Mantra 6

Sukta 29

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

सपत्नक्षयणो वृषाभिराष्ट्रो विषासहिः । यथाहमेषां वीराणां विराजानि जनस्य च

IAST Transliteration

sapatna-kṣáyaṇo vṛ́ṣā abhí-rāṣṭro viṣā-sahíḥ | yáthā ahám eṣā́ṃ vīrā́ṇāṃ virā́jāni jánasya ca ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Foe-wasting, a bull of might, set over the realm, poison-overcoming—so may I shine forth as sovereign among these heroes, and among the people likewise.

Word by Word

• सपत्नक्षयणः: destroyer of rivals
• सपत्नक्षयणः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सपत्न-क्षयण (प्रातिपदिक; क्षयण < √क्षि ‘क्षय/नाश करना’ से भाव/कृदन्त-आधारित)

• वृषा: the bull; the mighty one
• वृषा: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृषन् (प्रातिपदिक)

• अभिराष्ट्रः: having/over a realm; ruling over the kingdom
• अभिराष्ट्रः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभि-राष्ट्र (प्रातिपदिक; राष्ट्र ‘realm/kingdom’)

• विषासहिः: overpowering poison; poison-conquering
• विषासहिः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-षा-सहि (प्रातिपदिक; सहि < √सह् ‘सहना/जीतना’)

• यथा: so that; in such a way that
• यथा: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अहम्

• एषाम्: of these
• एषाम्: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्

• वीराणाम्: of heroes/men
• वीराणाम्: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर (प्रातिपदिक)

• विराजानि: may I rule/shine forth (as sovereign)
• विराजानि: Kartā
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-राज् (धातु √राज् ‘दीपना/शोभना/राज्य करना’)

• जनस्य: of the people
• जनस्य: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन (प्रातिपदिक)

• च: and
• च: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic/Angiras-type attribution (hymn-level tradition; varies in ancillary lists)

Devata: Rāṣṭra (Sovereignty/Realm) and the empowered royal self; also the apotropaic force that destroys rivals

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (11+11 syllabic quarters typical of AV political charms; metrically close to anuṣṭubh usage)

Mantra Rasa

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