Mantra 4

Sukta 25

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

नमः शीताय तक्मने नमो रूराय शोचिषे कृणोमि । यो अन्येद्युरुभयद्युरभ्येति तृतीयकाय नमो अस्तु तक्मने

IAST Transliteration

námaḥ śītā́ya takmáne námo rūrā́ya śocíṣe kṛṇomi | yó anyedyúr ubhayadyúr abhyèti tṛtī́yakāya námo astu takmáne ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Homage to the cold Takman; homage I render to the burning one, to the flaming heat. Whoso, the alternate-day or the both-day, comes on—homage be to the third-day; homage be to Takman.

Translation

向寒冷的热病（Takman）致敬；我向那灼烈者、向炽焰之热致敬。那隔日而来者，或两日并至者，凡来侵袭者——愿对第三日之病致敬；愿对热病（Takman）致敬。

Word by Word

नमःobeisance; homage

शीतायto the cold (one); to the chill

तकमनेto Takman (fever-demon/fever)

नमःobeisance

रूरायto the howling/roaring one (epithet of fever)

शोचिषेto the flame/heat; to the burning glow

कृणोमिI make; I perform

यःwho; which

अन्येद्युःon another day; the next day

उभयद्युःon both days; on either day

अभ्येतिapproaches; comes upon

तृतीयकायto the third (one/day)

नमःobeisance

अस्तुlet there be; may it be

तकमनेto Takman (fever)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvan (traditional attribution for Takman-healing material; specific r̥ṣi assignment varies by anukramaṇī traditions)

Devata: Takman (Fever), including its śīta (cold) and rūrā/śociṣ (burning) manifestations

Chandas: Mixed/irregular; predominantly triṣṭubh-like cadence in parts (edition-dependent metrical analysis)

Mantra Rasa

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