Mantra 40
Sukta 8
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
तस्येदं वर्चस्तेजः प्राणमायुर्नि वेष्टयामीदमेनमधराञ्चं पादयामि
IAST Transliteration
tásyedáṃ várcas téjaḥ prāṇám ā́yur ní veṣṭayāmi ídam enam adharā́ñcam pādayāmi
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
His lustre, his fiery might, his breath, his life I here enwrap; this man—him—do I make downward-going, do I press him low.
Word by Word
तस्यof him/its
तस्य:
सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
इदम्this
इदम्:
कर्म (of ‘वेष्टयामि’ as ‘this’ to be wrapped/placed) / or विषय-निर्देश
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वर्चःsplendour, radiance
वर्चः:
कर्म (object among items being ‘wrapped/placed’) / or appositional to ‘इदम्’
TypeNoun
Rootवर्चस् (प्रातिपदिक)
तेजःbrilliance, energy
तेजः:
कर्म (object among items being ‘wrapped/placed’)
TypeNoun
Rootतेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
प्राणम्breath, vital force
प्राणम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootप्राण (प्रातिपदिक)
आयुःlife-span
आयुः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootआयुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
निdown/into; completely (as preverb)
नि:
—
TypeIndeclinable (prefix/preverb)
Rootनि (उपसर्ग)
वेष्टयामिI wrap/encircle (place around)
वेष्टयामि:
कर्तृ (अहं) implied; कर्म = वर्चः/तेजः/प्राणम्/आयुः
TypeVerb
Root√वेष्ट् (वेष्टने) / causative stem वेष्टय-
इदम्this
इदम्:
कर्म (of ‘पादयामि’)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
एनम्him
एनम्:
कर्म (secondary object: ‘him’)
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्/इदम्-प्रत्ययात्मक सर्वनाम ‘एन’ (enam)
अधराञ्चम्downwards, facing downward
अधराञ्चम्:
कर्म-विशेषण (qualifies ‘एनम्’)
TypeAdjective
Rootअधर + अञ्च् (प्रातिपदिक: अधराञ्च- ‘downward-facing’)
पादयामिI set/drive (make him go), I cause (him) to be placed
पादयामि:
कर्तृ (अहं) implied; कर्म = एनम् (with अधराञ्चम्) / इदम्
TypeVerb
Root√पद्/√पाद् (गतौ/स्थापने) causative stem पादय-
Attribution
Rishi: Atharvanic/Angirasa tradition
Devata: Bandhana (Binding) / the rival’s powers as objects of seizure
Chandas: Mixed prose-like anuṣṭubh cadence (ritual speech)
Mantra Rasa
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