ब्धनान ् bandhanān =
"from captivity" {i.e. from
the stem of the cucumber}
(of the gourd); (the ending
is actually long a, then -t,
which changes to
n/anusvara because of
sandhi)
मत्ृ योममक्ष
ु ीय mṛtyormukṣīya
= Free, liberate From
death
मत्ृ यु: + मुक्षीय = mṛtyoḥ +
mukṣīya= from death +
free (Vedic usage)
मा ∫ मत
ृ ात ् mā ∫ mṛtāt can
be translated in a number
of different ways:
1) मा + अमत
ृ ात ् = mā +
amṛtāt = not +
immortality, nectar
Translation would be:
(Free me from death but)
not from immortality.
2) मा (माम) + अमत
ृ ात ् =
mā (short form of mām) +
amṛtāt = myself +
immortality
Translation would be:
Now, there are five main versions
of this mantra1. Mrityunjay Mantra
It is most common of all and
widely chanted. Mantra is as
follows:
ॐ त्र्यम्बकं यजामहे सग
ु न्धंम ्
पनु टिवधधनम ् ।
उवाधरुकममव ब्धनान ् मत्ृ योमक्ष
ुध ीय
माऽमत
ृ ात ् ।।
auṃ tryambakaṃ yajāmahe
sugandhiṃ pushtivardhanam ǀ
urvārukamiva bandhanān
mrityormukshīya mā'mritāt ǁ
2. Maha Mrityunjay Mantra
It is complete form (or
Sampoorn) of Mrityunjay mantra.
This version is mainly used in
tantaric and yantric rituals or in
extreme situations. The mantra is
as follows:
Give me some life
rejuvenating nectar
3) मा (माम) + अमत
ृ ात ् =
amṛtāt = myself + sure,
definitely
Free me from certain
death.
This was Mrityunjay
mantra with word to word
meaning as published on
Wikipedia.org
Bhij means seed. So it is the
root of mrityunjay mantra. It
is very powerful as reciter
directly forces the energy to
do the work. Mantra is as
follows:
ॐ ह्रौं जं सः
Aum hraum jumm saḥ
4. Raksharth Mantra
It is used for protection
(from anything, even death)
of thyself or someone else.
To protect other, reciter
needs to add name of the
person which is to be
protected. The mantra is as
follows:
Aum joum sah (name of
person which is to be
protected) palaya palaya sah
joum Aum ||
5. Shatru nash or
Roginivarti mantra
mā (short form of mām) +
Translation would be:
3. Bhij or Lagu mantra
Aum hraum aum joum saha
bhobhurvah svaha | auṃ
tryambakaṃ yajāmahe
sugandhiṃ pushtivardhanam
urvārukamiva bandhanān
mrityormukshīya mā'mritāt
bhobhurvah svahrom saha joum
hraum aum ||
It is used for the destruction
of any enemy or sin or any
disease. Same as raksharth
mantra, name of enemy or
disease is added between
the brackets.