Mantra 26

Sukta 2

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

परि त्वा पातु समानेभ्योऽभिचारात् सबन्धुभ्यः । अमम्रिर्भवामृतोऽतिजीवो मा ते हासिषुरसवः शरीरम्

IAST Transliteration

pári tvā pātu samānébhyo’bhicārā́t sabándhubhyaḥ | amámrir bhavā́mṛ́to’tijī́vo mā́ te hāsiṣurásavaḥ śárīram ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Round thee let protection stand, from equals’ sorcery, from kindred foes. Be thou unperishing; be deathless, over-living: let not the vital juices ever leave thy body.

Word by Word

• परि: around; completely (as a preverb)
• परि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परि (उपसर्ग) / परि (अव्यय)

• त्वा: you (accusative singular)
• त्वा: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• पातु: may (he/it) protect
• पातु: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: पा (पालने)

• समानेभ्यः: from equals / from those on the same level
• समानेभ्यः: Apādāna
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समान (विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक)

• अभिचारात्: from sorcery; from hostile magic
• अभिचारात्: Apādāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभिचार (प्रातिपदिक)

• सबन्धुभ्यः: from (one’s) kinsmen/relations
• सबन्धुभ्यः: Apādāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: सबन्धु (प्रातिपदिक; स + बन्धु)

• अमम्रिः: not dying; deathless
• अमम्रिः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मृ (मरणे) → मम्रि (परिपूर्ण-रूप); अ- (निषेध)

• भवा: be (you)!
• भवा: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (सत्तायाम्)

• अमृतः: immortal
• अमृतः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमृत (प्रातिपदिक)

• अतिजीवः: long-living; surviving beyond (others)
• अतिजीवः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अतिजीव (प्रातिपदिक; अति + जीव)

• मा: do not
• मा: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मा (निषेध-अव्यय)

• ते: to/for you; your
• ते: Sampradāna
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• हासिषुः: may (they/it) not leave/abandon
• हासिषुः: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: हा (त्यागे) / √हास् (हासने) — वैदिक-रूप; यहाँ ‘परित्यज्/हानि’ अर्थे

• रसावः: vital juices; essences (bodily fluids/strengths)
• रसावः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: रस (प्रातिपदिक) + -आव (बहुवचन-प्रातिपदिक/नाम)

• शरीरम्: body
• शरीरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरीर (प्रातिपदिक)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (Anukramaṇī attribution for AV 8.2 varies by school; commonly Atharvan/Angiras line)

Devata: Rakṣā / protective power; implicitly Agni and the Devas as guardians against abhicāra

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (predominant in AV protective verses; some pādas show Atharvanic cadence)

Mantra Rasa

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