Mantra 4

Sukta 7

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

वि ते मदं मदावति शरमिव पातयामसि । प्र त्वा चरुमिव येषन्तं वचसा स्थापयामसि

IAST Transliteration

ví te mádaṃ madāvati śarám iva pātayāmasi | prá tvā carúm iva yéṣantaṃ vácasā sthāpayāmasi

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Thy frenzy, O maddening one, we smite down as an arrow: thee, though seething, we set firm by speech, as one setteth a cooked oblation in its place.

Word by Word

विapart, away; forth (as preverb)

तेof you / your

मदम्intoxication, frenzy, exhilaration

मदावतिO intoxication-bearing one / O (female) possessing intoxication

शरम्arrow

इवlike, as

पातयामसिwe cause to fall / we cast down

प्रforth, forward (as preverb)

त्वाyou

चरुम्cooked offering; porridge (oblation)

इवlike, as

येषन्तम्striving, pressing on, eager

वचसाwith speech, by an utterance

स्थापयामसिwe cause to stand; we establish, set in place

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic/Angirasa tradition (variable by anukramaṇī)

Devata: Mada (personified frenzy) / Vāc as efficacious power

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable; requires metrical confirmation)

Mantra Rasa

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