Mantra 20
Sukta 6
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
अथर्वाणो अबध्नताथर्वणा अबध्नत । तौर्मेदिनो अङ्गिरसो दस्यूनां बिभिदुः पुरस्तेन त्वं द्विषतो जहि
IAST Transliteration
átharvāṇo abadhnatātharváṇā́ abadhnat | taurmédino ’ṅgíraso dasyū́nāṃ bibhidúḥ púraḥ | téna tváṃ dviṣatáḥ jahí
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
The Atharvans bound it on; by Atharvan was it bound on. The Taurmedin Aṅgirases brake open the strongholds of the Dasyus: therewith do thou smite down the haters.
Word by Word
अथर्वाणःthe Atharvans (priests/sages)
अथर्वाणः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootअथर्वन् (प्रातिपदिक)
अबध्नतthey bound / they fastened
अबध्नत:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootबन्ध्
अथर्वणाby/with Atharvan
अथर्वणा:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootअथर्वन् (प्रातिपदिक)
अबध्नतthey bound / they fastened
अबध्नत:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootबन्ध्
तौर्मेदिनःthe Tormedins (a group/lineage)
तौर्मेदिनः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootतौर्मेदिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
अङ्गिरसःthe Angirases
अङ्गिरसः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootअङ्गिरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
दस्यूनाम्of the Dasyus (hostile people)
दस्यूनाम्:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootदस्यु (प्रातिपदिक)
बिभिदुःthey split / they broke
बिभिदुः:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootभिद्
पुरःin front; forth
पुरः:
अधिकरण (दिशा/देश)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुरस् (अव्यय/उपसर्गार्थक)
तेनby that; thereby
तेन:
करण
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
द्विषतःthe hating ones; enemies
द्विषतः:
कर्म
TypeNoun (participle used substantively)
Rootद्विष् (वर्तमान कृदन्त: शतृ)
जहिstrike/kill!
जहि:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootहन्
Attribution
Rishi: Atharvan/Āṅgiras-associated tradition
Devata: Maṇi empowered by Atharvanic seer-lineages; victory-power (sahas/ojas) implicit
Chandas: Mixed/irregular
Mantra Rasa
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