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Mantra 1

Sukta 29

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

अरिष्टक्षयणम्। अमून् हेतिः पतत्रिणी न्येऽतु यदुलूको वदति मोघमेतत्। यद् वा कपोत पदमग्नौ कृणोति

IAST Transliteration

ariṣṭa-kṣáyaṇam | amū́n hetíḥ patatríṇī ny ètu yád ulū́ko vádati mógham etát | yád vā kapóta padám agnáu kṛṇóti ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Averting ill. Let yonder winged missile pass away and down: when the owl crieth, vain be this; or when, O pigeon, thou makest thy footprint in the fire.

Word by Word

अ॒मून्those (yonder ones)

हे॒तिःthe missile/weapon (stroke)

प॑त॒त्रिणी॒winged, flying

निdown, away (as preverb)

एतुlet (it) go/come

यत्that which

उलूकःowl

वदतिspeaks/cries

मोघम्in vain, fruitlessly

एतत्this

यत्that which

वाor

कपोतO pigeon

पदम्a step/footprint

अग्नौin the fire

कृणोतिmakes/does

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic/Angirasa tradition (per anukramaṇī for ariṣṭa material; confirm in critical apparatus).

Devata: Śānti (functional), with focus on the omen-birds (ulūka, kapota) as agents/signs.

Chandas: Mixed/irregular (Atharvanic omen-verses often deviate; confirm by metrical count).

Mantra Rasa

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