Mantra 17
Sukta 7
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
रक्षांसि लोहितमितरजना ऊबध्यम्
IAST Transliteration
rákṣāṃsi lóhitam itarajanā́ ū́badhyam
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
The Rākṣasas are the red; the alien folk are for binding fast.
Word by Word
रक्षांसिdemons, harmful spirits
रक्षांसि:
Kartā (वाक्ये कर्तृपदत्वेन) / Karma (यदि क्रियापदं गम्यते)
TypeNoun
Rootरक्षस् (प्रातिपदिक) < √रक्ष् (पालने/रक्षणे)
लोहितम्red; the red (thing/colour)
लोहितम्:
Karma (गम्यकर्मपद—‘लोहितं (रूपं/वर्णं)’)
TypeAdjective (used substantively/qualifying)
Rootलोहित (प्रातिपदिक)
इतरजनाःother people; outsiders
इतरजनाः:
Kartā (कर्तृपदम्)
TypeNoun (compound)
Rootइतर-जन (समास: कर्मधारय/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषभावः) प्रातिपदिक
ऊबध्यम्(a Vedic term; likely a specific object/condition in the charm—exact sense uncertain without wider pada/context)
ऊबध्यम्:
Karma (गम्यकर्मपद—‘ऊबध्यम्’ इति लक्ष्यवस्तु)
TypeAdjective/Noun (Vedic lexical item)
Rootऊबध्य (प्रातिपदिक; अव्युत्पन्न/निगूढ-वैदिक-शब्दः; पाठभेदेषु व्याख्येयः)
Attribution
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (anonymous/collective)
Devata: Rakṣas (as adversary) / binding power of mantra
Chandas: Irregular formulaic prose-verse
Mantra Rasa
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