Mantra 126

Sukta 3

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

त्वष्टुरष्ठीवद्भ्याम्

IAST Transliteration

tváṣṭur aṣṭhīvádbhyām

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

With Tvaṣṭṛ’s two bone-endowed (supports).

Word by Word

• त्वष्टुः: of Tvaṣṭṛ (the divine artisan)
• त्वष्टुः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation; possessor/related-to)
• Type: Noun (proper/divine name)
• Root: त्वष्टृ (प्रातिपदिक)

• अष्ठीवत्भ्याम्: with/by the two ‘bone-possessing’ ones (i.e., two beings/things characterized by bones)
• अष्ठीवत्भ्याम्: करण (instrument/means: ‘with/by’)
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: अष्ठीवत् (प्रातिपदिक; अष्ठी + -वत् ‘possessing’)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (composite attribution)

Devata: Tvaṣṭṛ

Chandas: Short formulaic segment (incantatory; not independently metrical)

Mantra Rasa

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