Mantra 53

Sukta 5

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

वैश्वदेवी ह्यु१च्यसे कृत्या कूल्बजमावृता

IAST Transliteration

vaiśvadevī́ hí ucyáse kṛ́tyā kū́lbajam āvṛ́tā

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

‘Vaiśvadevī’ indeed thou art called, (yet) kṛtyā—Kūlbaja—hath wrapped thee round.

Word by Word

• वैश्वदेवी: O Vaiśvadevī (belonging to/connected with the All-gods)
• वैश्वदेवी: सम्बोधन/विशेषण (कर्तृपद-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective (used as feminine substantive/epithet)
• Root: वैश्वदेव (प्रातिपदिक; विश्वदेव-सम्बन्धी)

• हि: indeed; for
• हि: सम्बन्ध/हेतु-सूचक (particle: ‘indeed/for’)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (निपात)

• उच्यसे: you are called/are said
• उच्यसे: क्रिया (कर्तृस्थाने संबोधितः/त्वम्)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु) → उच्यते (कर्मणि प्रयोग)

• कृत्या: the witchcraft/hostile spell
• कृत्या: कर्तृ (आवृता इत्यस्य कर्तृ/विषयः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृत्या (प्रातिपदिक; ‘कृत’ से निष्पन्न—हानिकर-क्रिया/जादू)

• कूल्बजम्: Kūlbaja-type; originating from/connected with ‘kūlba’ (a specific kind/name)
• कूल्बजम्: कर्म/विशेष्य-विशेषण-सम्बन्ध (कृत्या-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective (qualifier of कृत्या)
• Root: कूल्बज (प्रातिपदिक; कूल्ब-सम्बन्धी/कूल्बज-नामक)

• आवृता: covered; enveloped; overlaid
• आवृता: कर्तृ-विशेषण/भाववाचक (state: ‘covered/overwhelmed’)
• Type: Participle (past passive participle)
• Root: आ-√वृ (धातु) → आवृत (क्त-प्रत्यय)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic/Angiras tradition (hymn-level attribution uncertain)

Devata: Vaiśvadevāḥ (All Gods) / Kṛtyā (as adversary)

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like (irregular)

Mantra Rasa

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