Mantra 11

Sukta 37

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

स्वेवैकः कपिरिवैकः कुमारः सर्वकेशकः । प्रियो दृश इव भूत्वा गन्धर्वः सचते स्त्रियस्तमितो नाशयामसि ब्रह्मणा वीर्याऽवता

IAST Transliteration

svévaíkaḥ kapír ivaíkaḥ kumāráḥ sarvakeśakáḥ | priyó dṛśá iva bhūtvā́ gandharváḥ sacáte stríyaḥ | tamitó nāśayāmasi bráhmaṇā vīryā̀vatā ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

As though a kinsman—one; as though an ape—one; a youth, all-haired: becoming as it were pleasing to the sight, the Gandharva cleaveth to women. Him, from the darkness, we cause to perish, with brahman, with potent might.

Translation

Như thể người thân tộc—chỉ một; như thể khỉ—chỉ một; một thiếu niên, lông tóc đầy mình. Trở nên như kẻ đẹp mắt, Gandharva bám riết lấy đàn bà. Kẻ ấy, từ trong bóng tối, chúng ta khiến cho tiêu diệt, bằng brahman, bằng uy lực đầy quyền năng.

Word by Word

स्वेin his/its own (place/state)

एवindeed, just

एकःone, single

कपिःa monkey

इवlike, as

एवindeed

एकःone

कुमारःa youth, young man

सर्वकेशकःhaving all (his) hair; fully-haired

प्रियःdear, beloved

दृशःof sight/appearance

इवlike

भूत्वाhaving become

गन्धर्वःthe Gandharva (celestial male being)

सचतेassociates with, clings to

स्त्रियःwomen

तमितःafflicted, overpowered

नnot

आशयामसिwe cause to lie down/settle; we lay (it)

ब्रह्मणाby sacred formula/prayer

वीर्याwith potency/strength

अवताwith aid/protection

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (variable).

Devata: Gandharva (as adversarial target); brahman as operative power.

Chandas: Mixed/expanded Anuṣṭubh-like (longer syntactic span; still built on anuṣṭubh cadence).

Mantra Rasa

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