Mantra 32
Sukta 5
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
अघं पच्यमाना दुष्वप्न्यं पक्वा
IAST Transliteration
agháṃ pacyámānā duṣvápnyaṃ pakvā́
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
Evil being ‘cooked,’—the evil dream, cooked through.
Translation
अघ (अनिष्ट) ‘पकाया’ जा रहा है,—दुष्वप्न (बुरा स्वप्न) पूरी तरह पककर नष्ट हो गया।
Word by Word
अघम्evil, sin, harm
अघम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअघ (प्रातिपदिक)
पच्यमानाःbeing cooked/being ripened (i.e., undergoing cooking)
पच्यमानाः:
Kartā
TypeParticiple (Adjectival) / Verb-derived
Root√पच् (पचँ) + शानच् (वर्तमानकाले कर्मणि/आत्मनेपद कृदन्त) → पच्यमान
दुष्वप्न्यम्evil dream; nightmare (inauspicious dream)
दुष्वप्न्यम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootदुष्- (उपसर्ग/उपपद) + स्वप्न्य (प्रातिपदिक; स्वप्न-सम्बद्ध) → दुष्वप्न्य
पक्वाःcooked, ripened; fully cooked
पक्वाः:
Kartā
TypeParticiple (Adjectival)
Root√पच् (पचँ) + क्त (भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त) → पक्व
Attribution
Rishi: Unspecified in the provided excerpt (to be supplied from AV 12.5 anukramaṇī).
Devata: Apotropaic removal of Agha and Duṣvapnya.
Chandas: Unspecified (to be verified).
Mantra Rasa
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