Mantra 26

Sukta 10

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

मर्माविधं रोरुवतं सुपर्णैरदन्तु दुश्चितं मृदितं शयानम्। य इमां प्रतीचीमाहुतिममित्रो नो युयुत्सति

IAST Transliteration

marmāvidháṁ rórūvatam supárṇair adantu duścítaṁ mṛditáṁ śayā́nam | yá imā́ṁ pratī́cīm ā́hutim amítró no yuyútsati ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Pierced in his vital parts, howling—let the fair-winged devour him, the ill-devised, crushed down, lying low: the foe who would contend with us, and turn this oblation back against us.

Translation

Bị đâm trúng marma (huyệt sinh mệnh), tru lên—nguyện cho các Suparṇa cánh đẹp hãy xé ăn hắn, kẻ mưu ác, bị nghiền nát, nằm rạp: chính kẻ thù muốn tranh chiến với chúng ta và toan quay ngược lễ hiến này để hại chúng ta.

Word by Word

मर्माविधम्marrow/‘vital-spot’-piercing, wounding

रोरुवतम्howling, wailing

सुपर्णैःwith the fair-winged ones (birds)

अदन्तुlet them eat/devour

दुश्चितम्evil-minded, maliciously devised

मृदितम्crushed, bruised

शयानम्lying (prostrate)

यःwho (he who)

इमाम्this

प्रतीचीम्turned back/against (counter), adverse

आहुतिम्offering, oblation

अमित्रःenemy

नःfor us / of us

युयुत्सतिwishes/intends to fight

Attribution

Rishi: To be verified from Śaunaka Anukramaṇī for 11.10

Devata: Imprecatory force; suparṇas as agents; anti-countermagic efficacy

Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like cadence possible (longer line); confirm by syllable count

Mantra Rasa

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