Mantra 24
Sukta 5
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
सेदिरुपतिष्ठन्ती मिथोयोधः परामृष्टा
IAST Transliteration
sedír upatíṣṭhantī mithoyodháḥ parā́mṛṣṭā
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
Sedī draws near; in mutual combat she is brushed away, repelled by touch.
Translation
Sedī mendekat; dalam pertempuran saling berhadapan ia disapu pergi, ditolak oleh sentuhan.
Word by Word
सेदिःthe assailant/approacher (one who comes near)
सेदिः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootसद् (धातु) → सेदिः (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक) [अर्थे: उपसर्पण/आसादन]
उपतिष्ठन्तीapproaching, standing near
उपतिष्ठन्ती:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootस्था (धातु) + उप (उपसर्ग) → उप-तिष्ठन्ती
मिथःmutually, with one another
मिथः:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमिथस् (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक) → मिथः
योधःthe fighter/warrior
योधः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootयुध् (धातु) → योध (प्रातिपदिक) अथवा ‘योध’ (योद्धृ-अर्थे) → योधः
परामृष्टाtouched/handled, seized (by/with)
परामृष्टा:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootमृश् (धातु) + परा (उपसर्ग) → परा-मृष्ट (भूतकृदन्त) → परामृष्टा
Attribution
Rishi: To be verified per Anukramaṇī for AVŚ 12.5.
Devata: Sedī (personified affliction) / protective counter-force implicit in the rite.
Chandas: To be verified by metrical scan in context.
Mantra Rasa
Primary: vira
Secondary: bhayankara