Mantra 68

Sukta 8

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

तस्मादमुं निर्भजामोऽमुमामुष्यायणममुष्याः पुत्रमसौ यः

IAST Transliteration

tasmā́d amúṃ nírbhajāmo ’múm āmuṣyāyaṇám amúṣyāḥ putrám asáu yáḥ

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Therefore we dis-portion that man—him, the son of so-and-so, the son of that woman—yonder, who is (our mark).

Translation

Vì vậy chúng ta phân phần, tách đoạt người kia—hắn, con trai của kẻ nọ, con trai của người đàn bà ấy—kẻ ở đằng kia, kẻ là dấu nhắm của chúng ta.

Word by Word

तस्मात्from that; therefore

अमुम्that man (yonder), him

निर्भजामःwe drive away / we expel / we banish

अमुम्that man (yonder), him

आमुष्यायणम्the descendant/son of that one (patronymic: ‘Āmuṣyāyaṇa’)

अमुष्याःof that (woman/person); of him/her

पुत्रम्son

असौthat one (yonder), he

यःwho

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic/Angirasa tradition (needs anukramaṇī).

Devata: Mantra as operative force; no single deity foregrounded.

Chandas: As in 16.8.65.

Mantra Rasa

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