Mantra 31
Sukta 5
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
विषं प्रयस्यन्ती तक्मा प्रयस्ता
IAST Transliteration
viṣáṃ prayásyantī takmā́ práyastā
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
Driving forth the poison,—Takman the Fever is driven forth.
Translation
विष को बाहर हाँकती हुई,—तक्ष्मा (ज्वर) को बाहर हाँका गया।
Word by Word
विषम्poison (as the object)
विषम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootविष (प्रातिपदिक)
प्रयस्यन्ती(she) striving/endeavouring (towards)
प्रयस्यन्ती:
कर्तृ
TypeVerb (participle)
Rootयस् (धातु) + प्र (उपसर्ग); वर्तमान कृदन्त (शतृ) स्त्री.
तक्ष्माfever (Takman personified)
तक्ष्मा:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootतक्ष्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
प्रयस्ताset in motion/impelled; having been urged
प्रयस्ता:
कर्तृ
TypeVerb (past participle)
Rootयस् (धातु) + प्र (उपसर्ग); भूतकृदन्त (क्त) स्त्री.
Attribution
Rishi: Unspecified in the provided excerpt (to be supplied from AV 12.5 anukramaṇī).
Devata: Takman (as adversarial devatā) and the expelling power of mantra.
Chandas: Unspecified (to be verified).
Mantra Rasa
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