Mantra 3

Sukta 106

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

हिमस्य त्वा जरायुणा शाले परि व्ययामसि । शीतह्रदा हि नो भुवोऽग्निष्कृणोतु भेषजम्

IAST Transliteration

himásya tvā jarā́yuṇā śā́le pári vyayāmasi | śītáhr̥dā hí no bhúvo ’gníṣ kr̥ṇotu bheṣajám

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

With the caul, within the dwelling, we wind thee round against the cold. Be thou for us, O chill of heart: let Agni make thee medicine.

Translation

Chống lại cái lạnh, trong chỗ ở, chúng ta quấn ngươi bằng màng bọc thai (jarāyu). Hỡi ‘cái lạnh của tim’, hãy là điều ấy cho chúng ta; nguyện Agni làm cho ngươi thành thuốc (bheṣajam).

Word by Word

• हिमस्य: of snow/cold
• हिमस्य: सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिम

• त्वा: you (as object)
• त्वा: कर्म
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्

• जरायुना: with the afterbirth/placenta (membrane)
• जरायुना: करण
• Type: Noun
• Root: जरायु

• शाले: in the hut/house
• शाले: अधिकरण
• Type: Noun
• Root: शाला

• परि: around, all around
• परि: (क्रियाविशेषण; व्याप्ति/परितः)
• Type: Indeclinable (preverb) / Adverb
• Root: परि

• व्ययामसि: we stretch/spread (out)
• व्ययामसि: कर्तृ (वयं)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √यम् (यच्छति) + वि

• शीतह्रदा: having a cool/refreshing heart (cool-hearted)
• शीतह्रदा: कर्तृ (अग्निष्कृत्-सम्बद्ध विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective (compound)
• Root: शीतह्रद

• हि: indeed, for
• हि: (सम्बोधन/हेतुवाचक बलार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

• नः: for us / our
• नः: सम्प्रदान/सम्बन्ध (for us / of us, contextually beneficiary)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्

• भुवः: of well-being/existence
• भुवः: सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भू

• अग्निष्कृणोतु: let the fire-maker (Agni) make/prepare
• अग्निष्कृणोतु: कर्तृ
• Type: Verb
• Root: अग्निष्कृत् (अग्नि + √कृ) → √कृ (करोति)

• भेषजम्: medicine, remedy
• भेषजम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: भेषज

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (specific r̥ṣi not stated in the provided excerpt; to be verified from AVŚ anukramaṇī).

Devata: Agni (as healer-transformer) and the personified cold-affliction addressed/controlled.

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable; to be confirmed by metrical count in critical edition).

Mantra Rasa

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