Mantra 2

Sukta 5

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

अयं मणिः सपत्नहा सुवीरः सहस्वान् वाजी सहमान उग्रः । प्रत्यक् कृत्या दूषयन्नेति वीरः

IAST Transliteration

ayáṃ maṇíḥ sapatnahā́ suvī́raḥ sáhasvān vājī́ sáhamāna ugráḥ | pratyák kṛtyā́ dū́ṣayann eti vīráḥ

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

This amulet is a slayer of rivals, rich in heroes; mighty, prize-winning, conquering, fierce. Turning back the witchcraft, spoiling it, the hero goes forth.

Word by Word

• अयम्: this (one)
• अयम्: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• मणिः: amulet, jewel (charm)
• मणिः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: मणि (प्रातिपदिक)

• सपत्नहा: slayer of rivals
• सपत्नहा: Kartā
• Type: Adjective (compound)
• Root: सपत्न-हन् (समास; हन् धातु)

• सुवीरः: having good heroes/men; very manly
• सुवीरः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु-वीर (प्रातिपदिक; उपसर्ग ‘सु’ + वीर)

• सहस्वान्: mighty, powerful
• सहस्वान्: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहस्-वन् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘सहस्’ + वन्-प्रत्यय)

• वाजी: swift/strong; prize-winning (steed/warrior)
• वाजी: Kartā
• Type: Adjective/Noun
• Root: वाजिन् (प्रातिपदिक)

• सहमानः: withstanding, overpowering
• सहमानः: Kartā
• Type: Participle (present)
• Root: सह् (धातु) + शानच् (वर्तमान कृदन्त)

• उग्रः: fierce, formidable
• उग्रः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उग्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• प्रत्यक्: back(wards), in return; facing toward
• प्रत्यक्: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति-अञ्च् (अव्ययीभाव/दिशावाचक)

• कृत्या: witchcraft, harmful spell
• कृत्या: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृत्या (प्रातिपदिक)

• दूषयन्: spoiling, destroying
• दूषयन्: Kartā
• Type: Participle (present)
• Root: दूष् (धातु) + शतृ (वर्तमान कृदन्त)

• एति: goes, proceeds
• एति: (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: इ (धातु)

• वीरः: hero, champion
• वीरः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर (प्रातिपदिक)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (often transmitted under Atharvan/Angiras lineages for maṇi hymns)

Devata: Maṇi (personified amulet); implicitly Indra-like victorious power

Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like cadence (mixed/irregular in AV style)

Mantra Rasa

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