Mantra 13

Sukta 5

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

नैनं घ्नन्त्यप्सरसो न गन्धर्वा न मर्त्याः । सर्वा दिशो वि राजति यो बिभर्तीमं मणिम्

IAST Transliteration

náinaṁ ghnanty apsaráso ná gandharvā́ ná mártyāḥ | sárvā díśo ví rājati yó bíbharṭīmáṁ maṇím ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Not Apsarases smite him, nor Gandharvas, nor mortal men: over all the quarters he shineth forth, who beareth this amulet.

Word by Word

• न: not
• न: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• एनम्: him/it (this one)
• एनम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम् (एतद्-प्रातिपदिक) → एनद्/एनम्

• घ्नन्ति: they strike/kill
• घ्नन्ति: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (घ्ना-आदेश)

• अप्सरसः: Apsarases (celestial nymphs)
• अप्सरसः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप्सरस्

• न: nor/not
• न: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• गन्धर्वाः: Gandharvas
• गन्धर्वाः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्धर्व

• न: nor/not
• न: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• मर्त्याः: mortals
• मर्त्याः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: मर्त्य

• सर्वाः: all
• सर्वाः: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व

• दिशः: directions/quarters
• दिशः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिश्

• वि: apart, forth; intensifier
• वि: —
• Type: Indeclinable (preverb)
• Root: वि

• राजति: shines, is resplendent
• राजति: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: राज्

• यः: who
• यः: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun (relative)
• Root: यद्

• बिभर्ति: bears, carries
• बिभर्ति: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: भृ

• इमम्: this
• इमम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्

• मणिम्: jewel/amulet
• मणिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मणि

Attribution

Rishi: Kāśyapa (traditional)

Devata: Maṇi; protective radiance (tejas) extending to the quarters

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh

Mantra Rasa

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