Mantra 19

Sukta 10

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

त्रिषन्धे तमसा त्वममित्रान् परि वारय । पृषदाज्यप्रणुत्तानां मामीषां मोचि कश्चन

IAST Transliteration

tríṣandhe támasā tvám amítrā́n pári vā́raya | pṛṣadā́jya-praṇuttānāṃ mā́mīṣā́ṃ móci káścana ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

At the threefold junction, with darkness do thou encompass and restrain the enemies. Of those whom the speckled ghee hath thrust back, let not a single one of ours be loosed away.

Translation

ત્રિસંધિ પર, અંધકાર વડે તું શત્રુઓને ચારે તરફથી ઘેરીને રોકી રાખ. પૃષદાજ્ય (ચિતરેલું ઘી)એ જેમને પાછા ઠેલ્યા છે, એમમાંથી અમારા કોઈ એક પણ છૂટીને ન નીકળી જાય.

Word by Word

त्रिषन्धेin/at the three junctions (threefold boundary-times/places)

तमसाwith darkness; by darkness

त्वम्you

अमित्रान्enemies; hostile ones

परिaround; all around

वारयward off; keep away

पृषदाज्यप्रणुत्तानाम्of those driven away by pṛṣadājya (speckled ghee/ritual ghee)

माme

ईषाम्of these; of them

मोचिdo not release; do not let go

कश्चनanyone; someone (at all)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic/Angiras attribution (per anukramaṇī lineages for war charms).

Devata: Tamas (Darkness) as operative power; Senā as implied instrument; ājya as empowered medium.

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh

Mantra Rasa

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