Mantra 51

Sukta 8

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

सोऽथर्वणां पाशान्मा मोचि । तस्येदं वर्चस्तेजः प्राणमायुर्नि वेष्टयामीदमेनमधराञ्चं पादयामि

IAST Transliteration

só ’tharvaṇā́m pā́śān mā́ móci | tásya idáṁ várcas téjaḥ prāṇám ā́yur ní veṣṭayāmi idám enam adharā́ñcam pādayāmi

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Let him not be loosed from the Atharvans’ nooses. His—this—lustre, splendour, breath, and life I wrap up and bind fast; this man I make downward-going, I cast him low.

Word by Word

सःhe/that (one)

अथर्वणाम्of the Atharvans (Atharvan priests)

पाशान्nooses/bonds

माdo not

मोचिrelease/let go (you should not release)

तस्यof him/of that

इदम्this

वर्चःsplendour, radiance

तेजःenergy, brilliance

प्राणम्breath, vital force

आयुःlife-span

निdown/into; (as preverb)

वेष्टयामिI wrap/enclose (bind around)

इदम्this

एनम्him/this person

अधराञ्चम्downward-facing, turned down

पादयामिI cause to fall/drive down; I bring down

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (verify Anukramaṇī for AV 16.8).

Devata: Atharvanic Pāśa (binding power) and the targeted human adversary.

Chandas: Prose-like/irregular (karmic formula with imperative/performative verbs).

Mantra Rasa

{"primary_rasa":"raudra","secondary_rasa":"bhayankara","emotional_arc":"From prohibition (do not release) → confiscation of powers → decisive downward casting","listener_experience":"A sharp, forceful sense of dominance and closure; the target is imaginatively immobilized","intensity":9}