Mantra 1

Sukta 43

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

मन्युशमनम्। अयं दर्भो विमन्युकः स्वाय चारणाय च । मन्योर्विमन्युकस्यायं मन्युशमन उच्यते

IAST Transliteration

manyuśamanám | ayáṃ darbho vimányukaḥ svā́ya cā́raṇāya ca | manyór vimányukasyā́yaṃ manyuśáman ucyate ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

This darbha-grass is anger-quelling, for a man’s own behoof and for his going forth; this, as the remover of wrath, is called the pacifier of anger.

Translation

【息忿之法】此达尔婆草（darbha）能除忿怒，为自身之利与出行之用；此草既为除怒者，故称为“息忿者”。

Word by Word

• अयम्: this (one)
• अयम्: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• दर्भः: darbha grass
• दर्भः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्भ (प्रातिपदिक)

• विमन्युकः: free from anger; anger-removing
• विमन्युकः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-मन्यु-क (प्रातिपदिक; मन्यु ‘anger’ + वि- ‘away/without’ + -क)

• स्वाय: for oneself; for one’s own (benefit)
• स्वाय: Sampradāna
• Type: Adjective (pronominal)
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक; सर्वनाम-विशेषण)

• चारणाय: for going about; for conduct/practice
• चारणाय: Sampradāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: चारण (प्रातिपदिक; √चर् ‘to move, to practice’ → ‘wandering/going about; conduct’)

• च: and
• च: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• मन्योः: of anger
• मन्योः: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्यु (प्रातिपदिक)

• विमन्युकस्य: of the anger-removing (one)
• विमन्युकस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-मन्यु-क (प्रातिपदिक)

• अयम्: this
• अयम्: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• मन्युशमनः: anger-pacifier; pacification of anger
• मन्युशमनः: Kartā
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: मन्यु-शमन (प्रातिपदिक; शमन ‘pacifying’ from √शम् ‘to calm’)

• उच्यते: is called
• उच्यते: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वच् (वच्) with passive present stem उच्य-

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (unspecified here)

Devata: Darbha as empowered remedy; Manyu as the affliction addressed

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable)

Mantra Rasa

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