Mantra 20

Sukta 5

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

आ मारुक्षद् देवमणिर्मह्या अरिष्टतातये । इमं मेथिमभिसंविशध्वं तनूपानं त्रिवरूथमोजसे

IAST Transliteration

ā́ mā́rukṣad devamáṇir mahyā́ ariṣṭátātaye | imáṃ méthim abhí-saṃ-viśadhvaṃ tanūpā́naṃ tri-varū́tham ójase

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Hither hath the divine Jewel mounted upon me for unhurt estate. Enter ye into this post—body-guarding, triple-sheltered—for strength.

Translation

అరిష్టత (అక్షత స్థితి) కోసం దివ్య మణి నాపై అధిరోహించింది. ఓ దేవగణమా, ఈ మేథి/స్తంభంలో ప్రవేశించి నివసించండి—తనూ-పాన (దేహ-రక్షక), త్రివరూథ (మూడు ఆవరణాలు) కలది—బలార్థం.

Word by Word

• आ: hither, towards; (preverb)
• आ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ (उपसर्ग) / ā (preverb)

• मारुक्षत्: (let him) not mount/ascend (hither)
• मारुक्षत्: Kriyā (predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: रुक्ष् (धातु) / rukṣ (to ascend, mount) + मा (निषेध) (Vedic prohibitive particle)

• देवमणिः: the divine jewel/amulet
• देवमणिः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव-मणि (प्रातिपदिक) / deva-maṇi

• मह्याः: for the great one / for the earth (Mahī)
• मह्याः: Sampradāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: मही (प्रातिपदिक) / mahī

• अरिष्टतातये: for uninjuredness, for safety
• अरिष्टतातये: Sampradāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: अरिष्ट-ताति (प्रातिपदिक) / ariṣṭa-tāti

• इमम्: this
• इमम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) / idam

• मे: for me / of me
• मे: Sampradāna (contextual: ‘for me’)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम) / asmad

• थिम्: the thí-plant/amulet (a charm-material)
• थिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: थि (प्रातिपदिक; AV plant/amulet term) / thi-

• अभिसंविशध्वम्: enter into (it) together; take your place upon/around
• अभिसंविशध्वम्: Kriyā (predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विश् (धातु) / viś (to enter) with अभि-सम्- (preverbs)

• तनूपानम्: body-protecting, guarding the person
• तनूपानम्: Karma (apposition to ‘थिम्/इमम्’)
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: तनू-पान (प्रातिपदिक) / tanū-pāna

• त्रिवरूथम्: threefold-sheltering, triple-armoured
• त्रिवरूथम्: Karma (apposition)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि-वरूथ (प्रातिपदिक) / tri-varūtha

• ओजसे: for strength, for vital power
• ओजसे: Sampradāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: ओजस् (प्रातिपदिक) / ojas

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (anukramaṇī-dependent)

Devata: Devamaṇi (personified amulet) with protective powers invited to indwell

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable)

Mantra Rasa

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