Mantra 19

Sukta 10

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

त्रिषन्धे तमसा त्वममित्रान् परि वारय । पृषदाज्यप्रणुत्तानां मामीषां मोचि कश्चन

IAST Transliteration

tríṣandhe támasā tvám amítrā́n pári vā́raya | pṛṣadā́jya-praṇuttānāṃ mā́mīṣā́ṃ móci káścana ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

At the threefold junction, with darkness do thou encompass and restrain the enemies. Of those whom the speckled ghee hath thrust back, let not a single one of ours be loosed away.

Translation

திரிசந்தியில், தமஸ் (இருள்) கொண்டு நீ பகைவரைச் சுற்றி வளைத்து கட்டுப்படுத்து. ப்ருஷதாஜ்யம் (புள்ளியுள்ள நெய்) பின்னே தள்ளியவர்களில், எங்களுடைய ஒருவரும் எவ்விதத்திலும் விடுபட்டு போகாதிருப்பதாக.

Word by Word

त्रिषन्धेin/at the three junctions (threefold boundary-times/places)

तमसाwith darkness; by darkness

त्वम्you

अमित्रान्enemies; hostile ones

परिaround; all around

वारयward off; keep away

पृषदाज्यप्रणुत्तानाम्of those driven away by pṛṣadājya (speckled ghee/ritual ghee)

माme

ईषाम्of these; of them

मोचिdo not release; do not let go

कश्चनanyone; someone (at all)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic/Angiras attribution (per anukramaṇī lineages for war charms).

Devata: Tamas (Darkness) as operative power; Senā as implied instrument; ājya as empowered medium.

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh

Mantra Rasa

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