Mantra 1

Sukta 66

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

असुरक्षयणम्। अयोजाला असुरा मायिनोऽयस्मयैः पाशैरङ्किनो ये चरन्ति । तांस्ते रन्धयामि हरसा जातवेदः सहस्रऋष्टिः सपत्नान् प्रमृणन् पाहि वज्रः

IAST Transliteration

asurakṣayaṇám | ayójālā asúrā māyíno ’yasmáyaiḥ pā́śair aṅkíno yé cáranti | tā́ṃs te randhayāmi hárasā jātavedaḥ sahásraṛṣṭiḥ sapátnān pramṛṇán pāhi vájraḥ ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Asura-destruction. The Asuras, workers of illusion, with iron nets, with iron nooses, barbed, that roam about—those do I, by thee, subject with fiery might, O Jātavedas: thousand-speared, crushing the rivals, do thou protect—O Vajra.

Word by Word

• अयोजालाः: (they) having iron-nets
• अयोजालाः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अयस्-जाल (प्रातिपदिक) अथवा अयोजाल (समास)

• असुराः: Asuras, demons
• असुराः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: असुर (प्रातिपदिक)

• मायिनः: deceitful, possessing magic
• मायिनः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मायिन् (प्रातिपदिक)

• अयस्मयैः: made of iron
• अयस्मयैः: Karaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अयस्मय (प्रातिपदिक; अयस् + मयट्)

• पाशैः: with nooses, fetters
• पाशैः: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाश (प्रातिपदिक)

• अङ्किनः: hooked/barbed; bearing hooks
• अङ्किनः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अङ्किन् (प्रातिपदिक)

• ये: who (those who)
• ये: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• चरन्ति: they roam, move about
• चरन्ति: (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चर् (धातु)

• तान्: them
• तान्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• ते: for you, to you
• ते: Sampradāna
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• रन्धयामि: I subdue, I subject
• रन्धयामि: (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: रन्ध् (धातु; ‘to subdue/subject’)

• हरसा: with might/impetuous force
• हरसा: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• जातवेदः: O Jātavedas (Agni)
• जातवेदः: (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जातवेदस् (प्रातिपदिक; अग्नि-नाम)

• सहस्रऋष्टिः: having a thousand spears/points
• सहस्रऋष्टिः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहस्र-ऋष्टि (समास-प्रातिपदिक)

• सपत्नान्: rivals, enemies
• सपत्नान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सपत्न (प्रातिपदिक)

• प्रमृणन्: crushing, destroying
• प्रमृणन्: Kartā
• Type: Verb (participle)
• Root: मृण्/मृड् (धातु; ‘to crush, destroy’) + प्र

• पाहि: protect!
• पाहि: (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पा (धातु; ‘to protect’)

• वज्रः: the Vajra (thunderbolt; Indra’s weapon)
• वज्रः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: वज्र (प्रातिपदिक)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (not specified in excerpt)

Devata: Agni Jātavedas; Vajra (weapon-power, Indraic/fiery protection)

Chandas: Mixed/irregular (not strict anuṣṭubh; longer pādas)

Mantra Rasa

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