Mantra 18

Sukta 2

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

वैरूपाय च वै स वैराजाय चाद्भ्यश्च वरुणाय च राज्ञ आ वृश्चते य एवं विद्वांसं व्रात्यमुपवदति

IAST Transliteration

vairū́pāya ca váí sá vairājā́ya cā́dbhyaś ca váruṇāya ca rā́jñe ā́ vṛ́ścate yá eváṁ vidvā́ṁsaṁ vrā́tyam upavádati

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Against Vairūpa verily, and against Vairāja; against the Waters, against Varuṇa, and against the King is he cut off, who thus revileth a knowing Vrātya.

Translation

જે આ રીતે જાણકાર વ્રાત્યને અપવાદ કરે છે, તે વૈરૂપ વિરુદ્ધ, વૈરાજ વિરુદ્ધ, જળો વિરુદ્ધ, વરુણ વિરુદ્ધ અને રાજા વિરુદ્ધ—નિશ્ચયે—છેદાઈ જાય છે (અલગ પડી જાય છે).

Word by Word

वैरूपायto Vairūpa (a form/name)

चand

वैindeed

सःhe

वैराजायto Vairāja (a form/name)

चand

अद्भ्यःfrom the waters

चand

वरुणायto Varuṇa

चand

राज्ञःof the king

आtowards; forth (prefix)

वृश्चतेis cut off / is severed

यःwho

एवम्thus; in this manner

विद्वांसम्a knowing one; learned

व्रात्यम्the Vrātya (outsider/ascetic figure)

उपवदतिspeaks against; reviles

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic/anonymous

Devata: Vairūpa; Vairāja; Āpas; Varuṇa; Rājā (as sanctioning authorities)

Chandas: Prose-like Atharvanic cadence

Mantra Rasa

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