Mantra 21
Sukta 5
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
मृत्युर्हिङ्कृण्वत्यु१ग्रो देवः पुच्छं पर्यस्यन्ती
IAST Transliteration
mṛtyúr híṅkṛṇvaty ùgro deváḥ púcchaṃ paryásyantī
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
Death, the fierce god, crying ‘hiṅ,’ brandishes and flings his tail about.
Word by Word
मृत्युःDeath (personified)
मृत्युः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootमृत्यु- (प्रातिपदिक)
हिindeed, for
हि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (निपात)
इङ्कृण्वतीmaking a ‘hiṅ/ing’ sound; humming/whirring (as she acts)
इङ्कृण्वती:
कर्तृ (सह-विशेषणरूपेण) / क्रियाविशेषणभावः
TypeVerb (participle)
Rootइङ् + कृ (धातु) → इङ्कृण्वत् (वर्तमान कृदन्त)
उग्रःfierce, formidable
उग्रः:
कर्तृ (विशेषणम्) / सम्बन्धः
TypeAdjective
Rootउग्र- (प्रातिपदिक)
देवःthe god (divine being)
देवः:
कर्तृ (सम्बोधन/विशेष्यभावे) / सम्बन्धः
TypeNoun
Rootदेव- (प्रातिपदिक)
पुच्छम्tail
पुच्छम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootपुच्छ- (प्रातिपदिक)
परिaround, all around
परि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपरि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
अस्यन्तीcasting/throwing (about), flinging
अस्यन्ती:
कर्तृ
TypeVerb (participle)
Rootअस् (धातु ‘क्षेपणे’/‘प्रक्षेपणे’) → अस्यत् (वर्तमान कृदन्त)
Attribution
Rishi: To be verified per Anukramaṇī for AVŚ 12.5.
Devata: Mṛtyu (Death), personified.
Chandas: To be verified by metrical scan in context.
Mantra Rasa
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