Mantra 50

Sukta 2

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

ते देवेभ्य आ वृश्चन्ते पापं जीवन्ति सर्वदा। क्रव्याद् यानग्निरन्तिकादश्व इवानुवपते नडम्

IAST Transliteration

té devébhya ā́ vṛścante pāpáṃ jī́vanti sarvadā́ | kravyā́d yā́n agnír ántikād áśva ivānuvápate naḍám

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

For the Gods they cut away their evil; they live for evermore. The flesh-eaters whom Agni, from close at hand, smites down—like a horse that tramples reeds.

Translation

ਉਹ ਦੇਵਤਿਆਂ ਲਈ ਆਪਣਾ ਪਾਪ ਕੱਟ ਕੇ ਦੂਰ ਕਰਦੇ ਹਨ; ਉਹ ਸਦਾ ਜੀਊਂਦੇ ਰਹਿੰਦੇ ਹਨ। ਕ੍ਰਵ੍ਯਾਦਾਂ ਨੂੰ—ਜਿਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਅਗਨੀ ਨੇੜੇ ਤੋਂ ਹੀ ਮਾਰ ਕੇ ਡਾਹ ਦਿੰਦਾ ਹੈ—ਉਹ ਨਲ (ਰੀਡ) ਨੂੰ ਘੋੜਾ ਜਿਵੇਂ ਰੌਂਦਦਾ ਹੈ, ਤਿਵੇਂ ਰੌਂਦ ਕੇ ਨਾਸ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ।

Word by Word

तेthey

देवेभ्यःto/for the gods

आtowards; forth (prefix)

वृश्चन्तेthey cut off / remove

पापम्evil; sin

जीवन्तिthey live

सर्वदाalways

क्रव्याद्from the flesh-eater (carnivorous being/demon)

यान्whom/which (plural)

अग्निःAgni; fire

अन्तिकात्from nearby; from close range

अश्वःa horse

इवlike; as

अनुवपतेhe/it strews after; follows up by scattering

नडम्reed; cane; stalk

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic/Angirasa (general AV attribution; edition-dependent).

Devata: Agni (protector, purifier).

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (two pādas per half; AV often regularizes here).

Mantra Rasa

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