Mantra 32

Sukta 8

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

तस्येदं वर्चस्तेजः प्राणमायुर्नि वेष्टयामीदमेनमधराञ्चं पादयामि

IAST Transliteration

tásya idáṁ várcas téjaḥ prāṇám ā́yur ní veṣṭayāmi idám enam adharā́ñcam pādayāmi

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

This lustre of his, this splendour, his breath, his life—these I wrap down (and enclose). This man I make downward-turned; I cause him to go beneath.

Translation

Kilauannya ini, sinarnya ini, napasnya, hidupnya—semuanya ini kubungkus ke bawah (dan kukurung). Orang ini kubuat menunduk ke bawah; kubuat ia jatuh ke bawah.

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him/its
• तस्य: सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: कर्म (object; ‘this’ as what is being dealt with)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• वर्चः: lustre, radiance
• वर्चः: कर्म (object; ‘lustre’ being applied/secured)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्चस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• तेजः: splendour, energy
• तेजः: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• प्राणम्: breath, vital force
• प्राणम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राण (प्रातिपदिक)

• आयुः: life, lifespan
• आयुः: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: आयुस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• नि: down, in; (as preverb) firmly
• नि: क्रियाविशेषण (verbal modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable (preverb)
• Root: नि (उपसर्ग)

• वेष्टयामि: I wrap/enclose (secure)
• वेष्टयामि: कर्तृ (अहं) + कर्म (वर्चः-तेजः-प्राणम्-आयुः)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वेष्ट् (वेष्टने) / वेष्टयति

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: कर्म (object; ‘this’)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• एनम्: him (this person)
• एनम्: कर्म
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्/एन् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक; एनद्-श्रृंखला)

• अधराञ्चम्: turned downward, facing down
• अधराञ्चम्: कर्म (qualifier of एनम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अधर (प्रातिपदिक) + अञ्च् (प्रत्यय/दिशार्थ-समास; ‘turned’)

• पादयामि: I cause (him) to go/step; I make (him) fall/submit
• पादयामि: कर्तृ (अहं) + कर्म (एनम्)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पद्/पादय् (प्रेरणे/गमने; causative) ‘पादयति’

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (Anukramaṇī attribution not supplied in input)

Devata: Varchas/Tejas/Prāṇa/Āyus as personified powers; coercive act (veṣṭana)

Chandas: Prose-like performative sequence

Mantra Rasa

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