Atharva Veda 7.90.1 - Kanda 7, Anuvaka 9, Sukta 90, Mantra 1

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Atharva Veda 7.90.1: Kanda 7, Anuvaka 9, Sukta 90, Mantra 1

Sukta 90

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

शत्रुबलनाशनम्। अपि॑ वृश्च पुराण॒वद् व्र॒तते॑रिव गुष्पि॒तम्। ओजो॑ दा॒स्यस्य॑ दम्भय

IAST Transliteration

ápi vṛ́śca purāṇavád vratatér iva guṣpitám | ójo dāsyásya dambhaya ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Cut off, even as in days of old, the knotted swelling as it were of the vowed one; crush thou the might of the Dāsa.

Translation

यह मंत्र दुश्मन की ताकत तोड़ने के लिए है। जैसे पुराने ज़माने में कोई गाँथ काट देता था, वैसे ही दुश्मन की ताकत काट दो। दासा की शक्ति को कुचल दो।

Word by Word

अपिalso; even

वृश्चcut off; sever

पुराणवत्as of old; in the old manner

व्रततेःof the (female) ‘vow/observance’ (vow-keeper); of one who keeps a vow

इवlike; as

गुष्पितम्the bound/entangled thing; the fastening/entanglement

ओजःstrength; vigor; power

दास्यस्यof servitude; of the servant/slave (state)

दम्भयcrush; overpower; subdue

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (varies)

Devata: Indra-like martial force implied; the mantra functions as a weapon-spell (no explicit devatā named)

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable; verify)

Mantra Rasa

Primary: raudra

Secondary: vira

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