Mantra 43

Sukta 3

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

अग्नी रक्षस्तपतु यद् विदेवं क्रव्याद् पिशाच इह मा प्र पास्त । नुदाम एनमप रुध्मो अस्मदादित्या एनमङ्गिरसः सचन्ताम्

IAST Transliteration

agní́ rakṣás tapatu yád vidévaṁ kravyā́d piśācá ihá mā́ prá pāst | nudā́ma enam ápa rudhmó asmád ādityā́ enam áṅgirasaḥ sacantām

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Let Agni scorch the Rākṣas—what godless flesh-eating Piśāca is here—let him not press onward against us. We thrust him off; we bar him away from us: let the Ādityas, let the Aṅgirases, cleave to him (and master him).

Translation

ଅଗ୍ନି ରାକ୍ଷସକୁ ଦହୁ; ଏଠାରେ ଯେ ଦେବବିହୀନ କ୍ରବ୍ୟାଦ୍ (ମାଂସଭକ୍ଷୀ) ପିଶାଚ ଅଛି—ସେ ଆମ ଉପରେ ଆଗେଇ ଆସି ଚାପ ଦେଉ ନାହିଁ। ଆମେ ତାକୁ ଠେଲି ଦୂର କରୁ; ଆମଠାରୁ ଅଲଗା କରି ଅଟକାଉ। ଆଦିତ୍ୟମାନେ ତାକୁ ଧରି ଦମନ କରନ୍ତୁ; ଅଙ୍ଗିରସମାନେ ମଧ୍ୟ ତାଙ୍କ ସହ ଲଗି ତାକୁ ବଶ କରନ୍ତୁ।

Word by Word

अग्निःAgni (fire)

रक्षःdemon, evil spirit (rakṣas)

तपतुmay (he) burn, scorch

यत्which/whatever

विदेवम्godless, hostile to the gods

क्रव्याद्flesh-eater (ghoul)

पिशाचःpiśāca (goblin)

इहhere

माdo not

प्रforth, forward (intensifier)

पास्त(you) should not protect/guard (i.e., do not spare)

नुदामlet us drive away

एनम्him/it

अपaway

रुध्मःlet us block, restrain

अस्मद्from us

आदित्याḥthe Ādityas

एनम्him/it

अङ्गिरसःthe Aṅgirases

सचन्ताम्may they accompany/attach (to), join

Attribution

Rishi: Traditionally Atharvanic/Angiras-associated seer for rakṣohā material (specific r̥ṣi attribution varies in anukramaṇī traditions for AV 12.3).

Devata: Agni (primary); Ādityas and Aṅgirases as auxiliary divine/priestly powers

Chandas: Predominantly Anuṣṭubh-like cadence (AV mixed meters; this verse scans close to anuṣṭubh)

Mantra Rasa

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