Mantra 17
Sukta 8
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
या गुदा अनुसर्पन्त्यान्त्राणि मोहयन्ति च । अहिंसन्तीरनामया निर्द्रवन्तु बहिर्बिलम्
IAST Transliteration
yā́ gudā́t anusárpanty ā́ntrāṇi moháyanti ca | ahíṃsantīr anāmayā́ nírdravantu bahírbilám ||
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
She that, creeping on from the anus, confounds the intestines as well—harmless, unailing, let her run forth, away, unto the outer burrow.
Word by Word
याshe who
या:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
गुदाम्the anus/rectum
गुदाम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootगुदा (प्रातिपदिक)
अनुसर्पन्तीcreeping along/into
अनुसर्पन्ती:
Kartā
TypeParticiple (verbal adjective)
Rootसृप् (धातु) + अनु- (उपसर्ग) → अनुसर्पत् (वर्तमान कृदन्त) → अनुसर्पन्ती
आन्त्राणिthe intestines
आन्त्राणि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootआन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
मोहयन्तिthey bewilder/confuse
मोहयन्ति:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootमुह् (धातु) → मोहयति (णिजन्त) वर्तमान
चand
च:
Sambandha
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (निपात)
अहिंसन्तीःnot injuring; harmless
अहिंसन्तीः:
Kartā
TypeParticiple (verbal adjective)
Rootहिंस् (धातु) + अ- (निषेध) → अहिंसन्ती (वर्तमान कृदन्त)
अनामयाःfree from disease; healthful
अनामयाः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootअनामय (प्रातिपदिक; अ- + आमय)
निर्द्रवन्तुlet them run out/flow away
निर्द्रवन्तु:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootद्रु (धातु) + निर्- (उपसर्ग) → निर्द्रवति; आज्ञार्थे
बहिःoutside
बहिः:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootबहिः (अव्यय)
बिलम्opening/cavity (hole)
बिलम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootबिल (प्रातिपदिक)
Attribution
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (not specified in excerpt)
Devata: Disease-agent (yákṣma/krimi-like imagery)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable)
Mantra Rasa
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