Mantra 1

Sukta 96

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

शत्रुनाशनम्। असदन् गावः सदनेऽपप्तद् वसतिं वयः । आस्थाने पर्वता अस्थुः स्थाम्नि वृक्कावतिष्ठिपम्

IAST Transliteration

śatrunāśanám. ásadan gā́vaḥ sádane ’paptad vasatíṃ váyaḥ | āsthā́ne párvatā asthuḥ sthā́mni vṛ́kkāv atiṣṭhipam

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Enemy-destruction. The cows have sat down within the dwelling; the bird hath flown away from the habitation. The mountains have stood fast in their station: in its place have I set the two wolves firm.

Word by Word

• असदन्: they sat down / they settled
• असदन्: Kriyā (मुख्य क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √सद् (सीदति) / √सद् (आसादने)

• गावः: the cows
• गावः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो (प्रातिपदिक)

• सदने: in the dwelling / in the stall
• सदने: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: सदन (प्रातिपदिक; √सद्-न)

• अपप्तत्: flew / fell upon
• अपप्तत्: Kriyā (अनुक्रम क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पत् (पतति)

• वसतिम्: the dwelling-place / abode
• वसतिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसति (प्रातिपदिक; √वस्)

• वयः: a bird (lit. winged one)
• वयः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: वयस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• आस्थाने: at the standing-place / station
• आस्थाने: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: आस्थान (प्रातिपदिक; आ-√स्था-न)

• पर्वताः: the mountains
• पर्वताः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वत (प्रातिपदिक)

• अस्थुः: they stood
• अस्थुः: Kriyā (मुख्य क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्था (तिष्ठति)

• स्थाम्नि: in the place / in the fixed position
• स्थाम्नि: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थामन् (प्रातिपदिक)

• वृक्कावतिष्ठिपम्: I made (it) stand firm like kidneys / I set (them) in the kidneys
• वृक्कावतिष्ठिपम्: Kriyā (वक्ता-कर्म)
• Type: Verb (with nominal pre-element)
• Root: वृक्क (प्रातिपदिक) + अव-√स्था (तिष्ठति)

Attribution

Rishi: As above (requires anukramaṇī confirmation)

Devata: Household stability (sthāman) and apotropaic fixation; no single deity

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like (to be verified)

Mantra Rasa

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