Mantra 45
Rishi: Śukla-Yajurvedic school transmission (Yājñavalkya-line).
Devata: Operative ‘śaravya’ (missile) empowered by brahman; Indraic victory is implicit.
Chandas: Jagatī/Triṣṭubh-mixed (short imperative cola; irregular).
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अव॑सृष्टा॒ परा॑ पत॒ शर॑व्ये॒ ब्रह्म॑सᳪशिते । गच्छा॒मित्रा॒न् प्र प॑द्यस्व॒ माऽमीषां॒ कं च॒नोच्छि॑षः
Transliteration
avásṛṣṭā párā pata śáravye bráhma-saṃśite | gácchā́mitrā́n prá padyasva mā́mīṣā́ṃ káṃ canócchiṣaḥ
Translation
เมื่อถูกปล่อยแล้ว จงโผไปข้างหน้าเถิด โอศร ผู้ถูกลับคมและอาบด้วยฤทธิ์แห่งพรหมัน. จงไปยังศัตรูทั้งหลาย จงตกลงทับเขาเถิด; อย่าให้ผู้ใดในหมู่เขาเหลือรอดอยู่เลย.
Padapatha (Word Analysis)
अव॑सृष्टा । परा॑ । पत । शर॑व्ये । ब्रह्म॑-सं॒शि॒ते । गच्छ । अ॒मित्रा॒न् । प्र । प॒द्य॒स्व । मा । अ॒मीषाम् । कम् । च॒न॒ । उ॒च्छि॒षः
Word by Word
अवसृष्टाreleased, let loose
अवसृष्टा:
Kartā (of ‘पत’) / संबोधन-विशेषण
TypeAdjective/Participle
Rootअवसृष्ट (√सृज् ‘to release/let go’ + अव) [PPP prātipadika]
पराaway, forth
परा:
(verb-modifier)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपरा
पतfly!
पत:
(imperative action)
TypeVerb
Root√पत् (पतति)
शरव्येO arrow/shaft (missile)!
शरव्ये:
(addressed entity)
TypeNoun
Rootशरव्य (स्त्री) [prātipadika]
ब्रह्मसंसितेO (missile) directed/consecrated by sacred power (brahman)!
ब्रह्मसंसिते:
(qualifier of शरव्ये)
TypeAdjective
Rootब्रह्म-संसित (समास; ‘consecrated/impelled by brahman’) [prātipadika]
गच्छgo!
गच्छ:
(imperative action)
TypeVerb
Root√गम् (गच्छति)
अमित्रान्enemies
अमित्रान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअमित्र (पुं) [prātipadika]
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
(verb-modifier)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र
पद्यस्वfall upon / attack!
पद्यस्व:
(imperative action)
TypeVerb
Root√पद् (पद्यते) / √पद्-आत्मनेपद ‘to fall upon/attack, to reach’
माdo not
मा:
(negation)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा
अमीषाम्of these (persons)
अमीषाम्:
सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम) → एषाम्/अमीषाम् (gen. pl.)
कम्anyone/anything (at all)
कम्:
Karma (of ‘उच्छिषः’)
TypePronoun
Rootक (सर्वनाम/प्रश्न) [here as indefinite ‘any’]
चनeven, at all
चन:
(emphasis)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचन
उच्छिषःharm/leave (as remainder); i.e., ‘spare/leave behind’ (negated: ‘do not harm/leave’)
उच्छिषः:
(imperative action)
TypeVerb
Rootउद्+√शिष् (शेषणे ‘to remain’) → उच्छिष्यति/उच्छिष् (injure/leave remainder) ; here: √शिष् with ud- in prohibitive imperative
Entities Mentioned
Ś
Śaravyā (consecrated missile/arrow)B
Brahman (sacred power of the mantra)I
Indra (implicit)Ritual Context
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