Mantra 1

Sukta 23

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

शत्रुनिवारणम्। नक्तंजातास्योषधे रामे कृष्णे असिक्नि च । इदं रजनि रजय किलासं पलितं च यत्

IAST Transliteration

náktam-jātā́sy òṣadhe rā́me kṛ́ṣṇe ásikni ca | idáṃ rajani rajaya kilā́saṃ palitáṃ ca yát ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Night-born art thou, O Herb—O dark one, black one, yea, black-hued besides. This, O Night, do thou make dark again: the kílāsa, and the grayness—whatsoever it be.

Translation

(Mantra penangkal musuh) Wahai tumbuhan obat yang lahir dari malam—engkau yang gelap, yang hitam, bahkan hitam pekat. Dan wahai Malam, jadikanlah ini kembali gelap: kilāsa dan uban/kelabu—apa pun itu adanya.

Word by Word

• नक्तंजातासि: You are the night-born (herb).
• नक्तंजातासि: Kartā (नक्तंजाता) + क्रियापद
• Type: Noun+Verb
• Root: नक्तंजाता (प्रातिपदिक) + अस् (धातु)

• ओषधे: O herb!
• ओषधे: (सम्बोधन) संबोधन-सम्बन्ध
• Type: Noun
• Root: ओषधि (प्रातिपदिक)

• रामे: O dark/black (one)!
• रामे: (सम्बोधन) विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)

• कृष्णे: O black (one)!
• कृष्णे: (सम्बोधन) विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)

• असिक्नि: O Asiknī / O dark one!
• असिक्नि: (सम्बोधन) विशेषण/नाम
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: असिक्नी (प्रातिपदिक)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• रजनि: O night (dark one)!
• रजनि: (सम्बोधन) संबोधन-सम्बन्ध
• Type: Noun
• Root: रजनी (प्रातिपदिक)

• रजय: dye / darken / make black
• रजय: क्रियापद
• Type: Verb
• Root: रञ्ज् (धातु)

• किलासम्: white leprosy / skin-whitening disease
• किलासम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: किलास (प्रातिपदिक)

• पलितम्: grey/whiteness (grey hair/white discoloration)
• पलितम्: Karma (समुच्चित)
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: पलित (प्रातिपदिक)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• यत्: whatever (there is)
• यत्: Karma (अन्वय-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Pronoun/Relative
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (often transmitted without a single named ṛṣi for minor healing charms; assigned in some indices to Atharvan/Angiras lineages).

Devata: Oṣadhi (the herb) and Rājanī/Night (personified night-power).

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (4 pādas of 8 syllables; typical of Atharvanic healing charms).

Mantra Rasa

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