Mantra 8
Sukta 5
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
पर्णोऽसि तनूपानः सयोनिर्वीरो वीरेण मया । संवत्सरस्य तेजसा तेन बध्नामि त्वा मणे
IAST Transliteration
parṇó ’si tanūpā́naḥ sáyonir vīró vīréṇa máyā | saṃvatsarásya téjasā téna badhnāmi tvā maṇe ||
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
Thou art a Leaf, a guardian of the body, well-born, a hero: with a hero—myself—by the Year’s splendour, with that I bind thee on, O Amulet.
Word by Word
पर्णःleaf (as the subject)
पर्णः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootपर्ण (प्रातिपदिक) अथवा पर्ण- (नपुंसकलिङ्ग)
असिyou are
असि:
(सम्बन्ध/अस्ति-क्रिया; कर्तृ-सम्बन्धः)
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
तनूपानःprotector of the body (body-guarding)
तनूपानः:
Kartā (विशेषणरूपेण) / (सम्बन्धः—‘त्वम्’)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootतनूपान (प्रातिपदिक; तन्/तनु + पान)
सयोनिःhaving the same source/womb; of one origin
सयोनिः:
Kartā (विशेषणरूपेण) / (सम्बन्धः—‘त्वम्’)
TypeAdjective
Rootसयोनि (प्रातिपदिक; स- + योनि)
वीरःhero; strong one
वीरः:
Kartā (विशेषणरूपेण) / (सम्बन्धः—‘त्वम्’)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootवीर (प्रातिपदिक)
वीरेणwith/through a hero; by a strong one
वीरेण:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootवीर (प्रातिपदिक)
मयाby me; with me
मया:
Karaṇa (सह/कर्तृ-करणभावः) अथवा Kartā (अनुक्त-क्रियायाः)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
संवत्सरस्यof the year
संवत्सरस्य:
सम्बन्धः (genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootसंवत्सर (प्रातिपदिक)
तेजसाwith brilliance/energy
तेजसा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootतेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
तेनwith that; by that
तेन:
Karaṇa
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
बध्नामिI bind; I fasten
बध्नामि:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootबन्ध् (धातु)
त्वाyou (as object)
त्वा:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
मणेO jewel/amulet
मणे:
सम्बोधन (address)
TypeNoun
Rootमणि/मण (प्रातिपदिक)
Attribution
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (specific attribution not provided in excerpt)
Devata: Parṇa/Maṇi (amulet power); secondarily Saṃvatsara (Year) as potency-source
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable)
Mantra Rasa
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