Mantra 11

Sukta 4

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

य एनां वनिमायन्ति तेषां देवकृता वशा। ब्रह्मज्येयं तदब्रुवन् य एनां निप्रियायते

IAST Transliteration

yé enā́ṃ vanimā́yanti téṣāṃ devákṛtā vaśā́ | brahmajyéyaṃ tád abruvan yá enāṃ nipriyā́yate ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

They who would bargain over her, for them the vāśā-cow is a god-wrought (bane). ‘A wrong against Brahman-power,’ so have they said, (is the deed) of him who withholdeth her in grudging wise.

Translation

Những kẻ muốn mặc cả đổi chác về nàng, đối với họ bò cái vāśā trở thành tai họa do thần linh tạo ra. Người ta đã nói: kẻ giữ nàng lại một cách keo kiệt là phạm điều ‘xúc phạm quyền lực Brahman’.

Word by Word

येwho (those who)

एनाम्her / this (woman)

वनिमायन्तिthey practice deceit/witchcraft against (her)

तेषाम्of them

देवकृताmade by the gods / divinely wrought

वशाa controlling power; (also) a ‘vashā’ cow / spell of subjugation

ब्रह्मज्येयम्to be overcome by brahman (sacred power); brahman-conquerable

तत्that

अब्रुवन्they said

येwho (those who)

एनाम्her / this (woman)

निप्रियायतेhe/she becomes ill-disposed toward; turns hostile to

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (anukramaṇī-dependent)

Devata: Brahman (sacral power) and Devas as enforcers; vāśā-cow as agent

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh

Mantra Rasa

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