Mantra 11

Sukta 2

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

मा विदन् परिपन्थिनो य आसीदन्ति दंपती । सुगेन दुर्गमतीतामप द्रान्त्वरातयः

IAST Transliteration

mā́ vidan paripanthíno yá āsī́danti dámpatī | sugéna durgám atītā́m ápa drāntu árātayaḥ

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Let not the waylayers find the wedded pair that lie in wait: by an easy path let them pass the hard pass; away let the hostilities run.

Translation

ଦମ୍ପତିଙ୍କୁ ଘାତ ଲଗାଇ ବସିଥିବା ପଥଘାତକ (ପରିପନ୍ଥିନଃ) ସେମାନଙ୍କୁ ନ ପାଉନ୍ତୁ। ସୁଗମ ପଥରେ ସେମାନେ ଦୁର୍ଗମ ପଥ ଅତିକ୍ରମ କରୁନ୍ତୁ; ଶତ୍ରୁତା ଓ ଅରାତୟଃ (ବିରୋଧୀ ଶକ୍ତି) ଦୂରକୁ ଦୌଡ଼ିଯାଉନ୍ତୁ।

Word by Word

• मा: do not
• मा: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मा (निषेधार्थक अव्यय)

• विदन्: let (them) find/know
• विदन्: Kartā (implied: they)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √विद् (विदँ ज्ञाने)

• परिपन्थिनः: those who lie in wait on the path; waylayers
• परिपन्थिनः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: परि-पन्थिन् (प्रातिपदिक)

• ये: who
• ये: Kartā (relative pronoun referring to परिपन्थिनः)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• आसीदन्ति: sit down; lie in ambush
• आसीदन्ति: Kartā
• Type: Verb
• Root: √सद् (षदँ विशरणगत्यवसादने) + आ-

• दम्पती: the married couple
• दम्पती: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दम्पति (प्रातिपदिक; ‘house-lord and house-lady’, couple)

• सुगेन: by an easy/good path
• सुगेन: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु-ग (प्रातिपदिक ‘good-going, easy path’)

• दुर्गम्: the difficult (place/way)
• दुर्गम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्-ग (प्रातिपदिक ‘hard-going, difficult passage’)

• अतीताम्: (may they) cross over / having crossed
• अतीताम्: Karma (qualifying the object: the couple as ‘having crossed’ / ‘to cross’)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √इ (इण् गतौ) + अति-; क्त (अतीत)

• अप: away
• अप: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अप (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• द्रान्तु: let (them) run/flee
• द्रान्तु: Kartā
• Type: Verb
• Root: √द्रा (द्राण्/द्रा गतौ)

• अरातयः: enemies; hostile beings
• अरातयः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: अराति (प्रातिपदिक ‘enemy, hostile one’)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition.

Devata: Apotropaic force of the mantra; adversaries: Paripanthin/Ārāti.

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh

Mantra Rasa

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