Mantra 6

Sukta 10

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

शितिपदी सं द्यतु शरव्ये३यं चतुष्पदी । कृत्येऽमित्रेभ्यो भव त्रिषंधेः सह सेनया

IAST Transliteration

śitipádī sáṃ dyatu śaravyè́ iyáṃ cátuṣpadī | kṛ́tye ’mítrebhyo bhava triṣaṃ́dheḥ sahá sénayā ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Let the bright-footed, the four-footed, smite full—O Śaravya. O Kṛtyā, become (directed) against the foes, together with the host of Triṣaṃdhi.

Translation

ఓ శరవ్యే, శితిపదీ—ప్రకాశించే పాదాలదానివి—మరియు ఈ చతుష్పదీ పూర్తిగా ప్రహరించుగాక. ఓ కృత్యా, త్రిషంధి సేనతో కలిసి శత్రువులపైకి మళ్లి నిలువు.

Word by Word

• शितिपदी: the speckle-footed (female; epithet)
• शितिपदी: कर्तृ
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शितिपद (प्रातिपदिक)

• सम्: together; completely (prefix to the verb)
• सम्: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम् (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• द्यतु: let (her/it) cut down; let (her/it) strike
• द्यतु: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (द्यति) / √दा

• शरव्ये: the arrow/shaft (missile)
• शरव्ये: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरव्य (प्रातिपदिक)

• इयम्: this (one), she
• इयम्: कर्तृ
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• चतुष्पदी: four-footed
• चतुष्पदी: कर्तृ (इयम्-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुष्पद (प्रातिपदिक)

• कृत्ये: O witchcraft; O harmful spell
• कृत्ये: सम्बोधन
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृत्या (प्रातिपदिक)

• अमित्रेभ्यः: from the enemies
• अमित्रेभ्यः: अपादान
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमित्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• भव: be; become
• भव: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (√भू)

• त्रिसंधेः: of the three-jointed/three-knotted (one)
• त्रिसंधेः: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun (compound) / Adjective
• Root: त्रिसंधि (प्रातिपदिक)

• सह: together with
• सह: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)

• सेनया: with an army; with a host
• सेनया: करण/सहकारक (सह-योगे)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सेना (प्रातिपदिक)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition

Devata: Śaravya; Kṛtyā; Triṣaṃdhi-senā

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh

Mantra Rasa

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