Mantra 26

Sukta 10

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

मर्माविधं रोरुवतं सुपर्णैरदन्तु दुश्चितं मृदितं शयानम्। य इमां प्रतीचीमाहुतिममित्रो नो युयुत्सति

IAST Transliteration

marmāvidháṁ rórūvatam supárṇair adantu duścítaṁ mṛditáṁ śayā́nam | yá imā́ṁ pratī́cīm ā́hutim amítró no yuyútsati ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Pierced in his vital parts, howling—let the fair-winged devour him, the ill-devised, crushed down, lying low: the foe who would contend with us, and turn this oblation back against us.

Translation

Tertikam pada marma (titik hayat), meraung—semoga para Suparṇa bersayap indah melahap dia, si perancang jahat, yang diremukkan, tergeletak rendah: musuh yang hendak bertarung melawan kami dan berniat membalikkan persembahan ini untuk mencelakai kami.

Word by Word

• मर्माविधम्: marrow/‘vital-spot’-piercing, wounding
• मर्माविधम्: कर्म
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मर्मन् + आ-√विध् (विधँ—वेधने) → अविध (कृदन्त) / समासः

• रोरुवतम्: howling, wailing
• रोरुवतम्: कर्म
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √रु (रुदँ—शब्दे) → रोरुवत् (वर्तमान-कृदन्त, पुनरुक्त-आधार)

• सुपर्णैः: with the fair-winged ones (birds)
• सुपर्णैः: करण
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुपर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)

• अदन्तु: let them eat/devour
• अदन्तु: (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अद् (अदँ—भक्षणे)

• दुश्चितम्: evil-minded, maliciously devised
• दुश्चितम्: कर्म
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुष् + चित (√चित्—चेतने/चिन्तायाम्; ‘चित’ = ‘intended/contrived’)

• मृदितम्: crushed, bruised
• मृदितम्: कर्म
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √मृद् (मृदँ—मर्दने) → मृदित (क्त)

• शयानम्: lying (prostrate)
• शयानम्: कर्म
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √शी (शीङ्—शये) → शयान (शतृ/वर्तमान-कृदन्त)

• यः: who (he who)
• यः: कर्तृ
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

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

• प्रतीचीम्: turned back/against (counter), adverse
• प्रतीचीम्: कर्म
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रतीची (प्रातिपदिक)

• आहुतिम्: offering, oblation
• आहुतिम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: आहुति (प्रातिपदिक; आ-√हु ‘to offer’ से)

• अमित्रः: enemy
• अमित्रः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमित्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• नः: for us / of us
• नः: सम्प्रदान
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम)

• युयुत्सति: wishes/intends to fight
• युयुत्सति: (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √युध् (युधँ—सम्प्रहारॆ) → युयुत्स (सन्नन्त) + ति

Attribution

Rishi: To be verified from Śaunaka Anukramaṇī for 11.10

Devata: Imprecatory force; suparṇas as agents; anti-countermagic efficacy

Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like cadence possible (longer line); confirm by syllable count

Mantra Rasa

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