Mantra 70

Sukta 8

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

तस्येदं वर्चस्तेजः प्राणमायुर्नि वेष्टयामीदमेनमधराञ्चं पादयामि

IAST Transliteration

tásyedáṃ várcas téjaḥ prāṇám ā́yur ní veṣṭayāmi | idám enam adharā́ñcam pādayāmi

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

His lustre, his fiery might, his breath, his life—these I wrap fast about; this man I make downward-turned, I press him down.

Translation

ਉਸ ਦਾ ਵਰਚਸ, ਤੇਜ, ਪ੍ਰਾਣ ਅਤੇ ਆਯੁ—ਇਹ ਸਭ ਮੈਂ ਮਜ਼ਬੂਤੀ ਨਾਲ ਲਪੇਟ ਕੇ ਬੰਨ੍ਹਦਾ ਹਾਂ; ਇਸ ਮਨੁੱਖ ਨੂੰ ਮੈਂ ਅਧੋਮੁਖ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ, ਉਸ ਨੂੰ ਹੇਠਾਂ ਦਬਾ ਕੇ ਰੱਖਦਾ ਹਾਂ।

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him/its
• तस्य: सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: कर्तृ/विधेय (predicative nominative)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• वर्चः: splendour, radiance
• वर्चः: कर्म (object of ‘wrap/cover’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्चस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• तेजः: brilliance, energy
• तेजः: कर्म (object; coordinated)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• प्राणम्: breath, vital force
• प्राणम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राण (प्रातिपदिक)

• आयुः: life, lifespan
• आयुः: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: आयुस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• नि: down/into; completely (as preverb)
• नि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नि (उपसर्ग)

• वेष्टयामि: I wrap/envelop
• वेष्टयामि: कर्तृ (अहं implied)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वेṣ्ट् (वेṣ्ट्/वेṣ्टय्) ‘to wrap, envelop’

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: कर्म
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• एनम्: him (this person)
• एनम्: कर्म
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एनद्/एतद्-प्रकार (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) ‘him/this one’

• अधराञ्चम्: downward-facing, head-down
• अधराञ्चम्: कर्म (qualifier of ‘एनम्’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अधर + अञ्च् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘turned downward’)

• पादयामि: I cause (him) to go down / I bring (him) down
• पादयामि: कर्तृ (अहं implied)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पद्/√पाद् (णिच् causative) ‘to cause to fall/step; to bring down’

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (specific r̥ṣi attribution varies by anukramaṇī for AV 16.8)

Devata: Bandhana/Stambhana (binding/paralysis power); implicitly the priestly brahman as efficacious force

Chandas: Mixed/prose-like Atharvanic cadence; not a strict RV-style metrical pāda in this form

Mantra Rasa

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