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Mantra 1

Sukta 24

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

शत्रुनिवारणम्। सुपर्णो जातः प्रथमस्तस्य त्वं पित्तमासिथ । तदासुरी युधा जिता रूपं चक्रे वनस्पतीन्

IAST Transliteration

suparṇó jātáḥ prathamás tásya tváṃ pittámā́si-tha | tádāsurī́ yúdhā jitā́ rūpáṃ cakre vánaspátīn ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

The Fair-winged was born the first; of him thou art the most pitta-strong. Then was the Asurī, conquered in battle; she took a form—(she made) the lords of the forest.

Word by Word

सुपर्णःthe well-winged one; a bird (Suparṇa)

जातःborn; arisen

प्रथमःfirst

तस्यof him/that

त्वम्you

पित्तमासिथyou have been / you were

तदाthen

असुरीthe Asurī (a demoness / named power; also a plant-name in AV usage)

युधाby battle; in combat

जिताconquered; victorious

रूपम्form; shape

चक्रेmade; fashioned

वनस्पतीन्lords of the forest; trees/plants

Attribution

Rishi: Uncertain from the isolated verse; commonly Atharvanic attribution (requires Anukramaṇī confirmation for AVŚ 1.24).

Devata: Suparṇa (as conquering power) and/or the apotropaic vegetal potency (vanaspati); adversary figure: Asurī.

Chandas: Likely Anuṣṭubh (needs metrical verification against full hymn context).

Mantra Rasa

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