Mantra 4

Sukta 14

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

भूतपतिर्निरजत्विन्द्रश्चेतः सदान्वाः । गृहस्य बुध्न आसीनास्ता इन्द्रो वज्रेणाधि तिष्ठतु

IAST Transliteration

bhūtapátir nír ajatu índraś ca cetáḥ sadánvā́ḥ | gṛhásya budhná āsī́nās tā́ índro vájreṇā́dhi tiṣṭhatu ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Let the Lord of beings drive them forth; and Indra—constant in intent—(drive them forth). Those that sit upon the house’s base, over those let Indra stand, with thunderbolt above them.

Word by Word

• भूतपतिः: lord of beings
• भूतपतिः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूतपति (प्रातिपदिक) < भूत + पति

• निरजत्: drove away / expelled
• निरजत्: कर्तृ
• Type: Verb
• Root: अज् (धातु) + निर् (उपसर्ग)

• इन्द्रः: Indra
• इन्द्रः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• चेतः: the mind / intelligence
• चेतः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: चेतस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• सदान्वाः: ever-present / abiding
• सदान्वाः: कर्तृ
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सदान्व (प्रातिपदिक)

• गृहस्य: of the house
• गृहस्य: सम्बन्ध
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक)

• बुध्नः: the foundation / base
• बुध्नः: अधिकरण
• Type: Noun
• Root: बुध्न (प्रातिपदिक)

• आसीनाः: seated
• आसीनाः: कर्तृ
• Type: Participle (Adjective)
• Root: आस् (धातु) → आसीन (कृदन्त, क्त)

• ताः: those (f.)
• ताः: कर्म
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• इन्द्रः: Indra
• इन्द्रः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• वज्रेण: with the thunderbolt
• वज्रेण: करण
• Type: Noun
• Root: वज्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• अधि: over, upon
• अधि: अधिकरण
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अधि (अव्यय)

• तिष्ठतु: let (him) stand / remain
• तिष्ठतु: कर्तृ
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (seer attribution varies by anukramaṇī for this hymn)

Devata: Indra (as rakṣas-slayer) and Bhūtapati (as overlord/controller of beings)

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable; requires full hymn metrical audit)

Mantra Rasa

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