Mantra 6
Sukta 10
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
शितिपदी सं द्यतु शरव्ये३यं चतुष्पदी । कृत्येऽमित्रेभ्यो भव त्रिषंधेः सह सेनया
IAST Transliteration
śitipádī sáṃ dyatu śaravyè́ iyáṃ cátuṣpadī | kṛ́tye ’mítrebhyo bhava triṣaṃ́dheḥ sahá sénayā ||
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
Let the bright-footed, the four-footed, smite full—O Śaravya. O Kṛtyā, become (directed) against the foes, together with the host of Triṣaṃdhi.
Translation
愿“白足者”、四足者，尽力击打——噢，舍罗维娅（Śaravya）。噢，克里提娅（Kṛtyā），与特里桑迪（Triṣaṃdhi）的军众同在，转而指向诸敌。
Word by Word
शितिपदीthe speckle-footed (female; epithet)
शितिपदी:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective
Rootशितिपद (प्रातिपदिक)
सम्together; completely (prefix to the verb)
सम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसम् (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
द्यतुlet (her/it) cut down; let (her/it) strike
द्यतु:
—
TypeVerb
Rootदा (द्यति) / √दा
शरव्येthe arrow/shaft (missile)
शरव्ये:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootशरव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
इयम्this (one), she
इयम्:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
चतुष्पदीfour-footed
चतुष्पदी:
कर्तृ (इयम्-विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootचतुष्पद (प्रातिपदिक)
कृत्येO witchcraft; O harmful spell
कृत्ये:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootकृत्या (प्रातिपदिक)
अमित्रेभ्यःfrom the enemies
अमित्रेभ्यः:
अपादान
TypeNoun
Rootअमित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
भवbe; become
भव:
—
TypeVerb
Rootभू (√भू)
त्रिसंधेःof the three-jointed/three-knotted (one)
त्रिसंधेः:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun (compound) / Adjective
Rootत्रिसंधि (प्रातिपदिक)
सहtogether with
सह:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसह (अव्यय)
सेनयाwith an army; with a host
सेनया:
करण/सहकारक (सह-योगे)
TypeNoun
Rootसेना (प्रातिपदिक)
Attribution
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition
Devata: Śaravya; Kṛtyā; Triṣaṃdhi-senā
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh
Mantra Rasa
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