Mantra 63
Sukta 5
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
ब्रह्मज्यं देव्यघ्न्य आ मूलादनुसंदह
IAST Transliteration
brahma-jyáṃ devy ághnye ā́ mū́lād anusáṃdaha
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
The Brahma-slaying taint, O Goddess Aghnyā, burn thou completely—down from the very root.
Translation
噫，女神阿格尼娅（Aghnyā）啊，将那“杀婆罗门者”（brahma-jyá）的污秽，从根本起，彻底焚烧。
Word by Word
ब्रह्मज्यम्the ‘brahma-weapon’/brahma-bowstring (a destructive charm/weapon)
ब्रह्मज्यम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मज्य (प्रातिपदिक; ब्रह्मन् + ज्य ‘धनुषि प्रत्यञ्चा/ज्या’)
देव्यघ्न्यःO ‘divine, not-to-be-slain’ ones (invoked female powers/spirits)
देव्यघ्न्यः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective (used substantively) / Noun
Rootदेव्यघ्नि (प्रातिपदिक; देवी + अघ्नि ‘न हन्तव्या/अहिंसनीया’ → ‘देव्यघ्नि’)
आtowards; completely; up to
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
मूलात्from the root; from the very base
मूलात्:
अपादान
TypeNoun
Rootमूल (प्रातिपदिक)
अनुसंदहburn (it) up completely; scorch through
अनुसंदह:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootदह् (धातु) + अनु- (उपसर्ग) + सम्- (उपसर्ग)
Attribution
Rishi: As per AV 12.5 anukramaṇī tradition
Devata: Aghnyā (deified cow) as burning/consuming agent; allied with Agni-function
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh
Mantra Rasa
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