Mantra 19

Sukta 10

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

त्रिषन्धे तमसा त्वममित्रान् परि वारय । पृषदाज्यप्रणुत्तानां मामीषां मोचि कश्चन

IAST Transliteration

tríṣandhe támasā tvám amítrā́n pári vā́raya | pṛṣadā́jya-praṇuttānāṃ mā́mīṣā́ṃ móci káścana ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

At the threefold junction, with darkness do thou encompass and restrain the enemies. Of those whom the speckled ghee hath thrust back, let not a single one of ours be loosed away.

Translation

ത്രിസന്ധിയിൽ, തമസ്സുകൊണ്ട് നീ ശത്രുക്കളെ ചുറ്റിപ്പറ്റി തടഞ്ഞുനിർത്തുക. പൃഷദാജ്യ (ചിതറിയ നെയ്യ്) പിന്നോട്ട് തള്ളിയവരിൽ, നമ്മുടെവരിൽ ഒരാളും പോലും വിട്ടുപോയി ഒഴിഞ്ഞുമാറരുത്.

Word by Word

त्रिषन्धेin/at the three junctions (threefold boundary-times/places)

तमसाwith darkness; by darkness

त्वम्you

अमित्रान्enemies; hostile ones

परिaround; all around

वारयward off; keep away

पृषदाज्यप्रणुत्तानाम्of those driven away by pṛṣadājya (speckled ghee/ritual ghee)

माme

ईषाम्of these; of them

मोचिdo not release; do not let go

कश्चनanyone; someone (at all)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic/Angiras attribution (per anukramaṇī lineages for war charms).

Devata: Tamas (Darkness) as operative power; Senā as implied instrument; ājya as empowered medium.

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh

Mantra Rasa

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