Mantra 8

Sukta 129

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

परि त्रयः

IAST Transliteration

pári tráyaḥ

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Round about are the three—

Word by Word

• परि: around; all around
• परि: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• त्रयः: three
• त्रयः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective (numeral)
• Root: त्रि (प्रातिपदिकम्: त्रय-)

Attribution

Rishi: Uncertain in AV20 context.

Devata: Implicit protective enclosure (no explicit deity).

Chandas: Fragment.

Mantra Rasa

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