Mantra 3

Sukta 6

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

द्विषते तत् परा वह शपते तत् परा वह

IAST Transliteration

dviṣaté tát parā́ vaha | śapáte tát parā́ vaha |

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Bear thou that evil clean away unto the hater; bear thou that evil clean away unto the curser.

Word by Word

• द्विषते: (he) hates
• द्विषते: — (क्रियापद)
• Type: Verb
• Root: द्विष् (धातु)

• तत्: that (evil/that act)
• तत्: कर्म
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• परा: away, back (in return)
• परा: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परा (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• वह: carry! convey!
• वह: — (क्रियापद)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वह् (धातु)

• शपते: (he) curses
• शपते: — (क्रियापद)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शप् (धातु)

• तत्: that (curse/that evil)
• तत्: कर्म
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• परा: away, back (in return)
• परा: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परा (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• वह: carry! convey!
• वह: — (क्रियापद)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वह् (धातु)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (exact r̥ṣi attribution for 16.6 varies by anukramaṇī/edition)

Devata: Apotropaic force of Vāc (speech) and the ‘parā-vahana’ (banishing) act; implicitly directed against hostile humans

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like cadence (short imperative cola; exact metrical classification may be irregular)

Mantra Rasa

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