Mantra 2

Sukta 8

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

पूतिरज्जुरुपध्मानी पूतिं सेनां कृणोत्वमूम्। धूममग्निं परादृश्यामित्रा हृत्स्वा दधतां भयम्

IAST Transliteration

pūtírajjurúpadhmānī́ pūtíṃ sénāṃ kṛṇotv amū́m | dhūmám agním parādŕ̥śyā́mitrā́ hr̥tsvā́ dadhatāṃ bhayám ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Let the stinking cord, the blowing-bellows, make yonder host a stench; having made smoke and fire to vanish them from sight, let the foes set fear within their hearts.

Word by Word

• पूतिः: stench; foulness
• पूतिः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूति- (प्रातिपदिक; √पू ‘पूयने/दुर्गन्धे’ से व्युत्पन्न) अथवा ‘पूति’ (दुर्गन्ध) नाम

• रज्जुः: rope; cord
• रज्जुः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: रज्जु- (प्रातिपदिक)

• उपध्मानी: bellows; blower
• उपध्मानी: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपध्मानी- (प्रातिपदिक; उप- + √ध्मा ‘ध्माने/फूंकने’ → ‘फूंकने/फुलाने का साधन’)

• पूतिम्: foul; stinking
• पूतिम्: कर्म
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूति- (प्रातिपदिक)

• सेनाम्: army; host
• सेनाम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: सेना- (प्रातिपदिक)

• कृणोतु: let (him/it) make
• कृणोतु: (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (करणे)

• अमूम्: that (yonder)
• अमूम्: कर्म
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अदस्- (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• धूमम्: smoke
• धूमम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: धूम- (प्रातिपदिक)

• अग्निम्: fire
• अग्निम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि- (प्रातिपदिक)

• परादृश्य: having seen from afar; after looking away
• परादृश्य: (क्रिया-विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परादृश्य (अव्यय; परा- + √दृश् ‘दर्शने’ → ‘दूर से देखकर/दूर से दृष्ट्वा’)

• अमित्राः: enemies
• अमित्राः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमित्र- (प्रातिपदिक)

• हृत्सु: in (their) hearts
• हृत्सु: अधिकरण
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृत्- (प्रातिपदिक)

• आ: into; towards
• आ: (क्रिया-उपसर्ग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• दधताम्: let them place; let them put
• दधताम्: (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √धा (धारणे/स्थापने)

• भयम्: fear
• भयम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: भय- (प्रातिपदिक)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic/Angiras-type attribution (traditional for martial-abhičāra hymns; varies by anukramaṇī).

Devata: Indra/Śakra implicitly; also personified Fear (Bhaya) as effect.

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (predominant in this section; metrical exactness may vary by pada).

Mantra Rasa

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