Mantra 68

Sukta 5

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

लोमान्यस्य सं छिन्धि त्वचमस्य वि वेष्टय

IAST Transliteration

lómāny asya sáṃ chindhi tvácam asya ví veṣṭaya

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Cut wholly away his hairs; his skin do thou unwrap and strip apart.

Word by Word

• लोमानि: hairs (body-hairs)
• लोमानि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोमन् (प्रातिपदिक)

• अस्य: of him/it
• अस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• सम्: together; completely
• सम्: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम् (उपसर्ग)

• छिन्धि: cut off / sever
• छिन्धि: Kriyā (imperative action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: छिद् (धातु) + सम्

• त्वचम्: skin
• त्वचम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वच् (प्रातिपदिक)

• अस्य: of him/it
• अस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• वि: apart; asunder; out
• वि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वि (उपसर्ग)

• वेष्टय: unwrap / strip off
• वेष्टय: Kriyā (imperative action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वेष्ट् (धातु) + वि

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic/Angiras-type attribution (varies)

Devata: Punitive Devī/weapon-force; the mantra itself as operative agent

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh fragment

Mantra Rasa

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