Sanskrit Text
तन्मृत्युर्निर्ऋ॑त्या संविदानः। पुरादिष्टादाहु॑तीरस्य हन्तु। यातुधाना निर्ऋ॑तिरादु रक्ष॑:। ते अ॑स्यघ्नन्त्वनृ॑तेन सत्यं। इन्द्रे॑षिता आज्य॑मस्य मथ्नन्तु। मा तत्समृ॑द्धि यदसौ करोति॑। हन्मि॑ तेऽहं कृतहवि:। यो मे॑ घोरमची॑कृत:। अपाञ्चौ त उभौ बाहू। अप॑नह्याम्यास्यम्। अप॑नह्यामि ते बाहू। अप॑नह्याम्यास्यम्॥ 49 ॥
(Note: In the provided XML file, some words are hyphenated or contain minor scribal errors, such as “भाहू” instead of “बाहू”. The text above removes artificial hyphens and normalizes spelling for accurate reading.)
IAST Transliteration
tan mṛtyur nirṛtyā saṃvidānaḥ | purādiṣṭād āhutīrasya hantu | yātudhānā nirṛtir ādu rakṣaḥ | te asya ghnantv anṛtena satyam | indreṣitā ājyam asya mathnantu | mā tat samṛddhi yad asau karoti | hanmi te’haṃ kṛtahaviḥ | yo me ghoram acīkṛtaḥ | apāñcau ta ubhau bāhū | apanahyāmy āsyam | apanahyāmi te bāhū | apanahyāmy āsyam || 49 ||
Word-by-Word Meaning
- तत् (tat): That (referencing the enemy’s rituals from verse 48)
- मृत्युः (mṛtyuḥ): Death
- निर्ऋत्या (nirṛtyā): with Nirṛti (the goddess of destruction and decay)
- संविदानः (saṃvidānaḥ): in alliance / working together
- पुरा (purā): before
- आदिष्टात् (ādiṣṭāt): reaching the destination / the appointed time
- आहुतीः (āhutīḥ): the oblations / sacrificial offerings
- अस्य (asya): his (the enemy’s)
- हन्तु (hantu): let (them) destroy or strike down
- यातुधानाः (yātudhānāḥ): the sorcerers / dark spirits
- निर्ऋतिः (nirṛtiḥ): the goddess of destruction
- आदु (ādu): and also
- रक्षः (rakṣaḥ): the demons / Rakshasas
- ते (te): they
- अस्य (asya): his
- घ्नन्तु (ghnantv): let them destroy
- अनृतेन (anṛtena): by falsehood / unrighteousness
- सत्यम् (satyam): truth (the intended outcome of his ritual)
- इन्द्रेषिताः (indreṣitāḥ): forces sent / impelled by Indra
- आज्यम् (ājyam): the clarified butter (sacrificial ghee)
- अस्य (asya): his
- मथ्नन्तु (mathnantu): let them churn / spoil / scatter
- मा (mā): not
- तत् (tat): that
- समृद्धि (samṛddhi): prosper / succeed
- यत् (yat): which
- असौ (asau): that enemy
- करोति (karoti): does / performs
- हन्मि (hanmi): I strike down / destroy
- ते (te): your
- अहम् (ahaṃ): I
- कृत-हविः (kṛta-haviḥ): prepared oblations / performed sacrifices
- यः (yaḥ): who
- मे (me): against me
- घोरम् (ghoram): terrible (acts of sorcery/harm)
- अचीकृतः (acīkṛtaḥ): has performed / executed
- अपाञ्चौ (apāñcau): turned backwards / placed behind the back
- ते / त (te / ta): your
- उभौ (ubhau): both
- बाहू (bāhū): arms
- अप-नह्यामि (apa-nahyāmi): I bind / tie down
- आस्यम् (āsyam): mouth
- अप-नह्यामि ते बाहू (apa-nahyāmi te bāhū): I bind your arms
- अप-नह्यामि आस्यम् (apa-nahyāmi āsyam): I bind your mouth
Summary Meaning
Let Death, in alliance with the goddess of destruction (Nirṛti), strike down and consume the enemy’s oblations before they can even reach their intended destination. May the very sorcerers, demons, and dark spirits he invokes destroy the truth of his rituals through falsehood.
May the divine forces sent by Indra spoil his sacrificial offerings. May whatever this enemy attempts entirely fail to prosper.
Because you have directed terrible magic against me, I strike down and destroy all the sacrifices you have prepared. I bind both of your arms behind your back, and I bind your mouth shut so you can do no further harm. I tie down your arms, I tie down your mouth.