Mantra 3

Sukta 10

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

अयोमुखाः सूचीमुखा अथो विकङ्कतीमुखाः । क्रव्यादो वातरंहसः आ सजन्त्वमित्रान् वज्रेण त्रिषंधिना

IAST Transliteration

áyo-mukhāḥ sūcī́-mukhā átho vikaṅkatī́-mukhāḥ | kravyā́do vā́ta-raṃhasaḥ ā́ sajantv amítrān vájreṇa triṣaṃ́dhinā ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Iron-mouthed, needle-mouthed, yea, with vikaṅkatī-beaks—flesh-eaters, wind-swift—let them fasten upon the foes, with the thunderbolt, with the three-jointed (Triṣaṃdhi) weapon.

Translation

ਲੋਹੇ-ਮੂੰਹ ਵਾਲੇ, ਸੂਈ-ਮੂੰਹ ਵਾਲੇ, ਅਤੇ ਵਿਕਙਕਤੀ-ਚੋਂਚ ਵਾਲੇ; ਮਾਸ-ਭੱਖੀ, ਹਵਾ-ਵੇਗ—ਤ੍ਰਿਸੰਧਿ (ਤ੍ਰਿਸ਼ੰਧਿ) ਹਥਿਆਰ-ਰੂਪ ਵਜ੍ਰ ਨਾਲ ਵੈਰੀਆਂ ਉੱਤੇ ਚੰਬੜ ਪੈਣ, ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਜਕੜ ਲੈਣ।

Word by Word

• अयोमुखाः: iron-mouthed (ones)
• अयोमुखाः: कर्तृ
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अयस्- (प्रातिपदिक) + मुख- (प्रातिपदिक)

• सूचीमुखाः: needle-mouthed (ones)
• सूचीमुखाः: कर्तृ
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सूची- (प्रातिपदिक) + मुख- (प्रातिपदिक)

• अथो: and also
• अथो: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथो (निपात)

• विकङ्कतीमुखाः: vikaṅkatī-plant-mouthed (ones)
• विकङ्कतीमुखाः: कर्तृ
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विकङ्कती- (प्रातिपदिक) + मुख- (प्रातिपदिक)

• क्रव्यादः: flesh-eaters
• क्रव्यादः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रव्याद- (प्रातिपदिक; कृत्: क्रव्य ‘raw flesh’ + आद ‘eater’)

• वातरंहसः: wind-swift (ones)
• वातरंहसः: कर्तृ
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वातरंहस्- (प्रातिपदिक; वात ‘wind’ + रंहस् ‘speed’)

• आ: towards; hither (prefix to the verb)
• आ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• सजन्तु: let them fasten/attach
• सजन्तु: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √सञ्ज् (सञ्जते/सजति) ‘to attach, join, fasten’

• अमित्रान्: enemies
• अमित्रान्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमित्र- (प्रातिपदिक)

• वज्रेण: with a thunderbolt/weapon
• वज्रेण: करण
• Type: Noun
• Root: वज्र- (प्रातिपदिक)

• त्रिषंधिना: three-jointed; having three joints
• त्रिषंधिना: करण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि- (संख्या) + संधि- (प्रातिपदिक) → त्रिषंधि-

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (often anonymous/Angiras-type in this kanda; hymn ascribed in later indices variably)

Devata: Triṣaṃdhi (personified weapon/host) with Indraic vajra-power; also kravyāda-senā as agents

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (predominant; pāda-structure consistent with late Atharvanic anuṣṭubh usage)

Mantra Rasa

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