बोधन
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि

• उन्मादय: drive into frenzy / intoxicate
• उन्मादय: (वाक्ये) क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: उन्मादय (उत्-√मद्, caus.)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: कर्तृ
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्

• असौ: that (one)
• असौ: कर्तृ
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: असद्/अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिकम्)

• माम्: me
• माम्: कर्म
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्

• अनु: after, along, following
• अनु: (क्रियाविशेषणम्)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनु

• शोचतु: let (him) burn / grieve
• शोचतु: (वाक्ये) क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: √शुच् (शोचति)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic/anonymous

Devata: Maruts; Agni; Smara-effect implied

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like / charm-prose cadence (edition-dependent)

Mantra Rasa

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