Mantra 31

Sukta 5

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

विषं प्रयस्यन्ती तक्मा प्रयस्ता

IAST Transliteration

viṣáṃ prayásyantī takmā́ práyastā

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Driving forth the poison,—Takman the Fever is driven forth.

Word by Word

• विषम्: poison (as the object)
• विषम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष (प्रातिपदिक)

• प्रयस्यन्ती: (she) striving/endeavouring (towards)
• प्रयस्यन्ती: कर्तृ
• Type: Verb (participle)
• Root: यस् (धातु) + प्र (उपसर्ग); वर्तमान कृदन्त (शतृ) स्त्री.

• तक्ष्मा: fever (Takman personified)
• तक्ष्मा: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: तक्ष्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)

• प्रयस्ता: set in motion/impelled; having been urged
• प्रयस्ता: कर्तृ
• Type: Verb (past participle)
• Root: यस् (धातु) + प्र (उपसर्ग); भूतकृदन्त (क्त) स्त्री.

Attribution

Rishi: Unspecified in the provided excerpt (to be supplied from AV 12.5 anukramaṇī).

Devata: Takman (as adversarial devatā) and the expelling power of mantra.

Chandas: Unspecified (to be verified).

Mantra Rasa

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