Mantra 66

Sukta 8

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

स ऋतूनां पाशान्मा मोचि । तस्येदं वर्चस्तेजः प्राणमायुर्नि वेष्टयामीदमेनमधराञ्चं पादयामि

IAST Transliteration

sá ṛtūnā́ṃ pāśā́n mā́ móci | tásya idáṃ várcas téjaḥ prāṇám ā́yur ní veṣṭayāmi idám enam adharā́ñcam pādayāmi

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Let him not be loosed from the nooses of the Seasons. His lustre, his splendour, his breath, his life I wrap down and fast; this man I cause to go downward, I bring him low.

Translation

ขออย่าให้เขาถูกปลดออกจากบ่วงแห่งฤดูกาลทั้งหลาย (ṛtūnām pāśāḥ) เลย; รัศมี วรรณะ-เดช (varcas, tejas) ลมหายใจ (prāṇa) และอายุชีวิต (āyus) ของเขา—ข้าพเจ้าพันรัดไว้ให้ต่ำลงและให้แน่น; ชายผู้นี้ข้าพเจ้าทำให้ลงต่ำ ทำให้ตกต่ำลง

Word by Word

• सः: he/that (one)
• सः: कर्तृ (अभिप्रेतः/निर्देशः)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → सः

• ऋतूनाम्: of the seasons
• ऋतूनाम्: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋतु (प्रातिपदिक)

• पाशान्: nooses/bonds
• पाशान्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाश (प्रातिपदिक)

• मा: do not
• मा: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मा (निषेध-अव्यय)

• मोचि: may (he) be released / let (him) not be released
• मोचि: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच् (धातु)

• तस्य: of him/of that
• तस्य: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: कर्म (वेष्टयामि इत्यस्य)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• वर्चः: splendour, lustre
• वर्चः: कर्म (वेष्टयामि इत्यस्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्चस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• तेजः: radiance, energy
• तेजः: कर्म (वेष्टयामि इत्यस्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• प्राणम्: breath, vital force
• प्राणम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राण (प्रातिपदिक)

• आयुः: life, lifespan
• आयुः: कर्म (वेष्टयामि इत्यस्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आयुस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• नि: down, into; completely
• नि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• वेष्टयामि: I wrap/encircle
• वेष्टयामि: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: वेष्ट्/वेष्टय् (धातु: वेष्ट् ‘to wrap, encircle’)

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: कर्म (पादयामि इत्यस्य)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• एनम्: him/this one
• एनम्: कर्म
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्/एनद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → एनम्

• अधराञ्चम्: turned downward, downward-facing
• अधराञ्चम्: कर्म-विशेषणम् (एनम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अधर (प्रातिपदिक) + अञ्च् (प्रत्ययान्त-विशेषण ‘turned’) → अधराञ्च

• पादयामि: I cause (him) to go down / I bring down
• पादयामि: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: पद्/पादय् (णिजन्त-धातु: पादयति ‘to cause to fall/bring down, make go’)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic/Angirasa tradition (anukramaṇī needed for precision).

Devata: Ṛtus (Seasons) as binding agents; also the impersonal power of pāśa (bond).

Chandas: Mixed; incantatory with a caesura after the first clause; exact scansion requires padic accent-text verification.

Mantra Rasa

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