Mantra 25
Sukta 5
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
शरव्या३ मुखेऽपिनह्यमान ऋतिर्हन्यमाना
IAST Transliteration
śaravyā́ mukhé ’pinahyámānā r̥tír hanyámānā
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
Saravyā, being bound fast at the mouth—R̥ti, even as she is smitten down.
Word by Word
शरव्याthe arrow/shaft (as agent)
शरव्या:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootशरव्य (प्रातिपदिक; ‘शर’/बाण-सम्बद्ध, ‘शरव्या’ = बाण/तीर/क्षेप्यास्त्र) अथवा देवता-नाम
मुखेin the mouth
मुखे:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootमुख (प्रातिपदिक)
अपिनह्यमानाbeing fastened (on)
अपिनह्यमाना:
कर्तृ (विशेषणरूपेण शरव्याः)
TypeVerb (participle)
Root√नह् (नह्यति ‘to bind, fasten’) + उपसर्ग अपि; वर्तमानकाले कर्मणि/आत्मनेपदे शतृ/शानच्-प्रत्यय (स्त्री)
ऋतिःharm/injury
ऋतिः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootऋति (प्रातिपदिक; ‘injury/harm/attack’ इत्यर्थे)
हन्यमानाbeing struck / being destroyed
हन्यमाना:
कर्तृ (विशेषणरूपेण ऋतेः)
TypeVerb (participle)
Root√हन् (हनति ‘to strike/kill’) ; वर्तमानकाले कर्मणि/आत्मनेपदे शानच्-प्रत्यय (स्त्री)
Attribution
Rishi: Traditionally Atharvanic/Angirasa attribution for AV 12.5 (hymn-level); verse-specific r̥ṣi not securely isolable here.
Devata: R̥ti (as hostile power) and/or Saravyā (hostile missile-personification) as the addressed/targeted entity.
Chandas: Not securely determinable from the single pāda-like citation; hymn section includes mixed meters.
Mantra Rasa
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