Mantra 9

Sukta 9

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

अलिक्लवा जाष्कमदा गृध्राः श्येनाः पतत्रिणः । ध्वाङ्क्षाः शकुनयस्तृप्यन्त्वमित्रेषु समीक्षयन् रदिते अर्बुदे तव

IAST Transliteration

aliklavā́ jāṣkamadā́ gṛdhrā́ḥ śyenā́ḥ patatríṇaḥ | dhvā́ṅkṣāḥ śakúnayas tṛ́pyantv amítreṣu samīkṣáyan radité arbúde táva ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Let Aliklavās, Jāṣkamadās—vultures, hawks, the winged fliers—let crows and ominous birds be sated, as they look about upon the enemies, O Raditā, O Arbuda, under thy power.

Word by Word

अलिक्लवाः(a kind of bird; name of a bird-group)

जाष्कमदाः(a kind of bird; name of a bird-group)

गृध्राःvultures

श्येनाःhawks

पतत्रिणःwinged ones; birds

ध्वाङ्क्षाःcrows

शकुनयःbirds (esp. omen-birds)

तृप्यन्तुlet (them) be satisfied; let (them) satiate

अमित्रेषुamong enemies

समीक्षयन्looking at; observing

रदितेin the cleft/crevice; in the ‘rending’ (place)

अर्बुदेin the swelling/tumor; in the Arbuda (disease/affliction)

तवof you; your

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (Angiras-type imprecatory seer; specific r̥ṣi not stated in the provided excerpt).

Devata: Raditā and Arbuda (personified destructive powers), with devouring birds as instruments.

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (predominant in AV imprecations; verse-length fits the type).

Mantra Rasa

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