Mantra 63

Sukta 3

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

अग्नेर्जिह्वया

IAST Transliteration

agnéḥ jihváyā

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

With Agni’s tongue.

Word by Word

• अग्नेः: of Agni (the Fire-god)
• अग्नेः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)

• जिह्वया: with/by the tongue
• जिह्वया: करण
• Type: Noun
• Root: जिह्वा (प्रातिपदिक)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (not explicit in excerpt)

Devata: Agni

Chandas: Fragment/formula (elliptic)

Mantra Rasa

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