Mantra 16

Sukta 6

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

पर्यस्ताक्षा अप्रचङ्कशा अस्त्रैणाः सन्तु पण्डगाः । अव भेषज पादय य इमां संविवृत्सत्यपतिः स्वपतिं स्त्रियम्

IAST Transliteration

paryastākṣā́ apracaṅkaśā́ astréṇāḥ santu páṇḍagā́ḥ | áva bheṣaja pādaya yá imā́ṃ saṃvivṛ́t satyápatíḥ svapatíṃ stríyam

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Overturned of eye, unsteady of step, weapon-bearing—let the Pāṇḍagas be such. O Remedy, strike down and cast away him who hath closed upon this woman, true-wived, joined to her rightful lord.

Translation

Matanya terbalik, langkahnya goyah, bersenjata—biarlah para Pāṇḍaga demikian adanya. Wahai Obat (Bheṣaja), jatuhkan dan singkirkan dia yang telah menutup dan mengepung perempuan ini—istri yang setia, bersatu dengan suami yang sah.

Word by Word

पर्यस्ताक्षाःhaving their eyes cast down/overturned

अप्रचङ्कशाःnot peeping about; not looking around

अस्त्रेणाःweapon-bearing; armed

सन्तुlet them be

पण्डगाःPāṇḍaga-s (a class of beings/creatures; here as hostile entities)

अवdown; away

भेषजO remedy; O healing medicine

पादयdrive away; cause to depart

यःwho

इमाम्this (woman)

संविवृत्सतिdesires to turn/approach; seeks to have intercourse (contextual)

अपतिःone without a husband; a husbandless man (paramour)

स्वपतिम्her own husband

स्त्रियम्woman

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic (as per AV anukramaṇī tradition for this hymn cluster)

Devata: Bheṣaj (Remedy) as devatā; hostile Pāṇḍagas as targets

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like (with technical names affecting metrical regularity).

Mantra Rasa

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