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अथर्ववेद - काण्ड 10/ सूक्त 3/ मन्त्र 1
सूक्त - अथर्वा
देवता - वरणमणिः, वनस्पतिः, चन्द्रमाः
छन्दः - अनुष्टुप्
सूक्तम् - सपत्नक्षयणवरणमणि सूक्त
अ॒यं मे॑ वर॒णो म॒णिः स॑पत्न॒क्षय॑णो॒ वृषा॑। ते॒ना र॑भस्व॒ त्वं शत्रू॒न्प्र मृ॑णीहि दुरस्य॒तः ॥
स्वर सहित पद पाठअयम् । मे॒ । व॒र॒ण: । म॒णि: । स॒प॒त्न॒ऽक्षय॑ण: । वृषा॑ । तेन॑ । आ । र॒भ॒स्व॒ । त्वम् । शत्रू॑न् । प्र । मृ॒णी॒हि॒ । दु॒र॒स्य॒त: ॥३.१॥
स्वर रहित मन्त्र
अयं मे वरणो मणिः सपत्नक्षयणो वृषा। तेना रभस्व त्वं शत्रून्प्र मृणीहि दुरस्यतः ॥
स्वर रहित पद पाठअयम् । मे । वरण: । मणि: । सपत्नऽक्षयण: । वृषा । तेन । आ । रभस्व । त्वम् । शत्रून् । प्र । मृणीहि । दुरस्यत: ॥३.१॥
अथर्ववेद - काण्ड » 10; सूक्त » 3; मन्त्र » 1
Subject - Warding off Rival Adversaries
Meaning -
The theme of this sukta is Varanamani, ‘choice jewel’ to keep off, prohibit, ward off and fight out enemies. Varana is a rampart, also called ‘Varuna’ and ‘Setu’ and this also implies water and bridge, something like a moat crossable by a draw-bridge. Mani is a jewel, ornament, amulet, globule, crystal, also a magnet, lodestone. The choice of interpretation of Varana-mani then is between: (a) an amulet, a magical formula, to ward off and fight out the adversaries, if possible in a scientific age; (b) the choice and deployment of weapons; and (c) a combination of ‘a’ and ‘b’: a strategy and technique of defence with the right choice of the commander, personnel, weapons and tactics which can give wonderful results against the enemies. This is my jewel choice of defence, the right commander and strategist, destroyer of enemies, strong, virile, and producer of wondrous results. With this you engage the enemies, destroy them all who have launched the attack.