Mantra 17
Sukta 5
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
तस्माद् वै ब्राह्मणानां गौर्दुराधर्षा विजानता
IAST Transliteration
tasmā́d vái brāhmaṇā́nāṃ gáur durā́dharṣā vijānatā́
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
Therefore, verily, the Brahmins’ cow is not to be assailed—so should the man of understanding know.
Translation
فلذلك حقًّا إن بقرةَ البراهمة لا تُعتدى ولا تُهاجَم—هكذا ينبغي لذوي الفهم أن يعلموا.
Word by Word
तस्मात्therefore; from that
तस्मात्:
Apādāna
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वैindeed; surely
वै:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवै (निपात)
ब्राह्मणानाम्of the Brahmins
ब्राह्मणानाम्:
Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
गौःthe cow
गौः:
Kartā (subject) / Adhikaraṇa of predication
TypeNoun
Rootगो (प्रातिपदिक)
दुराधर्षाhard to assail; inviolable
दुराधर्षा:
Kartṛ-viśeṣaṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootदुराधर्ष (प्रातिपदिक; दुर्-उपसर्ग + √धृष् ‘धर्षणे/अभिभवे’ से निष्पन्न विशेषण)
विजानताby/for the one who knows; knowing
विजानता:
Karaṇa (instrument/agentive instrumental: ‘by/for one who knows’)
TypeAdjective
Rootवि + √ज्ञा (जानने) → ‘विजानत्’ (वर्तमान कृदन्त, शतृ)
Attribution
Rishi: Atharvanic/Angirasa milieu (hymn-level tradition).
Devata: Go (cow) as protected sacral property; implicit Brahman (authority).
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like (gnomic).
Mantra Rasa
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