Mantra 1

Sukta 141

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

गोकर्णयोर्लक्ष्यकरणम्। वायुरेनाः समाकरत् त्वष्टा पोषाय ध्रियताम्। इन्द्र आभ्यो अधि ब्रवद् रुद्रो भूम्ने चिकित्सतु

IAST Transliteration

gokárṇayor lakṣyákaraṇam | vāyúr énāḥ samā́karat tváṣṭā póṣāya dhriyatām | índra ā́bhyo ádhi bravad rudró bhū́mne cikitsatu ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

For the cow’s ears, the making of a mark: Vāyu hath set the taint aright; let Tvaṣṭṛ hold it fast for thriving. Indra hath spoken over these; let Rudra, for abundance, apply his healing skill.

Translation

ਗਾਂ ਦੇ ਕੰਨਾਂ ਲਈ ਨਿਸ਼ਾਨ ਬਣਾਉਣ ਦੀ ਵਿਧੀ: ਵਾਯੂ ਨੇ ਇਸ ਦੋਸ਼/ਕਲੰਕ ਨੂੰ ਠੀਕ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਸਥਾਪਿਤ ਕੀਤਾ; ਪੋਸ਼ਣ ਲਈ ਤ੍ਵਸ਼ਟ੍ਰ ਇਸ ਨੂੰ ਦ੍ਰਿੜ੍ਹ ਰੱਖੇ। ਇੰਦਰ ਨੇ ਇਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਉੱਤੇ ਅਧਿ-ਵਚਨ ਕੀਤਾ; ਸਮ੍ਰਿੱਧੀ ਲਈ ਰੁਦ੍ਰ ਆਪਣੀ ਚਿਕਿਤਸਾ-ਕਲਾ ਨਾਲ ਇਸ ਦਾ ਉਪਚਾਰ ਕਰੇ।

Word by Word

• गोकर्णयोः: of the two cow-ears / of (both) cow’s ears
• गोकर्णयोः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation) / Adhikaraṇa (locative-sense implied: ‘in/at the cow’s ears’)
• Type: Noun (समास) / Adjective-like compound
• Root: गो-कर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)

• लक्ष्यकरणम्: the making/producing of a mark (aim/target); ‘marking’
• लक्ष्यकरणम्: (as heading) —
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्ष्य-करण (प्रातिपदिक; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-समास)

• वायुः: Vāyu (Wind-god)
• वायुः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: वायु (प्रातिपदिक)

• एनाः: these (things/these [charms/acts])
• एनाः: कर्म
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्/एतद्-प्रत्ययान्त ‘एना’ (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक; ‘these/this’)

• समाकरत्: he put together / he arranged / he compounded
• समाकरत्: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-√कृ (कृञ्)

• त्वष्टा: Tvaṣṭṛ (the divine artisan)
• त्वष्टा: कर्तृ (of following optative) / topic
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वष्टृ (प्रातिपदिक)

• पोषाय: for nourishment / for prosperity
• पोषाय: सम्प्रदान
• Type: Noun
• Root: पोष (प्रातिपदिक)

• ध्रियताम्: let (it) be held/maintained; let it endure
• ध्रियताम्: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: √धृ (धारणे)

• इन्द्रः: Indra
• इन्द्रः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• आभ्यः: from these
• आभ्यः: अपादान
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → ‘आभ्यः’

• अधि: over; concerning; upon
• अधि: (modifies verb: ‘over/with regard to’)
• Type: Indeclinable (preverb/adverb)
• Root: अधि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• ब्रवद्: said; spoke
• ब्रवद्: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ब्रू (वचने)

• रुद्रः: Rudra
• रुद्रः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• भूम्ने: in greatness; in abundance
• भूम्ने: अधिकरण
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमन् (प्रातिपदिक)

• चिकित्सतु: let him perceive/consider; let him be mindful
• चिकित्सतु: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: √चित् (अवबोधने) → desiderative stem ‘चिकित्स-’

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition

Devata: Vāyu, Tvaṣṭṛ, Indra, Rudra (cluster invoked for purification, formation, sanction, healing)

Chandas: Mixed/Anuṣṭubh-like cadence (as transmitted in AV domestic charms; exact metrical classification varies by pada division)

Mantra Rasa

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