Mantra 65

Sukta 5

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

एवा त्वं देव्यघ्न्ये ब्रह्मज्यस्य कृतागसो देवपीयोरराधसः

IAST Transliteration

evá tváṃ dévy aghnye brahmajyásya kṛtā́gaso devapīyór arā́dhasaḥ

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Even so, O Goddess, O inviolate One, upon the Brahman-slayer—upon him that hath wrought sin, the profaner of the gods’ due, the unprosperous in worship—(do thou execute this).

Translation

Demikianlah, wahai Dewi, wahai yang tak ternoda (Aghnyā), terhadap pembunuh Brahmana—terhadap pelaku dosa, penista bagian para dewa, yang tak beruntung dalam pemujaan—laksanakanlah ini.

Word by Word

• एव: thus, just, indeed
• एव: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (निपात)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• देवि: O goddess
• देवि: सम्बोधन
• Type: Noun (vocative address)
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)

• अघ्न्ये: O inviolable one (not to be harmed)
• अघ्न्ये: सम्बोधन
• Type: Adjective (vocative epithet)
• Root: अघ्न्या (प्रातिपदिक; ‘न हन्तव्या’)

• ब्रह्मज्यस्य: of the brahma-slayer / of one who harms brahman (sacred power)
• ब्रह्मज्यस्य: सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: ब्रह्मज्य (प्रातिपदिक; ब्रह्मन् + ज्य ‘हानि/क्षति’ → ‘ब्रह्म-हानि/ब्रह्मघात’)

• कृतागसः: of the sin-committer; of one who has committed offence
• कृतागसः: सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
• Type: Adjective (substantival)
• Root: कृतागस् (प्रातिपदिक; कृत ‘done’ + आगस् ‘sin/offence’)

• देवपीयोः: of the god-drinker / of one who partakes of (or is dear to) the gods
• देवपीयोः: सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: देवपीयु (प्रातिपदिक; देव + पीयु/पीय ‘drink/one who drinks’ → ‘devotee/one who partakes of the gods’ drink’)

• अराधसः: of the unsuccessful/ill-favoured; of one without prosperity
• अराधसः: सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: अराधस् (प्रातिपदिक; a- + राधस् ‘success, favour, prosperity’ → ‘lack of favour/success’)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic/Angiras-type attribution (sūkta-level; traditional lists vary)

Devata: Devī (Aghnyā as inviolable punitive power); implicitly Vajra/weapon-force in the sequence

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like cadence (as transmitted; some editions treat the sequence as mixed/irregular)

Mantra Rasa

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