Mantra 6

Sukta 10

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

शितिपदी सं द्यतु शरव्ये३यं चतुष्पदी । कृत्येऽमित्रेभ्यो भव त्रिषंधेः सह सेनया

IAST Transliteration

śitipádī sáṃ dyatu śaravyè́ iyáṃ cátuṣpadī | kṛ́tye ’mítrebhyo bhava triṣaṃ́dheḥ sahá sénayā ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Let the bright-footed, the four-footed, smite full—O Śaravya. O Kṛtyā, become (directed) against the foes, together with the host of Triṣaṃdhi.

Translation

Nguyện kẻ chân sáng, kẻ bốn chân, hãy đánh trọn vẹn—hỡi Śaravya (Śaravya). Hỡi Kṛtyā (Kṛtyā), cùng với đạo quân của Triṣaṃdhi (Triṣaṃdhi), hãy trở thành sức lực hướng vào kẻ thù.

Word by Word

• शितिपदी: the speckle-footed (female; epithet)
• शितिपदी: कर्तृ
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शितिपद (प्रातिपदिक)

• सम्: together; completely (prefix to the verb)
• सम्: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम् (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• द्यतु: let (her/it) cut down; let (her/it) strike
• द्यतु: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (द्यति) / √दा

• शरव्ये: the arrow/shaft (missile)
• शरव्ये: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरव्य (प्रातिपदिक)

• इयम्: this (one), she
• इयम्: कर्तृ
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• चतुष्पदी: four-footed
• चतुष्पदी: कर्तृ (इयम्-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुष्पद (प्रातिपदिक)

• कृत्ये: O witchcraft; O harmful spell
• कृत्ये: सम्बोधन
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृत्या (प्रातिपदिक)

• अमित्रेभ्यः: from the enemies
• अमित्रेभ्यः: अपादान
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमित्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• भव: be; become
• भव: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (√भू)

• त्रिसंधेः: of the three-jointed/three-knotted (one)
• त्रिसंधेः: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun (compound) / Adjective
• Root: त्रिसंधि (प्रातिपदिक)

• सह: together with
• सह: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)

• सेनया: with an army; with a host
• सेनया: करण/सहकारक (सह-योगे)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सेना (प्रातिपदिक)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition

Devata: Śaravya; Kṛtyā; Triṣaṃdhi-senā

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh

Mantra Rasa

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