Mantra 10

Sukta 8

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

तस्मादमुं निर्भजामोऽमुमामुष्यायणममुष्याः पुत्रमसौ यः

IAST Transliteration

tásmād amúṃ nírbhajāmo ’múm āmuṣyā́yaṇam ámuṣyāḥ putrám asáu yáḥ

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Therefore we portion him away—him, the son of such an one, the son of that woman—this man who (is our foe).

Translation

Karena itu kami menyingkirkannya, membaginya jauh—dia, putra si anu, putra perempuan itu—orang ini yang menjadi musuh kami.

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore; from that (cause)
• तस्मात्: Apādāna
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• अमुम्: that (yonder) man/person
• अमुम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• निर्भजामः: we drive away / expel / banish
• निर्भजामः: Kartā
• Type: Verb
• Root: भज्

• अमुम्: that (yonder) one
• अमुम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• आमुष्यायणम्: the descendant/son of that man (of such-and-such lineage)
• आमुष्यायणम्: Karma
• Type: Noun (patronymic/lineage term)
• Root: आमुष्यायण (प्रातिपदिक; गोत्र/वंश-निर्देशकः ‘अमुष्य’ + अयन/आयन)

• अमुष्याः: of that (woman/person)
• अमुष्याः: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अमुष्य (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक; ‘of that (woman/man)’)

• पुत्रम्: son
• पुत्रम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• असौ: that (yonder) one; he
• असौ: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• यः: who
• यः: Kartā (relative clause subject)
• Type: Pronoun (relative)
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक; सम्बन्धबोधकः)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition

Devata: Mantra as operative force (kriyā-śakti); the ‘share’ (bhāga) conceptually personified

Chandas: Prose/ritual formula

Mantra Rasa

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