Mantra 9
Sukta 5
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
अन्तकोऽसि मृत्युरसि
IAST Transliteration
ántako ’si mṛtyúr asi
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
Thou art the Ender; thou art Death.
Word by Word
अन्तकःthe Ender; Death (as a personified being)
अन्तकः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootअन्तक (प्रातिपदिक)
असिyou are
असि:
—
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
मृत्युःdeath
मृत्युः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootमृत्यु (प्रातिपदिक)
असिyou are
असि:
—
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
Attribution
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition
Devata: Mṛtyu/Antaka (as identified with Svapna here)
Chandas: Short gāyatrī-like cola / truncated anuṣṭubh member (requires metrical confirmation)
Mantra Rasa
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