Mantra 70
Sukta 5
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
अस्थीन्यस्य पीडय मज्जानमस्य निर्जहि
IAST Transliteration
ásthī́ny asya pīḍaya majjā́nam asya nír jahi
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
Crush thou his bones; smite forth his marrow from within.
Word by Word
अस्थीनिbones
अस्थीनि:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootअस्थि (प्रातिपदिक)
अस्यof him/this (person)
अस्य:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
पीडयpress/afflict
पीडय:
(आज्ञा) क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootपीड् (धातु)
मज्जानम्marrow
मज्जानम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootमज्जन् (प्रातिपदिक)
अस्यof him/this (person)
अस्य:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
निर्जहिstrike down/drive out utterly
निर्जहि:
(आज्ञा) क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootहन् (धातु) + निस्/निर् (उपसर्ग)
Attribution
Rishi: Atharvanic/Angirasa tradition (hymn-level attribution varies by anukramaṇī)
Devata: Mantra as weapon (hiṃsā-śakti); implicitly directed against a hostile being
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like (short imperative pāda; mixed/irregular in this section)
Mantra Rasa
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