Mantra 5

Sukta 129

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

साधुं पुत्रं हिरण्ययम्

IAST Transliteration

sādhúṃ putráṃ hiraṇyáyam

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

A goodly son—golden, as it were, in splendour and in fortune.

Word by Word

• साधुम्: good, virtuous, excellent
• साधुम्: कर्म (पुत्रम् इति कर्मपदस्य विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: साधु (प्रातिपदिक)

• पुत्रम्: son
• पुत्रम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• हिरण्ययम्: golden; made of gold
• हिरण्ययम्: कर्म (पुत्रम् इति कर्मपदस्य विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हिरण्यय (प्रातिपदिक; हिरण्य-सम्बद्ध)

Attribution

Rishi: Khila/Anukramaṇī attribution uncertain.

Devata: Hariknikā / auspicious steed-power as boon-granter; functionally also ‘Putra’ as desired object.

Chandas: Uncertain/fragmentary.

Mantra Rasa

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