Mantra 1

Sukta 88

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

सर्पविषनाशनम्। १ गरुत्मान्। तक्षकः। त्र्यवसाना बृहती। अपेह्यरिरस्यरिर्वा असि। विषे विषमपृक्था विषमिद् वा अपृक्थाः । अहिमेवाभ्यपेहि तं जहि

IAST Transliteration

ápa ihy áriḥ asy áriḥ vā́ asi | víṣe víṣam apṛ́kthā víṣam íd vā́ apṛ́kthāḥ | áhím evā́bhy apéhi táṃ jahí ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Away—begone! Thou art an enemy, yea an enemy. With poison thou hast mingled poison—poison indeed hast thou mingled. From the serpent, even from him, withdraw; smite him down.

Word by Word

अपेहिgo away, depart

अरिःenemy

असिyou are

अरिःan enemy

वाor

असिyou are

विषेin poison; with poison

विषम्poison

अपृक्थाःyou have mixed; you have blended

विषम्poison

इत्indeed, just

वाor

अपृक्थाःyou have mixed

अहिम्serpent

एवjust, indeed

अभ्यपेहिgo away from here; withdraw

तम्him/that one

जहिstrike/kill

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (not specified in the supplied excerpt; headings mention Garutmān/Takṣaka as thematic markers)

Devata: Anti-venom power (often Garuḍa/Tārkṣya); addressed adversary is the poison/serpent

Chandas: Bṛhatī (as indicated in the supplied heading)

Mantra Rasa

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