Mantra 54
Sukta 5
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
ओषन्ती समोषन्ती ब्रह्मणो वज्रः
IAST Transliteration
óṣantī samóṣantī bráhmaṇo vájraḥ
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
Burning, wholly burning—this is the thunderbolt of brahman.
Translation
दहती हुई, सर्वथा दहती हुई—यह ब्रह्मन् का वज्र है।
Word by Word
ओषन्तीburning; consuming; (she/it) that burns
ओषन्ती:
Kartā (सम्बोधन/वर्णन-कर्तृभावः)
TypeAdjective (present participle used substantively)
Rootओष् (धातु, ‘दह्/क्षय’ अर्थे) → ओषन्त् (वर्तमान कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
समोषन्तीburning together/fully; completely consuming
समोषन्ती:
Kartā (विशेषणरूपेण कर्तृभावः)
TypeAdjective (present participle)
Rootसम् + ओष् (धातु) → समोषन्त् (वर्तमान कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
ब्रह्मणःof Brahman; of sacred power/prayer
ब्रह्मणः:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation: ‘of Brahman/holy power’)
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
वज्रःthe thunderbolt; (also) a powerful weapon
वज्रः:
Kartā / विषय (मुख्यपद-कर्तृ/विषयः: ‘the vajra is…’)
TypeNoun
Rootवज्र (प्रातिपदिक)
Attribution
Rishi: Atharvanic/Angiras tradition (hymn-level attribution uncertain)
Devata: Brahman (as weapon) / Agni (implicit as consuming force)
Chandas: Short formula; Atharvanic (meter loose)
Mantra Rasa
Primary: raudra
Secondary: adbhuta