Mantra 22

Sukta 6

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

द्व्याऽस्याच्चतुरक्षात् पञ्चपदादनङ्गुरेः । वृन्तादभि प्रसर्पतः परि पाहि वरीवृतात्

IAST Transliteration

dvy-āsyā́c cátur-akṣā́t páñca-padād anaṅguréḥ | vṛ́ntād abhí prá-sarpataḥ pári pāhi varī-vṛtā́t ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

From the two-mouthed, from the four-eyed, from the five-footed, from the fingerless; from the stalk-like strangler creeping on—guard (her) round about from straitness and enclosure.

Translation

రెండు నోళ్లున్నదానినుండి, నాలుగు కన్నులున్నదానినుండి, ఐదు కాళ్లున్నదానినుండి, వేళ్లులేనిదానినుండి; కాండంలా గొంతు బిగించి పాకుతూ వచ్చే దానినుండి— సంకుచితత, ఆవర్తనం (ముట్టడి) నుండి (ఆమెను) చుట్టూరా కాపాడు.

Word by Word

• द्वि: two-
• द्वि: —
• Type: Adjective (Numeral)
• Root: द्वि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)

• आस्यात्: from the mouth
• आस्यात्: Apādāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: आस्य (प्रातिपदिक)

• चतुरक्षात्: from the four-eyed (one)
• चतुरक्षात्: Apādāna
• Type: Adjective (Bahuvrīhi/Descriptive)
• Root: चतुरक्ष (प्रातिपदिक; चतुर् + अक्ष)

• पञ्चपदात्: from the five-footed (one)
• पञ्चपदात्: Apādāna
• Type: Adjective (Descriptive)
• Root: पञ्चपद (प्रातिपदिक; पञ्च + पद)

• अनङ्गुरेः: of the toeless/without-toes (one)
• अनङ्गुरेः: Sambandha (Genitive)
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: अनङ्गुरि (प्रातिपदिक; न + अङ्गुरि)

• वृन्तात्: from the stalk (of a plant)
• वृन्तात्: Apādāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृन्त (प्रातिपदिक)

• अभि: towards, against
• अभि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• प्रसर्पतः: creeping forth, advancing
• प्रसर्पतः: Kartā (implicit agent: the creeping one/creatures)
• Type: Verb (present participle)
• Root: सृप् (धातु) + प्र (उपसर्ग)

• परि: around, all around
• परि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• पाहि: protect!
• पाहि: — (आज्ञा; रक्षक-कर्तृ to be supplied)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पा (धातु ‘to protect’)

• वरीवृतात्: from enclosure/obstruction; from what surrounds (danger)
• वरीवृतात्: Apādāna
• Type: Adjective/Noun
• Root: वरीवृत (प्रातिपदिक; वरीवृत/वरीवृत्त ‘enclosed, surrounded, obstructed’)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (unspecified here).

Devata: Protective power invoked by imperative ‘pāhi’ (often the amulet/guardian implicitly).

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable).

Mantra Rasa

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