Mantra 3

Sukta 67

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

ऐषु नह्य वृषाजिनं हरिणस्या भियं कृधि । पराङमित्र एषत्वर्वाची गौरुपेषतु

IAST Transliteration

éṣu nahyá vṛ́ṣājináṃ hariṇásyā́ bhíyaṃ kṛdhi | parā́ṅ mitra éṣatv arvā́cī gáur upéṣatu ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Bind on, in these (quarters), the bull-hide; upon the antelope’s fear do thou impose (it). Away, O Mitra, let the foe be driven; hitherward let the Cow draw near and come unto us.

Word by Word

• एषु: in/among these
• एषु: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• नहि: indeed not / surely not
• नहि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नहि (निपात)

• अ: (expletive particle)
• अ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अ (निपात; पदपूरण/उद्गार)

• वृषाजिनम्: bull-hide / bull-skin
• वृषाजिनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृषाजिन (प्रातिपदिक; वृष + अजिन)

• हरिणस्य: of the deer/antelope
• हरिणस्य: Sambandha (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरिण (प्रातिपदिक)

• भियम्: fear
• भियम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भि (स्त्रीलिङ्ग प्रातिपदिक: भिय्/भी)

• कृधि: make / do (you)!
• कृधि: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)

• पराङ्: away / outward
• पराङ्: —
• Type: Indeclinable (directional) / Adjective
• Root: पराङ् (अव्यय/विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक)

• मित्र: O Mitra
• मित्र: Sambodhana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मित्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• एष: this (one)
• एष: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• त्व: you
• त्व: Kartā (with implied verb)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: त्व (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक: त्वम्)

• अर्वाची: turned hither / facing this way
• अर्वाची: Kartā (agreeing with गौः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अर्वाच् (विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक)

• गौः: the cow
• गौः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो (प्रातिपदिक)

• उप: towards / near
• उप: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उप (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• एषतु: let (her/it) come / approach
• एषतु: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: इष् (धातु; गत्यर्थ/इच्छार्थ) अथवा एष् (गत्यर्थ) — वैदिक रूप

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic/Angirasa tradition (specific r̥ṣi not stated in the provided excerpt)

Devata: Mitra (and implicitly protective/wealth forces centered on cattle)

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable; typical for such compact Atharvanic verses)

Mantra Rasa

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