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Atharva Veda 6.63.2: Kanda 6, Anuvaka 7, Sukta 63, Mantra 2

Sukta 63

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

नमो॑ऽस्तु ते निरृते तिग्मतेजोऽय॒स्मया॒न् वि चृ॑ता बन्धपा॒शान्। य॒मो मह्यं॒ पुन॒रित् त्वां द॑दाति॒ तस्मै॑ य॒माय॒ नमो॑ अस्तु मृ॒त्यवे॑

Sanskrit recitationAtharva Veda 6.63.2
IAST Transliteration

námo astu te nírṛte tigmatéjo ’yasmáyān ví cṛtā́n bandhapā́śān | yamó máhyaṃ púnar ít tvā́ṃ dadāti tásmai yamā́ya námo astu mṛtyáve ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Homage be unto thee, O Nirṛti of keen-edged might: thy iron binding-nooses are cut apart. Yama giveth thee back to me again; to that Yama be homage—homage unto Death.

Translation

ಹೇ ತೀಕ್ಷ್ಣ ತೇಜಸ್ಸಿನ ನಿರೃತಿ, ನಿನಗೆ ನಮಸ್ಕಾರ. ನಿನ್ನ ಕಬ್ಬಿಣದ ಬಂಧನ-ಪಾಶಗಳು ಕತ್ತರಿಸಲ್ಪಟ್ಟಿವೆ. ಯಮನು ನಿನ್ನನ್ನು ಮತ್ತೆ ನನಗೆ ಒಪ್ಪಿಸುತ್ತಾನೆ; ಆ ಯಮನಿಗೆ ನಮಸ್ಕಾರ—ಮೃತ್ಯುವಿಗೆ ನಮಸ್ಕಾರ.

Word by Word
नमःobeisance, salutation
नमः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootनमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
अस्तुlet it be
अस्तु:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
तेto you / your
ते:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
निरृतेto Nirṛti (goddess of dissolution/misfortune)
निरृते:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootनिरृति (प्रातिपदिक)
तिग्मतेजसेto (her) of sharp/fiery brilliance
तिग्मतेजसे:
Sampradāna
TypeAdjective
Rootतिग्मतेजस् (प्रातिपदिक; तिग्म+तेजस्)
अयस्मयान्made of iron
अयस्मयान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअयस्मय (प्रातिपदिक; अयस्+मय)
विapart, asunder
वि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि (उपसर्ग)
चृतान्cut, severed
चृतान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective (past participle)
Rootचृ (धातु) → चृत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
बन्धपाशान्binding nooses/bonds
बन्धपाशान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootबन्धपाश (प्रातिपदिक; बन्ध+पाश)
यमःYama
यमः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootयम (प्रातिपदिक)
मह्यम्to me
मह्यम्:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
पुनःagain
पुनः:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुनः (अव्यय)
इत्indeed, just
इत्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइत् (निपात; वैदिक)
त्वाम्you
त्वाम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
ददातिgives, restores
ददाति:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootदा (धातु)
तस्मैto him
तस्मै:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
यमायto Yama
यमाय:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootयम (प्रातिपदिक)
नमःobeisance
नमः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootनमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
अस्तुlet it be
अस्तु:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
मृत्यवेto Death
मृत्यवे:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootमृत्यु (प्रातिपदिक)
Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (Anukramaṇī attribution varies by school)

Devata: Nirṛti; Yama; Mṛtyu

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable; requires critical verification)

Mantra Rasa

Primary: raudra

Secondary: shanta

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