Mantra 10

Sukta 8

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

तस्मादमुं निर्भजामोऽमुमामुष्यायणममुष्याः पुत्रमसौ यः

IAST Transliteration

tásmād amúṃ nírbhajāmo ’múm āmuṣyā́yaṇam ámuṣyāḥ putrám asáu yáḥ

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Therefore we portion him away—him, the son of such an one, the son of that woman—this man who (is our foe).

Translation

Vì vậy, chúng ta phân phần và đẩy hắn ra xa—kẻ này, con trai của người nọ, con trai của người đàn bà kia—chính người này (kẻ thù của chúng ta).

Word by Word

तस्मात्therefore; from that (cause)

अमुम्that (yonder) man/person

निर्भजामःwe drive away / expel / banish

अमुम्that (yonder) one

आमुष्यायणम्the descendant/son of that man (of such-and-such lineage)

अमुष्याःof that (woman/person)

पुत्रम्son

असौthat (yonder) one; he

यःwho

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition

Devata: Mantra as operative force (kriyā-śakti); the ‘share’ (bhāga) conceptually personified

Chandas: Prose/ritual formula

Mantra Rasa

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