Mantra 11
Sukta 12
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
नास्यास्मिंल्लोक आयतनं शिष्यते य एवं विदुषा व्रात्येनानतिसृष्टो जुहोति
IAST Transliteration
nā́syāsmíṁl loká ā́yatanaṁ śíṣyate yá eváṁ vidúṣā vrā́tyenā́natisṛṣṭo juhóti
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
For him, in this world, no footing is left deficient—who, thus knowing, offers, not having loosed the Vrātya against him (nor set him at enmity).
Word by Word
नnot
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (निषेध)
अस्यof this (one)
अस्य:
सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अस्मिन्in this
अस्मिन्:
अधिकरण
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
लोकेin the world
लोके:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootलोक (प्रातिपदिक)
आयतनम्abode; resting-place
आयतनम्:
कर्तृ/कर्म (context-dependent; here as subject-complement)
TypeNoun
Rootआयतन (प्रातिपदिक)
शिष्यतेremains; is left
शिष्यते:
—
TypeVerb
Root√शिष् (शिष्—अवशेषणे ‘to remain’)
यःwho
यः:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
एवम्thus; in this manner
एवम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएवम्
विदुषाby/with a knowing (wise) [one]
विदुषा:
करण (instrument/agent-associate)
TypeAdjective
Rootविद्वस् (प्रातिपदिक; √विद् ‘to know’)
व्रात्येनby/with the Vrātya (a consecrated/outsider ascetic figure)
व्रात्येन:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootव्रात्य (प्रातिपदिक)
अनतिसृष्टःnot over-released; not let loose/excessively dismissed (i.e., duly restrained/authorized)
अनतिसृष्टः:
कर्तृ (qualifier of यः)
TypeAdjective
Rootअनतिसृष्ट (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √सृज् ‘to let go, release’ with न-अति + नि/अति-?; PPP)
जुहोतिoffers (into the fire); makes oblation
जुहोति:
—
TypeVerb
Root√हु (होम/यज्ञे ‘to offer, sacrifice’)
Attribution
Rishi: Vrātya-related tradition (AV 15 anukramaṇī attributions vary).
Devata: Vrātya (as potent sacral figure) and the social-cosmic ‘Loka’ order.
Chandas: Atharvanic mixed; semi-prose cadence.
Mantra Rasa
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