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Atharva Veda 9.8.16: Kanda 9, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 8, Mantra 16

Sukta 8

यास्ति॒रश्ची॑रुप॒र्षन्त्य॑र्ष॒णीर्व॒क्षणा॑सु ते । अहिं॑सन्तीरनाम॒या निर्द्र॑वन्तु ब॒हिर्बिल॑म्

yās tiráścīr úparṣanty arṣaṇī́r vakṣaṇā́su te | ahíṃsantīr anāmayā́ nírdravantu bahírbilám ||

What female powers, spreading crosswise, press upon thy joints, upon thy groins—harmless, unailing, let them run forth, away, unto the outer burrow.

అడ్డంగా వ్యాపించి, నీ సంధులపై, నీ వక్షణాలపై (కుచ్చి/గ్రోయిన్) నొక్కే ఆ స్త్రీ-శక్తులు ఏవైతే ఉన్నాయో—అవి అహింసకంగా, నిరామయంగా ఉండి, బయట బిలం వైపు పరుగెత్తి బయటకు వెళ్లిపోవుగాక.

याःwhich (fem. pl.)
याः:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
तिरश्चीःgoing crosswise/sideways
तिरश्चीः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective
Rootतिरश्च्/तिर्यञ्च् (प्रातिपदिक)
उपnear, towards
उप:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउप (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
ऋषन्तिthey move/rush
ऋषन्ति:
कर्तृ
TypeVerb
Rootऋष् (धातु; ‘to go/move, rush’)
अर्षणीः(female) channels/veins; conduits
अर्षणीः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootअर्षणी (प्रातिपदिक)
वक्षणासुin the flanks/loins
वक्षणासु:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootवक्षणा (प्रातिपदिक)
तेof you/thy
ते:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अहिंसन्तीःnot harming; harmless
अहिंसन्तीः:
कर्तृ
TypeParticiple (Adjectival)
Rootअ-हिंसन्ती (हिंस् धातु से वर्तमान-कृदन्त; नञ्-पूर्वक)
अनामयाःfree from disease
अनामयाः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective
Rootअ-नामय (प्रातिपदिक; नञ्-पूर्वक)
निर्द्रवन्तुlet them run out/away
निर्द्रवन्तु:
कर्तृ
TypeVerb
Rootद्रु/द्रव् (धातु; ‘to run’), उपसर्ग: निर्
बहिःoutside
बहिः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootबहिः (अव्यय)
बिलम्hole, burrow, cavity
बिलम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootबिल (प्रातिपदिक)

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (not specified in excerpt)

Devata: Yákṣma / disease-demons

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable)

Primary: vira

Secondary: bhayankara

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