Mantra 24
Sukta 5
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
अरिप्रा आपो अप रिप्रमस्मत्। प्रास्मदेनो दुरितं सुप्रतीकाः प्र दुष्वप्न्यं प्र मलं वहन्तु
IAST Transliteration
ariprá ā́po ápa riprám asmát | prā́smád éno duritáṁ supratī́kāḥ prá duṣvápnyaṁ prá málaṁ vahantu ||
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
O Waters, foe-repelling, bear ye away the stain from us. From us, ye fair-faced, bear forth sin and evil; bear forth the ill of evil dreams; bear forth the filth.
Translation
噢，逐敌之水啊，请把污痕从我们身上带走。美面之水啊，请从我们这里带走罪与恶；带走由恶梦所致的凶患；带走一切秽垢。
Word by Word
अरिप्राःhaving protection against enemies / warding off foes
अरिप्राः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootअरि-प्रा (प्रातिपदिक; ‘अरि’=शत्रु/दुष्ट + ‘प्रा’=पूरक/रक्षक-भाव; बहुव्रीहिः/कर्मधारय-समासः)
आपःthe waters
आपः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअप् (प्रातिपदिक)
अपaway, off
अप:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअप (अव्यय)
रिप्रम्defilement, impurity
रिप्रम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootरिप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
अस्मत्from us
अस्मत्:
Apādāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
प्रforth, away
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (अव्यय/उपसर्ग)
अस्मत्from us
अस्मत्:
Apādāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
एनःsin, guilt, offense
एनः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootएनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
दुरितम्misfortune, evil, distress
दुरितम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदुरित (प्रातिपदिक)
सुप्रतीकाःfair-faced, of good appearance (beneficent)
सुप्रतीकाः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-प्रतीक (प्रातिपदिक; ‘सु’ + ‘प्रतीक’)
प्रforth, away
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (अव्यय/उपसर्ग)
दुष्वप्न्यम्evil dream, nightmare (ill-omen)
दुष्वप्न्यम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदुष्-स्वप्न्य (प्रातिपदिक; ‘bad dream’)
प्रforth, away
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (अव्यय/उपसर्ग)
मलम्filth, impurity
मलम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमल (प्रातिपदिक)
वहन्तुlet them carry away
वहन्तु:
—
TypeVerb
Root√वह् (वहति)
Attribution
Rishi: Ātharvaṇa (traditional)
Devata: Āpaḥ
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable)
Mantra Rasa
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