Mantra 3

Sukta 129

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

तासामेका हरिक्निका

IAST Transliteration

tāsā́m ékā háriknikā

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Of these, one is Hariknikā—the tawny-marked, singled out among the host.

Word by Word

• तासाम्: of those (fem.)
• तासाम्: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी) / अधिकरण-सम्बन्ध
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → सा (स्त्री.)

• एका: one (female)
• एका: कर्तृ (नामपद-सम्बन्ध; विशेष्य-सम्बन्ध) संभाव्य
• Type: Adjective (numeral)
• Root: एक (संख्या/विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक)

• हरिक्निका: Hariknikā (a named female being/plant/agent; lit. ‘yellowish one’)
• हरिक्निका: कर्तृ (वाक्ये निहित-क्रियायाः) / विषय
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरिक्नि (प्रातिपदिक; स्त्री.)

Attribution

Rishi: Khila/Anukramaṇī attribution uncertain.

Devata: Hariknikā (personified auspicious steed/agent).

Chandas: Uncertain/fragmentary.

Mantra Rasa

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