Mantra 63

Sukta 5

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

ब्रह्मज्यं देव्यघ्न्य आ मूलादनुसंदह

IAST Transliteration

brahma-jyáṃ devy ághnye ā́ mū́lād anusáṃdaha

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

The Brahma-slaying taint, O Goddess Aghnyā, burn thou completely—down from the very root.

Word by Word

• ब्रह्मज्यम्: the ‘brahma-weapon’/brahma-bowstring (a destructive charm/weapon)
• ब्रह्मज्यम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मज्य (प्रातिपदिक; ब्रह्मन् + ज्य ‘धनुषि प्रत्यञ्चा/ज्या’)

• देव्यघ्न्यः: O ‘divine, not-to-be-slain’ ones (invoked female powers/spirits)
• देव्यघ्न्यः: कर्तृ
• Type: Adjective (used substantively) / Noun
• Root: देव्यघ्नि (प्रातिपदिक; देवी + अघ्नि ‘न हन्तव्या/अहिंसनीया’ → ‘देव्यघ्नि’)

• आ: towards; completely; up to
• आ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ (उपसर्ग/निपात)

• मूलात्: from the root; from the very base
• मूलात्: अपादान
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूल (प्रातिपदिक)

• अनुसंदह: burn (it) up completely; scorch through
• अनुसंदह: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: दह् (धातु) + अनु- (उपसर्ग) + सम्- (उपसर्ग)

Attribution

Rishi: As per AV 12.5 anukramaṇī tradition

Devata: Aghnyā (deified cow) as burning/consuming agent; allied with Agni-function

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh

Mantra Rasa

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