Mantra 3

Sukta 5

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

नास्य पशून् न समानान् हिनस्ति य एवं वेद

IAST Transliteration

nā́syá paśū́n ná samānā́n hinasti yá eváṃ véda

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

He harmeth not his cattle, nor his peers—whoso thus hath knowledge.

Word by Word

• न: not
• न: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• अस्य: of him/its
• अस्य: सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• पशून्: cattle; animals
• पशून्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पशु (प्रातिपदिक)

• न: not
• न: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• समानान्: equal; similar (ones)
• समानान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समान (प्रातिपदिक)

• हि: indeed; for
• हि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

• हिनस्ति: harms; injures
• हिनस्ति: — (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (धातु) <हिनस्- (वर्तमान-प्रयोग)

• यः: who
• यः: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• एवम्: thus; in this way
• एवम्: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• वेद: knows
• वेद: — (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (धातु)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic/anonymous

Devata: Rakṣā principle mediated by Rudraic guardianship (implicit)

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh

Mantra Rasa

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