Mantra 24
Sukta 6
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
ये सूर्यात् परिसर्पन्ति स्नुषेव श्वशुरादधि । बजश्च तेषां पिङ्गश्च हृदयेऽधि नि विध्यताम्
IAST Transliteration
yé sū́ryād pári-sarpanti snúṣevá śváśurād ádhi | bájaś ca téṣāṃ piṅgáś ca hṛ́daye ’dhi ní vidhyatām ||
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
They who creep about from the Sun, as a daughter-in-law (moves) from the father-in-law—let Baja and let Piṅga pierce them down in the heart.
Word by Word
येwho (those who)
ये:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (sarvanāma-prātipadika)
सूर्यात्from the sun
सूर्यात्:
अपादान
TypeNoun
Rootसूर्य (prātipadika)
परिaround, forth (as preverb)
परि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपरि
सर्पन्तिthey creep/crawl
सर्पन्ति:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootसृप् (धातुः)
स्नुषाa daughter-in-law
स्नुषा:
उपमान (कर्तृ-सादृश्ये)
TypeNoun
Rootस्नुषा (prātipadika)
इवlike, as
इव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
श्वशुरात्from the father-in-law
श्वशुरात्:
अपादान
TypeNoun
Rootश्वशुर (prātipadika)
अधिupon, over (as preverb)
अधि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअधि
बजःgoat (buck)
बजः:
कर्तृ (आशीर्वादे/विधौ कर्तृ-सम्बन्धः)
TypeNoun
Rootबज (prātipadika)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
तेषाम्of them
तेषाम्:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (sarvanāma-prātipadika)
पिङ्गःthe tawny one (a name/epithet; tawny-colored being)
पिङ्गः:
कर्तृ (आशीर्वादे/विधौ कर्तृ-सम्बन्धः)
TypeNoun
Rootपिङ्ग (prātipadika)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
हृदयेin the heart
हृदये:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootहृदय (prātipadika)
अधिupon, into (as preverb)
अधि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअधि
निdown, in (as preverb)
नि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनि
विध्यताम्let it pierce/strike
विध्यताम्:
क्रिया (विधि/आशीः)
TypeVerb
Rootव्यध्/विध् (धातुः)
Attribution
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (unspecified).
Devata: Baja and Piṅga (guardian/smiting powers).
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable).
Mantra Rasa
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