Atharva Veda 4.20.6 — Kanda 4, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 20, Mantra 6
Sukta 20
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
द॒र्शय॑ मा यातु॒धाना॑न् द॒र्शय॑ यातुधा॒न्यः । पि॒शा॒चान्त्सर्वा॑न् दर्श॒येति॒ त्वा र॑भ ओषधे
IAST Transliteration
dárśaya mā yātudhā́nān dárśaya yātudhā́nyàḥ | piśācā́n sárvān darśáyéti tvā́ rabhe oṣadhe ||
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
Show me the Yātudhānas; show the Yātudhānīs. Show all the Piśācas: thus do I lay hold on thee, O Herb.
Translation
ヤートゥダーナ（Yātudhāna）どもを我に示せ。ヤートゥダーニー（Yātudhānī）らを我に示せ。すべてのピシャーチャ（Piśāca）を示せ――かくして我は汝を取り押さえる、薬草よ。
Word by Word
दर्शयshow (you)!
दर्शय:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√दृश् (दर्शयति; caus.)
माdo not
मा:
(निषेध-सम्बन्धः)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा (निषेध) अव्यय
यातुधानान्the sorcerers/demons (yātudhānas)
यातुधानान्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootयातुधान (प्रातिपदिक)
दर्शयshow (you)!
दर्शय:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√दृश् (दर्शयति; caus.)
यातुधान्यःthe female sorceresses (yātudhānīs)
यातुधान्यः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootयातुधानी (प्रातिपदिक)
पिशाचान्the piśācas (ghouls)
पिशाचान्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootपिशाच (प्रातिपदिक)
सर्वान्all
सर्वान्:
कर्म (विशेषणत्वेन)
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व (सर्व-प्रातिपदिक)
दर्शयेति“show!”—thus
दर्शयेति:
(उद्धरण-वाक्यः)
TypeVerb + Indeclinable
Rootदर्शय इति (√दृश् caus. + इति) अथवा दर्शयेत्+इति (पाठभेद-संभवः)
त्वाyou
त्वा:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (त्वद्-शब्द) सर्वनाम
रभेI take hold of / I grasp
रभे:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√रभ् (रभते) / √रम्भ् (पाठानुसार)
ओषधेO herb (medicinal plant)!
ओषधे:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootओषधि (प्रातिपदिक)
Attribution
Rishi: Atharvanic (anukramaṇī attribution varies)
Devata: Oṣadhi; targets: yātudhāna/yātudhānī/piśāca
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh
Mantra Rasa
Primary: raudra
Secondary: vira
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