Mantra 2
Sukta 56
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
सं ते हन्मि दता दतः समु ते हन्वा हनू । सं ते जिह्वया जिह्वां सम्वास्नाह आस्यऽम्
IAST Transliteration
sáṃ te hanmi datā́ datáḥ sám u te hanvā́ hanū́ | sáṃ te jihváyā jihvā́ṃ sám vāsnā́ āsyàm
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
I smite thy tooth with tooth; yea, I shut thy jaws with jaw. I shut thy tongue with tongue; I shut thy mouth with snout and breath.
Word by Word
सम्together, completely
सम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसम् (उपसर्ग)
तेof you/your
ते:
सम्बन्ध (possessor)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
हन्मिI strike/kill
हन्मि:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootहन्
दन्तान्teeth
दन्तान्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootदन्त
दन्तैःwith (your) teeth
दन्तैः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootदन्त
सम्together, completely
सम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसम् (उपसर्ग)
उindeed, surely
उ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउ (निपात)
तेof you/your
ते:
सम्बन्ध (possessor)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
हन्वाwith (your) jaw
हन्वा:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootहनु
हनू(both) jaws
हनू:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootहनु
सम्together, completely
सम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसम् (उपसर्ग)
तेof you/your
ते:
सम्बन्ध (possessor)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
जिह्वयाwith (your) tongue
जिह्वया:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootजिह्वा
जिह्वाम्tongue
जिह्वाम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootजिह्वा
सम्together, completely
सम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसम् (उपसर्ग)
वास्नाःsmells/odours
वास्नाः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootवास्ना
अह(particle) indeed/ah
अह:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअह (निपात)
आस्यम्mouth
आस्यम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootआस्य
Attribution
Rishi: Atharvanic transmission (unspecified here)
Devata: Ahi/Sarpa (the serpent as hostile agent)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like (short binding formulae)
Mantra Rasa
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