Mantra 1
Sukta 10
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
आत्मरक्षा अश्मवर्म मेऽसि यो मा प्राच्या दिशोऽघायुरभिदासात्। एतत् स ऋच्छात्
IAST Transliteration
ātma-rakṣā́ aśmá-varma mé ’si yó mā prā́cyā diśó ’ghā́yur abhídāsāt | etát sá ṛcchāt
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
A self-guard, a coat of stone art thou for me, against him who from the eastern quarter, evil-lived, would assail me. Let him meet with this.
Translation
你是我的自护，是我的石甲；用以抵御那从东方而来、行恶之命者，欲来侵袭我者。愿他遭遇此物。
Word by Word
आत्मरक्षाself-protection, protection of oneself
आत्मरक्षा:
Kartā (स्तुत्य/सम्बोधन-प्रायः; वाक्ये विषयः)
TypeNoun (compound)
Rootआत्मन् + रक्षा (रक्ष्-धातोः) / प्रातिपदिकम्
अश्मवर्मstone-armor; rock-like protective covering
अश्मवर्म:
Kartā/Viśeṣya (पूर्वपदस्य विशेषण-भावः; वाक्ये विषयः)
TypeNoun (compound)
Rootअश्मन् + वर्मन् (प्रातिपदिके)
मेfor me; my
मे:
Sampradāna/Adhikaraṇa (अधिकार-सम्बन्धः: ‘for me / of me’)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
असिyou are
असि:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
यःwho
यः:
Kartā (उपवाक्ये)
TypePronoun (relative)
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम)
माम्me
माम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
प्राच्याःfrom the eastern
प्राच्याः:
Apādāna (दिशः—‘from the eastern…’)
TypeAdjective (directional)
Rootप्राची (प्रातिपदिकम्)
दिशःdirection (quarter)
दिशः:
Apādāna
TypeNoun
Rootदिश् (प्रातिपदिकम्)
अघायुःevil-lived; one of harmful life/intent
अघायुः:
Kartā (उपवाक्ये: अभिदासात् इत्यस्य कर्ता)
TypeAdjective/Noun
Rootअघ + आयुस् (प्रातिपदिके) / अघायुस्
अभिदासात्assailed; attacked
अभिदासात्:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb (injunctive/aorist-like Vedic form) / or verbal noun usage
Rootअभि + दस् (धातु) → अभिदास (कृदन्त/नामधातु-प्रायः) / अथवा ‘अभिदास’ (प्रातिपदिकम्)
एतत्this (one/thing)
एतत्:
Karma (ऋच्छात् इत्यस्य)
TypePronoun (demonstrative)
Rootएतद् (सर्वनाम)
सःhe
सः:
Kartā (ऋच्छात् इत्यस्य)
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम)
ऋच्छात्let him go/attain; may he reach
ऋच्छात्:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Rootऋ (धातु: ‘गच्छति/ऋच्छति’)
Attribution
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition
Devata: Aśma (stone) as protective power; implicitly Rakṣā-devatā
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like (compact protective verse)
Mantra Rasa
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