Mantra 6

Sukta 96

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

मुञ्चामि त्वा हविषा जीवनाय कमज्ञातयक्ष्मादुत राजयक्ष्मात्। ग्राहिर्जग्राह यद्येतदेनं तस्या इन्द्राग्नी प्र मुमुक्तमेनम्

IAST Transliteration

muñcā́mi tvā havíṣā jī́vanāya kám ajñātayakṣmā́d utá rājayakṣmā́t | grāhíḥ jagrā́ha yády etád enaṃ tásyā ind्रāgnī prá mumuktam enam

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

With oblation I loose thee forth for life, from unknown wasting and from kingly wasting. If the Seizer have seized him with this assault, from that, O Indra and Agni, do ye wholly release him.

Word by Word

मुञ्चामिI release / set free

त्वाyou (as object)

हविषाwith oblation / by the offering

जीवनायfor life / for living

कम्from what? / from which (unknown cause)?

अज्ञातunknown / unrecognized

यक्ष्मात्from disease (yakṣma; wasting illness)

उतand / also

राजयक्ष्मात्from rājayakṣma (consumption; severe wasting disease)

ग्राहिःthe seizer (demon/affliction)

जग्राहseized / has seized

यत्which

एतत्this

एनम्him (this person)

तस्याःof her/that (affliction)

इन्द्राग्नीO Indra and Agni

प्रforth / completely

मुमुक्तम्release (you two)

एनम्him

Attribution

Rishi: RV-derived healing/āyuṣya complex in AV 20; r̥ṣi attribution varies by anukramaṇī.

Devata: Indra-Agni (dual), with yakṣma/grahi as adversarial agents

Chandas: RV-style; likely Triṣṭubh (requires metrical verification).

Mantra Rasa

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