Mantra 10

Sukta 4

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

शीर्षामयमुपहत्यामक्ष्योस्तन्वो३रपः । कुष्ठस्तत् सर्वं निष्करद् दैवं समह वृष्ण्यम्

IAST Transliteration

śīrṣāmayám upahatyám akṣyós tanvòḥ ápaḥ | kuṣṭhás tát sárvaṃ níṣkarad daívyaṃ samahá vṛ́ṣṇyam

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Having smitten the head-disease, and (the ills) of the eyes, and of the body—away with them! Kuṣṭha hath expelled them all, the divinely-sent (bane), wholly, and (restored) vigorous strength.

Translation

Setelah menumpas penyakit kepala, dan (penyakit) pada mata, dan pada tubuh—enyahkanlah semuanya! Kuṣṭha telah mengusir semuanya, bala yang dikirim secara ilahi, seluruhnya, dan (mengembalikan) kekuatan yang gagah.

Word by Word

• शीर्षामयम्: head-disease, headache (affliction of the head)
• शीर्षामयम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शीर्षामय (प्रातिपदिक; शीर्षन् + आमय) अथवा समास-प्रातिपदिक

• उपहत्या: by striking down; by smiting/removing
• उपहत्या: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: उप-हन् (धातु) → उपहत (कृदन्त) → उपहत्या (भाव/क्रिया-नाम)

• अमक्ष्योः: in/at the two eyes; of the two eyes
• अमक्ष्योः: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमक्षि (प्रातिपदिक; ‘आँख/नेत्र’ अर्थे, द्विवचन-प्रयोग)

• तन्वोः: of the two bodies; of the body (dual form)
• तन्वोः: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: तनू (प्रातिपदिक)

• अपः: waters; healing waters
• अपः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप् (प्रातिपदिक)

• कुष्ठः: Kuṣṭha (the herb, costus)
• कुष्ठः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक; औषधि-नाम)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• सर्वम्: all, entire
• सर्वम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)

• निष्करद्: drove out; removed; expelled
• निष्करद्: Kriyā
• Type: Verb
• Root: निस्-√कृ (धातु) → निष्कर (कृदन्त/प्रयोग) ; वैदिके ‘निष्करद्’ इति लिट्/लुङ्-प्रायः रूपम्

• दैवम्: divine; coming from the gods
• दैवम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दैव (प्रातिपदिक)

• समह: with full might; with complete power
• समह: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: समह (प्रातिपदिक; ‘समह’ = ‘सम्यक्-अह/समाह’ इत्यादि वैदिक-रूप, ‘बल/उत्साह/समर्थ्य’ अर्थे)

• वृष्ण्यम्: manly vigor; virility; strength
• वृष्ण्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: वृष्ण्य (प्रातिपदिक; ‘वृषन्’ से ‘वीर्य/पौरुष’ अर्थे)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic/Āṅgirasa tradition (per Anukramaṇī).

Devata: Kuṣṭha; secondarily ‘disease’ as adversary.

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh.

Mantra Rasa

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