Mantra 20

Sukta 9

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

तयार्बुदे प्रणुत्तानामिन्द्रो हन्तु वरंवरम्। अमित्राणां शचीपतिर्मामीषां मोचि कश्चन

IAST Transliteration

táyā ’rbude prá-nuttānām índro hantu váraṃ-varam | amítrāṇāṃ śacī́-patir mā́ ’mīṣāṃ móci káś caná

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Therewith, O Arbuda, let Indra smite the routed foes—each best man after best. Let Śacī’s Lord, against the enemies, suffer not one of these to slip away at all.

Translation

凭此，噢阿尔布达（Arbuda），愿因陀罗（Indra）击杀那已溃散的仇敌——一名最强之后又一名最强。愿娑契之主（Śacīpati）对诸敌不容其中任何一个逃脱、丝毫不放过。

Word by Word

तयाby/with that (female/that means)

अर्बुदेin/at the tumor, swelling

प्रणुत्तानाम्of those that have been driven away/repelled

इन्द्रःIndra

हन्तुlet (him) strike/kill

वरंवरम्the best (again and again)/each excellent one

अमित्राणाम्of enemies

शचीपतिःŚacī’s lord (Indra)

माdo not

ईषाम्of these/of them

मोचि(you) should not be released/escape

कश्चनanyone/any (at all)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic/Angirasa tradition (per Anukramaṇī; edition-dependent)

Devata: Indra (Śacīpati) operating through Arbuda

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like (to be confirmed by metrical count per pada)

Mantra Rasa

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