Mantra 20

Sukta 131

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

दौव हस्तिनो दृती

IAST Transliteration

daúva hastíno dr̥tī́

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

The elephant’s strap, the skin-container.

Word by Word

• दौवः: the Dauva (a proper name/epithet; subject)
• दौवः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: दौव (प्रातिपदिक; ‘दौव’)

• हस्तिनः: of the elephant / of the one having a hand (i.e., elephant)
• हस्तिनः: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: हस्तिन् (प्रातिपदिक)

• दृती: a leather bag / skin (container)
• दृती: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: दृती (प्रातिपदिक)

Attribution

Rishi: Uncertain (requires full stanza).

Devata: Material-protective implement (functional devatā: bandhana/āvaraṇa—binding/enclosure).

Chandas: Uncertain from a fragment.

Mantra Rasa

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