Mantra 12

Sukta 9

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

उद् वेपय सं विजन्तां भियामित्रान्त्सं सृज । उरुग्राहैर्बाह्वङ्कैर्विध्यामित्रान् न्यर्बुदे

IAST Transliteration

úd vepaya sáṃ vijantāṃ bhiyā́mītrā́n sáṃ sṛja | urugrāháir bāhv-aṅkáir vidhyā́mītrā́n ny àrbude ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Make them start and tremble; let the enemies be wholly scattered with fear: send it forth. With wide-grasping seizings, with arm-hooks, pierce the enemies down, O Arbuda.

Translation

ସେମାନଙ୍କୁ ଉତ୍କମ୍ପିତ କର, କମ୍ପାଇଦେ; ଭୟରେ ଶତ୍ରୁମାନେ ସମ୍ପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ ଭାବେ ଛିଟିଯାଆନ୍ତୁ—ସେଇ ଭୟକୁ ପ୍ରେରଣ କର। ବିସ୍ତୃତ-ଗ୍ରାହୀ ଗ୍ରହଣଦ୍ୱାରା, ବାହୁ-ଅଙ୍କୁଶଦ୍ୱାରା, ହେ ଅର୍ବୁଦ, ଶତ୍ରୁମାନଙ୍କୁ ତଳକୁ ବିଧି ପତିତ କର।

Word by Word

उद्up, forth

वेपयmake (them) tremble

सम्together, completely

विजन्ताम्let them be separated/dispersed

भियाwith fear

अमित्रान्enemies

सम्together, completely

सृजrelease/drive forth

उरुग्राहैःwith wide-grasping (ones)/with broad-seizers

बाह्वङ्कैःwith arm-bends/with hooked arms

विध्याम्may I pierce/strike

अमित्रान्enemies

निdown, into

अर्बुदेin/into the tumor (arbuda); in the swelling/mass

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (unspecified here).

Devata: Arbuda (destructive agent); fear as instrumental force.

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh.

Mantra Rasa

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