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Atharva Veda 7.77.2: Kanda 7, Anuvaka 8, Sukta 77, Mantra 2

Sukta 77

यो नो॒ मर्तो॑ मरुतो दुर्हृणा॒युस्ति॒रश्चि॒त्तानि॑ वसवो॒ जिघां॑सति । द्रु॒हः पाशा॒न् प्रति॑ मुञ्चतां॒ सस्तपि॑ष्ठेन॒ तप॑सा हन्तना॒ तम्

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 7.77.2

yó no márto maruto durhṛṇāyús tiráś-cittāni vasavo jíghāṃsati | druháḥ pāśā́n práti muñcatāṃ sá tapíṣṭhena tápasā hantaná tám ||

What mortal, O Maruts, of evil will and hidden thought, O Vasus, seeketh to slay us—let the nooses of the treacherous be loosed back upon him; with hottest heat smite ye him down.

ഹേ മരുതുകളേ, ഹേ വസുക്കളേ! ദുഷ്ടഹൃദയനും മറഞ്ഞ ചിന്തകളുമുള്ള ഏതു മർത്ത്യൻ ഞങ്ങളെ കൊല്ലാൻ ശ്രമിക്കുന്നുവോ—ദ്രോഹിയുടെ പാശങ്ങൾ അവന്റെ മേലേക്കുതന്നെ തിരിഞ്ഞ് അഴിയട്ടെ; അത്യന്തം കഠിനമായ തപസ്സിന്റെ (ഉഷ്ണതയുടെ) ചൂടാൽ നിങ്ങൾ അവനെ അടിച്ചമർത്തി സംഹരിക്കുവിൻ.

यःwho (he)
यः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
नःof us / our
नः:
Adhikaraṇa
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
मर्तःa mortal
मर्तः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootमर्त (प्रातिपदिक) < √मृ (मर्) ‘to die’
मरुतःO Maruts
मरुतः:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootमरुत् (प्रातिपदिक)
दुर्हृणायुःof evil intent / malicious-minded
दुर्हृणायुः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootदुर्हृणायुस् (प्रातिपदिक; बहुव्रीहिः: दुर्हृणा + आयुस्)
तिरःsecretly, stealthily
तिरः:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतिरस् (अव्यय/उपसर्गार्थ)
चित्तानिthoughts, intentions
चित्तानि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootचित्त (प्रातिपदिक) < √चित् ‘to perceive/think’
वसवःO Vasus
वसवः:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootवसु (प्रातिपदिक)
जिघांसतिdesires to harm/kill
जिघांसति:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√हन् ‘to strike/kill’ (desiderative stem जिघांस-)
द्रुहःof hostility / of the hostile one
द्रुहः:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootद्रुह् (प्रातिपदिक) < √द्रुह् ‘to injure, be hostile’
पाशान्nooses, bonds
पाशान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपाश (प्रातिपदिक)
प्रतिback, in return, against
प्रति:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्रति (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
मुञ्चताम्let (them) release
मुञ्चताम्:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√मुच् ‘to release’
सःhe
सः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
तपिष्ठेनwith the most scorching
तपिष्ठेन:
Karaṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootतपिष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक; superlative of तपस्/तप्)
तपसाby heat, by ardor
तपसा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootतपस् (प्रातिपदिक) < √तप् ‘to heat, burn’
हन्तनstrike/kill (you all)!
हन्तन:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√हन् ‘to strike/kill’
तम्him
तम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition; Marut-protection type

Devata: Maruts (also addressed as Vasus)

Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like (longer pāda; metrical audit needed)

Primary: raudra

Secondary: bhayankara

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