Mantra 6

Sukta 33

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

अस्थिभ्यस्ते मज्जभ्यः स्नावभ्यो धमनिभ्यः । यक्ष्मं पाणिभ्यामङ्गुलिभ्यो नखेभ्यो वि वृहामि ते

IAST Transliteration

ásthibhyas te májjabhyáḥ snā́vabhyo dhamánibhyaḥ | yákṣmaṃ pāṇíbhyām aṅgulíbhyo nakhébhyo ví vṛhāmi te ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

From thy bones, from thy marrows, from thy sinews, from thy pulsating vessels—from thy hands, from thy fingers, from thy nails—thy wasting yákṣma do I rend away, plucking it forth from thee.

Word by Word

अस्थिभ्यःfrom the bones

तेof you / your

मज्जभ्यःfrom the marrow

स्नावभ्यःfrom the sinews

धमनिभ्यःfrom the vessels/arteries

यक्ष्मम्disease/consumption (yakṣma)

पाणिभ्याम्from the two hands

अङ्गुलिभ्यःfrom the fingers

नखेभ्यःfrom the nails

विapart, away, asunder

वृहामिI tear out / uproot

तेof you / your

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (often transmitted under Atharvan/Angiras lineages for bhaiṣajya hymns; specific r̥ṣi attribution varies by anukramaṇī lists).

Devata: Yákṣma (as personified disease) as the direct target; implicitly the healing power of Atharvanic speech.

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (4 pādas of 8 syllables; typical of AV healing charms)

Mantra Rasa

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