Mantra 105

Sukta 8

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

३२। तस्येदं वर्चस्तेजः प्राणमायुर्नि वेष्टयामीदमेनमधराञ्चं पादयामि

IAST Transliteration

tásyedáṃ várcas téjaḥ prāṇám ā́yur ní veṣṭayāmī́dam enam adharā́ñcam pādayāmi

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

With this I wrap about him lustre and fiery vigor, breath and length of days; with this I press him (the evil) downward, I make it go beneath.

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him/its
• तस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: कर्म (object; appositional) / विषय
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• वर्चः: splendour, radiance
• वर्चः: कर्म (object; one of the items being ‘enclosed/secured’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्चस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• तेजः: brightness, energy
• तेजः: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• प्राणम्: breath, vital force
• प्राणम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राण (प्रातिपदिक)

• आयुः: life, lifespan
• आयुः: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: आयुस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• नि: down, in; (as prefix) completely/within
• नि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• वेष्टयामि: I wrap/enclose
• वेष्टयामि: क्रिया (with अहम् implied as कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वेṣ्ट् (वेṣ्ट्/वेṣ्टय्) ‘to wrap, enclose’

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: कर्म
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• एनम्: him (this person)
• एनम्: कर्म
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्/एनद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक; enclitic ‘enam’)

• अधराञ्चम्: downward-facing, head-down
• अधराञ्चम्: कर्म (qualifier of एनम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अधराञ्च् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘turned downward’)

• पादयामि: I cause (him) to go/step; I set/bring (him)
• पादयामि: क्रिया (with अहम् implied as कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पद्/√पादय् (causative) ‘to cause to go/step; to set/bring’

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (specific attribution requires padānukramaṇī confirmation)

Devata: Āyus/Prāṇa (personified life-forces) and the protective ‘brahman’ of wrapping

Chandas: Mixed/prose-like Atharvanic cadence (exact meter requires full hymn context)

Mantra Rasa

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