Mantra 7
Sukta 19
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
प्रत्यङ् हि संबभूविथ प्रतीचीनफलस्त्वम्। सर्वान् मच्छपथाँ अधि वरीयो यावया वधम्
IAST Transliteration
pratyáṅ hí sáṁ babhūvitha pratīcī́na-phalás tvám | sárvān mat-śapáthān ádhi várīyo yāvaya vadhám ||
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
For thou hast become turned back, with backward-bearing fruit. Over all the curses aimed at me be thou the stronger; drive thou away the deadly harm.
Word by Word
प्रत्यङ्turned back/away; facing backward
प्रत्यङ्:
Kartā (विशेषणरूपेण ‘त्वम्’ इत्यस्य)
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रत्यञ्च् (प्रातिपदिक) < प्रति + अञ्च्
हिindeed/for
हि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (निपात)
संtogether; completely (prefix)
सं:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसम् (उपसर्ग)
बभूविथyou have become / you became
बभूविथ:
—
TypeVerb
Rootभू (धातु)
प्रतीचीनturned back; facing toward (us)/backward-facing
प्रतीचीन:
Kartā (विशेषणरूपेण ‘त्वम्’ इत्यस्य)
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रतीचीन (प्रातिपदिक) < प्रति + अञ्च् (कृदन्त/विशेषण-निर्माण)
अफलःfruitless; without effect
अफलः:
Kartā (विशेषणरूपेण ‘त्वम्’ इत्यस्य)
TypeAdjective
Rootअफल (प्रातिपदिक) < अ- + फल
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सर्वान्all
सर्वान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
मत्my; from me
मत्:
—
TypePronoun (possessive base)
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
शपथान्curses/oaths (imprecations)
शपथान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootशपथ (प्रातिपदिक)
अधिupon/over; concerning
अधि:
Adhikaraṇa (संबन्ध/अधिष्ठान-भाव)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअधि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
वरीयःbetter; more effectively; more strongly
वरीयः:
Karaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण-भावेन साधन/प्रकार)
TypeAdjective (comparative)
Rootवरीयस् (प्रातिपदिक; तुलनात्मक-विशेषण) < उरु/वर (वृद्धि-तुलना)
यावयward off! drive away!
यावय:
—
TypeVerb
Rootयावय् (धातु; causative of √यु/√या ‘to ward off/keep away’)
वधम्slaying; harm; deadly blow
वधम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवध (प्रातिपदिक)
Attribution
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition
Devata: Apāmārga (recoil/returning-fruit power)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh
Mantra Rasa
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