Mantra 6

Sukta 96

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

मुञ्चामि त्वा हविषा जीवनाय कमज्ञातयक्ष्मादुत राजयक्ष्मात्। ग्राहिर्जग्राह यद्येतदेनं तस्या इन्द्राग्नी प्र मुमुक्तमेनम्

IAST Transliteration

muñcā́mi tvā havíṣā jī́vanāya kám ajñātayakṣmā́d utá rājayakṣmā́t | grāhíḥ jagrā́ha yády etád enaṃ tásyā ind्रāgnī prá mumuktam enam

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

With oblation I loose thee forth for life, from unknown wasting and from kingly wasting. If the Seizer have seized him with this assault, from that, O Indra and Agni, do ye wholly release him.

Translation

Dengan havis (persembahan), aku melepaskan engkau menuju kehidupan: daripada penyakit yang menghakis yang tidak dikenal, dan daripada penyakit yang menghakis yang bersifat rajawi. Jika Sang Perenggut (Grahi) telah merenggutnya dengan serangan ini, maka daripada itu, wahai Indra dan Agni, lepaskanlah dia sepenuhnya.

Word by Word

मुञ्चामिI release / set free

त्वाyou (as object)

हविषाwith oblation / by the offering

जीवनायfor life / for living

कम्from what? / from which (unknown cause)?

अज्ञातunknown / unrecognized

यक्ष्मात्from disease (yakṣma; wasting illness)

उतand / also

राजयक्ष्मात्from rājayakṣma (consumption; severe wasting disease)

ग्राहिःthe seizer (demon/affliction)

जग्राहseized / has seized

यत्which

एतत्this

एनम्him (this person)

तस्याःof her/that (affliction)

इन्द्राग्नीO Indra and Agni

प्रforth / completely

मुमुक्तम्release (you two)

एनम्him

Attribution

Rishi: RV-derived healing/āyuṣya complex in AV 20; r̥ṣi attribution varies by anukramaṇī.

Devata: Indra-Agni (dual), with yakṣma/grahi as adversarial agents

Chandas: RV-style; likely Triṣṭubh (requires metrical verification).

Mantra Rasa

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